Throughout the late '80s, the hard rock band Guns N' Roses produced plenty of hits, including "Sweet Child O' Mine" (1987), ...

Written by drummer Kelly Keagy, “Sister Christian” was a power ballad tailor-made for the early days of MTV. But more than 40 ...

In 1988, Poison released “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”. Written by band members Bret Michaels, C.C. DeVille, Bobby Dall, and ...

Let’s just say that the wedding band has never occupied the most exalted rung of the ladder in music. Playing “September” and “Celebration” is often what’s most required. As one member of the Bride ...

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions slow dancing? For many of us, it’s those slightly awkward but unforgettable school dances, dimly lit gymnasiums, basement parties, or ...

In the 1980s, a lot of metal bands were content to sing about sex, drugs, partying and banging your head senseless — but not all of them, as you'll see in the following list of 11 '80s metal songs ...

Bonnie Tyler is recovering in a Portugal hospital after emergency surgery. The “Total Eclipse of the Heart” singer, now 74 years old, released a statement Wednesday on her website. “We are very sorry ...

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 ...