Then and Now

The mere fact a major Hollywood studio like Warner Bros. Pictures was willing to invest tens of millions of dollars to indulge Prince’s cinematic dreams said a lot about the musician’s cultural clout in 1984. Released in the summer of that year, ‘Purple Rain’ finds Prince playing an aspiring Minneapolis musician with a cool motorcycle and monstrous father.

Released in theaters in 1992, back when supermodels starting wearing flannel on the runway and Kennedy was the hottest VJ on MTV, 'Singles' is synonymous with the grunge era.

Even before 'The Doors' was filmed, the mere news Oliver Stone would be directing a biopic on Jim Morrison and his legendary band had fans up in arms. Many felt the movie should have been directed by someone younger, and one of Stone’s biggest detractors happened to a former member of the Doors. Keyboardist Ray Manzarek wasn’t happy with the direction Stone was taking and refused to give his bless

If you grew up in the '80s, chances are your introduction to alt-rock came via MTV. Back then, music critics and radio programmers dubbed the scene "college rock," but there wasn't a particular sound that bonded all of its artists together.

The New Wave scene of the early '80s was truly the first musical movement to benefit from the advent of MTV.

What are yesterday's alt-rock heroes up to now? Find out here.

What are yesterday's rock stars up to today? More importantly, how do they look? Ever curious and nostalgic, we decided to check in with Trent Reznor, Billy Corgan, Chris Cornell and some of our other favorite '90s alt-rock superstars to see what they're up to these days. Many have weathered the years much better than you may expect. Others, well ... scroll through our list of '90s Rock Stars Then

Millions upon millions of fans have seen his penis -- and there's absolutely nothing he can do about it. Luckily, the now 20-something Spencer Elden, who was pictured as the nude baby on the cover of Nirvana's multi-platinum 1991 album, 'Nevermind,' seems pretty cool about his brush with infamy.