In The Alternative Number Ones, I'm reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...

What's the first thing you think of when you hear the words "Tin roof, rusted?" If you answered "Love Shack" by the B-52s, pat yourself on the back. That 1989 single, the biggest hit of the B-52s' ...

The B-52s are back. The iconic 1980s band best known for the songs “Rock Lobster,” “Planet Claire,” “Roam,” and “Love Shack” will join forces with fellow new wavers Devo for the Cosmic De-Evolution ...

Few new wave dance songs from the 1980s are as delightfully fun as “Love Shack” by The B-52s. And, believe it or not, that titular Love Shack is not a euphemism for something else. It’s actually a ...

And now, 25 years after I first saw these songs on MTV, I’ve watched two of these acts live in the past week (Read my Madonna concert review from last week, here). My first reaction when the band came ...