When you think back to the music of the 1980s, there are likely two things that come to mind first. Hair metal and synth rock. But between all the glam and the keyboard-infused songs, there were other ...

The chills. That feeling that races up and down your spine, that tingly sensation like a million of the tiniest little feet are running up your back—isn’t it great when music gives you that rush?

There was a time when the guitar was more of a background instrument in a pop music ensemble. In the early part of the 20th century, pianos and saxes were more likely to stand out as the showy lead ...

It featured this acoustic hit and brought the group notoriety as part of the stripped-down unplugged phase in rock of the early-to-mid 1990s. However, Saigon Kick typically had a heavier sound, which ...

It’s hard to go from a loud, house-frame shaking rock band to a nuanced, delicate acoustic outfit. It’s why so many guitar teachers tell their pupils to learn on an acoustic six-string. Then once ...

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 ...