Forty years ago this summer, the Police released Synchronicity, the blockbuster album that capped their career. Although they had released their debut album Outlandos d’Amour less than five years ...

This 1983 soft rock classic is known for its very creepy lyrics, sung from the perspective of an obsessive stalker. Still, uncomfortable lyrics aside, this song is legendary. In fact, I’d say this ...

The Police should never have worked. On paper, none of the musicians who made up the world-conquering rock trio read like they would be anywhere near each other – not in late ‘70s Europe anyway. They ...

The 1980s pulsed with an electric energy that transformed not just music, but the entire cultural landscape of ...

1. “F*** Tha Police” by N.W.A. This 1988 hip-hop song by N.W.A. was controversial when it came out in the 1980s, but it’s still quite loved and revered today. Some would say that not much has changed ...