Back in the 1950s and 60s, rock 'n' roll music went from being underground to becoming mainstream and commercial. By the 1970s, record labels had a pretty clear idea of what they wanted from artists, ...

In the entire catalog of music gracing this great Earth, there are songs particular to a moment, emotion, place, and time. In other words, some songs just serve a particular purpose. However, every so ...

Just because a song is successful, it doesn't mean it's going to stand the test of time. Even if it's written by some of the best songwriters in music history. Perhaps the fact that these songs were ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

American audiences who heard the 1985 song “Perfect Way” by Scritti Politti knew that it was the output of another outstanding British band, not at all unusual for that era. They might even have tied ...