Mötley Crüe and Twister Sister: Dude Looks Like a (Ugly) Lady

Although most of the original UK glam and glitter bands flopped in the US, they struck a nerve with hardcore fans who mixed the glam attack with more conventional memes from affiliated bands like Kiss and Alice Cooper and concocted a new strain of bubble-glam metal for the Material Age.

Enchantment on Demand: Your Guide to the Cocteau Twins' Catalog

No one could have predicted it, but the Cocteau Twins are far more popular now than ever before. They're certainly a lot more popular than they were during their lifetime.

Occult Pop: Aztec Camera meets Rider-Waite

 

If I were asked to pick the absolute last place I'd imagine occultism to manifest itself in pop music, it would be in a music video for Aztec Camera's "Oblivious." 

But, oh, how wrong I would be. 

Let's Not Dance and Say We Did

As with The Police’s Synchronicity and Michael Jackson’s Thriller, it’s impossible to talk about the early 80s without talking about David Bowie’s multi-platinum LP, Let’s Dance.