For members of The Bangles, the quintessential all-female band of the 1980s, “Walk Like An Egyptian” was an aberration — not just a departure from their rock-influenced roots, but running counter to ...
In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. It's true enough ...
July 15, 1989. While tens thousands of Houstonian Gen Xers won’t necessarily recall what they were doing on that date, mention “The Bangles Beltway 8” concert, and that might trigger a memory. A ...
Vicki Peterson, guitarist for the Bangles, isn’t afraid to admit that she wasn’t keen to re-form the all-female group that became one of the hottest pop groups of the 1980s. Sure, the band Peterson ...
The music industry pushed the group behind hits like “Manic Monday” and “Eternal Flame” hard, then pulled them apart. A new book tells their story. By Bob Mehr Reporting from Los Angeles The first ...
Susanna Hoffs still shudders at the thought her power ballad, Eternal Flame, nearly didn’t make it to the airways. The song became one of the biggest hits of the 80s but it almost wasn’t recorded at ...
For members of The Bangles, the quintessential all-female band of the 1980s, “Walk Like An Egyptian” was an aberration — not just a departure from their rock-influenced roots, but running counter to ...