There was a time, back in the ‘80s, that Prince was writing so many good songs that he could afford to give away surefire hits to other artists. Arguably the most famous of thes ...

Vicki Peterson remembers the night Prince crashed a Bangles gig, the secret 'Manic Monday' demo he sent, and how it rewired their 1980s pop-rock destiny.

A member of a beloved rock band recently revealed a music superstar unexpectedly gave the band one of its biggest songs. Vicki Peterson, lead guitarist of The Bangles, said in a r ...

For members of The Bangles, the quintessential all-female band of the 1980s, “Walk Like An Egyptian” was an aberration — not just a departure from their rock-influenced roots, but running counter to ...

Long before their chart domination, global popularity and, ultimately, their implosion, the Bangles began with an ad on a big board in the Sunset Boulevard shopfront of Musicians Contact Service.

In one giant leap, The Bangles transformed from a critically acclaimed but little-known group to one of the biggest bands on the planet. It took place on the album Different Light, which took the ...