The iconic bassline is good for more than just a stellar listening session. The beats per minute of said bassline is used to ...

The 1980s was a Golden Age of one-hit wonders, but if you had an aversion to MTV-pretty artists and their synthesizer – or (shiver) keytar – heavy, boppy pop tunes, the pickings were slim. Thankfully, ...

Formed by rock royalty, Asia eventually earned its place among the greatest supergroups ever.

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These four classic rock songs all came out in the early 80s, but are so good, they still rock our world, decades later.

An important milestone in any music fan's life is when they realize simply how incredible Prince was. I know for me, it was a revelation that came as a bit of a shock. For a lot of my life, I went ...

The 1980s gave us some truly iconic rock albums, but there are several that are just one song away from being truly perfect. Each of the albums selected in this exercise represent some of the biggest ...

Failure's Ken Andrews, Greg Edwards and Kellii Scott discuss Hayley Williams' guest vocals on their 7th LP before pondering the future: "I don't take it for granted that we will continue from here.” ...

Even moderate Bon Jovi fans can sing along to “Runaway”. The band’s debut single, out in 1984, is from their eponymous freshman album. Written by lead singer Jon Bon Jovi and George Karak, “Runaway” ...

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 ...

Dave Mason, solo artist, founding member of the band Traffic, writer of the classic rock songs “Feelin’ Alright” and “Hole in My Shoe” and sideman to the Rolling Stones, George Harrison and Jimi ...