The design is aesthetically and ergonomically satisfying. Or as Rodrigo says, “It’s such a f**king cool-looking guitar” ...

We’re starting our list of the greatest rock muses with an obvious choice: Patti Boyd. The English model held the affection of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton. They both penned powerful songs in ...

Classic rock is a genre that welcomes all people—every color of the rainbow. For every type of person there is an artist or hit track that represents them. For that reason, we wanted to explore songs ...

What were the best hard rock songs of each year of the 1990s? What a decade it was, as we saw the end of hair metal's rule, the dominance of grunge and alternative music, a pop-punk revival and the ...

The ‘90s supposedly “killed the guitar solo.” Yet even amid a decade dominated by grunge, gangsta rap, teen pop and nu-metal, southern rock, a classic sound synonymous with guitar solos, made a ...

The '80s began with holdovers from the previous decade still holding sway, then quickly began to morph. Some of those first- and second-generation classic rockers adapted to an era defined by ...

What the hell is yacht rock? Well, the internet has agreed that its defining sonic and aesthetical traits are broad. I’d have to agree, as it’s a sub-genre that stretches into everything from prog and ...

Unlike harder-leaning Southern rock, melody-based country rock isn't afraid to occasionally go the peaceful, easy-feeling route. Think Southern rock's jam-based songs rooted in the blues, gospel and R ...

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 ...