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 ...

In Stephen King's first novel, 1974's Carrie, he brings up Bob Dylan not just once but several times. "Elsewhere in this book," he writes, "mention is made of a page in one of Carrie White's school ...

We explore seven songs that back up the theory that 1979 was one of the best years for music of all time across all genres.

As the founding curator of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Craig Inciardi had a front row seat to decades of music history that was largely shielded from the public. Not only was he present for ...

The 1970s produced some of the greatest rock and roll in history. Black Sabbath, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, and countless others were at the top of their respective games. They ...

While Brian May is one of the most singular guitarists of his time, that's only because his record collection was so eclectic ...

What are the Foo Fighters best deep cuts? The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band have served up quality records for over 30 years now, but not every song was meant to be a radio hit. Let's give some ...

A Vulture series in which artists judge the best and worst of their own careers. “We were just too weird for the powers that be, even though we had sellout tours. It’s a go-figure world with music. I ...

Novelist ML Rio is reminiscing about one of the first gigs she went to as a 14-year-old US high school student. Sheffield's own Arctic Monkeys, as it happens. "None of my friends knew who they were so ...

Before there was the rock powerhouse, lead singer and guitarist of Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham were Buckingham Nicks. The pair released their only studio album, which was ...

Chris Dreja, a musician, photographer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member who was a co-founder of the pioneering British rock band the Yardbirds and a co-writer of many of that band's songs, has ...

Paul McCartney's Wings era somehow remains underrated, even as interest in his first band shows no sign of abating. But they made their own very rich contributions to McCartney's legacy in the decade ...