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.

With iconic hits like “Manic Monday,” “Walk Like an Egyptian” and “Hazy Shade of Winter,” The Bangles have been going strong as a pop band for nearly 45 years. And now the band is telling their story ...

As a trio in 1981, singer Susanna Hoffs and sisters Vicki Peterson (guitar) and Debbi Peterson (drums) called themselves the Colours. Shortly after the band renamed themselves the Bangs. The Bangs ...

“Ladies and Gentlemen … The Bangles!” a digital download-only 16-track reissue, should put to rest the Bangles’ image as fluffy, innocuous 1980s popsters — forever. It makes a clear-cut case that, ...

The Bangles made such an impact on the 80s music scene that it’s hard to believe they only released three albums in that decade. It might be even harder to grasp that their recorded output stayed ...

They needn't have worried – at least about the way it would be received. The cover, which Vicki described as having a "gnarly guitar tone with a pop choral feel, sort of a cross between the Mamas and ...

Susanna Hoffs missed the 2017 debut of the Arroyo Seco Weekend music festival in Pasadena, but when its organizers called to ask if the Bangles would be interested in playing this year’s version it ...

Susanna Hoffs missed the 2017 debut of the Arroyo Seco Weekend music festival in Pasadena, but when its organizers called to ask if the Bangles would be interested in playing this year’s version it ...