Records released in 1985 by U.K. artists such as the Cult, the Smiths, the Cure and others are marking a milestone.

When you think about a geographic region that has inspired everyone from Carly Simon and Elvis Costello to Will Smith, Raekwon, and Rancid, the Capital Region probably doesn’t come to mind. And yet, ...

The music world 50 years ago might have felt dominated by Dylan, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd, but a new bunch of upstarts ...