Given the title, you’re probably asking yourself: What folk music came out during the 1980s? That is an entirely fair question, as the genre’s relevance took a nose-dive with the rise of synth-pop, ...

Many people unfamiliar with John Mellencamp seemingly view him as Bruce Springsteen 2.0. While there is some truth to that perspective, he was and is his own man, and his music carries its own weight, ...