Allmusic Blog — Prince wrote “Manic Monday” for The Bangles under the mysterious name Christopher. Discover how the song became a defining 1980s pop-rock hit. more info

Stereogum — Last month, the Bangles' Susanna Hoffs announced a new solo album titled The List. So far she's shared  "Casablanca" and "This Island," and now she's back with a weepy collaboration with Rufus Wainwright called "Bad Case Of Loneliness." The post Sus... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Michael Steele (Bangles, Runaways). Complicated gurl. Read our classic feature on the Paisley Underground, featuring the Bangles, Dream Syndicate, Rain Parade, Three O’Clock and more: The post Happy Birthday Michael Steele (Bangles, ... more info

Stereogum — Billy Steinberg, a pop songwriter behind a startling number of classic hits, has passed away. Steinberg helped write huge hits for artists like Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, the Bangles, Whitney Houston, Heart, and the Pretenders, and he was still penning b... more info

Magnet Magazine — 40 years ago today, the Bangles released Different Light. Try to remember how long it’s been. Read our classic feature on the Paisley Underground, featuring the Bangles, Dream Syndicate, Rain Parade, Three O’Clock and more: The post The Bangles R... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Michael Steele (Bangles, Runaways). Complicated gurl. Read our classic feature on the Paisley Underground, featuring the Bangles, Dream Syndicate, Rain Parade, Three O’Clock and more: The post Happy Birthday Michael Steele (Bangles, ... more info

Stereogum — For about a year, former Pitchfork editor Evan Minsker has been running his awesome see/saw newsletter spotlighting music from across the punk and garage rock underground. Forty bands from that world contributed tracks to BATTLE FOR L.A., a new se... more info

Stereogum — Power-pop veterans the Minus 5 have a new LP on the way. For the forthcoming Oar On, Penelope!, Scott McCaughey’s oft-changing band includes R.E.M.’s Peter Buck on bass and 12-string guitar, McCaughey’s fellow Young Fresh Fellow Kurt Bloch o... more info

Stereogum — Susanna Hoffs has been steadily releasing new music in recent years, most recently the covers albums Bright Lights and The Deep End . Her music-biz novel This Bird Has Flown is also being adapted into a movie. For her next project, the Bangles ... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Michael Steele (Bangles, Runaways). Complicated gurl. Read our classic feature on the Paisley Underground, featuring the Bangles, Dream Syndicate, Rain Parade, Three O’Clock and more: The post Happy Birthday Michael Steele (Bangles, ... more info