From jangling indie to late-’90s pop, these bands left their mark with a single unforgettable hit that defined then forever more ...

Bruno Mars is perhaps pop music’s greatest creature of reinvention. Since his 2010 debut, the singer-songwriter has evolved on the genre’s main stage from a supple young crooner with stars in his ...

From grunge anthems to pop masterpieces, the 90s delivered some of music's most unforgettable hits. Join us as we count down our picks for the greatest songs from this iconic decade! From Nirvana's ...

There’s something about a rock ballad that stirs feelings of nostalgia even when the lyrics aren’t particularly wistful. The music of the 1980s arrived with heightened earnestness as the decade became ...

Rock ballads are the perfect vehicle for feelings of nostalgia. The slower tempos often cause listeners to slow down themselves. Reflect on the past, perhaps long for it. Music can be like a great ...

What were best 1980s rock albums by the best 1980s rock bands? Let's take a closer look. In most cases, the bands included in this list kept giving us great music well into the '90s and most have been ...

Here are 11 of the best alternative rock ballads of the 1990s. The 1990s were a pivotal decade for the alternative rock genre. While the genre is most often remembered for grunge-influenced angst, it ...

Sometimes, you just need to crank up those old rock tunes and let yourself feel all the feels. The ‘80s were a golden era for rock music, and among the headbangers and anthems, there was a treasure ...

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 ...