Stephanie Pistel Unless you lived under a rock in the 1980s -- or somehow avoided the subsequent two decades of retro-'80s nostalgia -- you already know Duran Duran. They boasted countless radio and MTV hits like 'Rio,' 'Hungry Like the Wolf,' 'New Moon on Monday,' 'Girls on Film' and 'A View to a Kill' -- not to mention late-career classics ...

Koch With recognizable hits like 'Blood and Roses,' 'A Girl Like You,' and 'Too Much Passion,' the Smithereens are one of those bands whose records blasted from college dorms during the '80s. And thanks to their 1960s power-pop-influenced tunes, the New Jersey rockers -- founded by singer-songwriter Pat DiNizio, guitarist Jim Babjak, ...

Jeff Golden, Getty Images As one half of the most successful duo in pop history, Daryl Hall's soulful voice dominated our boomboxes in the late-70s and early-80s with No. 1 hits like 'Rich Girl,' Kiss on My List,' 'I Can't Go For That (No Can Do),' 'Private Eyes' and 'Maneater.' With the release of their definitive box set – 'Do What You ...