1982. It's the golden age of MTV and music videos. The masses get a British Invasion, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" is released and the name "Jenny" becomes synonymous with a specific phone number.

A sultry singer and a scrappy hip-hop duo. Lana Del Rey and Macklemore are just a few of the artists who got their big break in 2012.

A musician gets arrested on stage for the first time. Which Beatle becomes a Walrus? And it's the Summer of Love while the nation marches against the Vietnam War.