Michael Sembello thought he was writing a joke song. But a record producer heard a movie hit in "Maniac", which is what it became.

Some loved them, some hated them. These one-hit wonders from the 1980s hit the charts in a big way, despite the retrospective cringe.

San Francisco’s Tess & The Details are time traveling to 1983 with a punked-up “Maniac” cover and a “Flashdance” inspired video. Both will be released Friday. Tess & The Details is a high-energy, ...

Written by Tom Hedley and Robert Cary, with music by Robbie Roth, lyrics by Robert Cary and Robbie Roth, Flashdance The Musical is based on the Paramount Pictures film: screenplay by Tom Hedley and ...

Two weeks before the release of Flashdance, 40 years ago this week, Paramount thought they had a flop. To be fair, director Adrian Lyne thought he had a flop too. The director who would go on to make ...

The former Editor of Ask.com, Kate (she/they) was nominated for an LA Press Club National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award in 2022. Their fiction, reviews, and articles have been published by ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actress Irene Cara, who starred and sang the title cut from the 1980 hit movie “Fame” and then belted out the era-defining hit ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actress Irene Cara, who starred and sang the title cut from the 1980 hit movie “Fame” and then belted out the era-defining hit ...