As a trio in 1981, singer Susanna Hoffs and sisters Vicki Peterson (guitar) and Debbi Peterson (drums) called themselves the Colours. Shortly after the band renamed themselves the Bangs. The Bangs ...
The Bangles may be one of the most underrated bands of the ’80s. Although known for hits such as “Walk Like An Egyptian,” the Prince-written “Manic Monday” and the Simon & Garfunkel cover “Hazy Shade ...
When we think about how The Bangles broke through to become one of the biggest bands of the 1980s, we likely think about “Manic Monday.” It was their first Billboard Hot 100 hit in the U.S., and it ...
“Ladies and Gentlemen … The Bangles!” a digital download-only 16-track reissue, should put to rest the Bangles’ image as fluffy, innocuous 1980s popsters — forever. It makes a clear-cut case that, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Update: Organizers have canceled the Like Totally festival for May 11. Just a few days before the Like Totally festival returns to Huntington State Beach on Saturday, May 11, the ’80s-themed event has ...