Yacht rock first set sail over 50 years ago, but the sound just keeps getting bigger and bigger. This particular kind of soft rock — paired best with a piña colada and a pool chair — peaked in the ...

One of the most defining factors of rock music is the guitar riffs. Throughout the genre’s history, there have been several songs defined by the musicianship, particularly guitarists. In the musical ...

Have you ever heard someone—maybe an older relative—say that all rock music all sounds the same? Of course, they couldn’t be more wrong about that, but in one way, they have a point. Most rock songs ...

It’s once again time to rock and roll, as the fourth game to sport the Guitar Hero name has finally been released, this time hitting almost every platform imaginable. But does the game have enough to ...

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 ...

Rock Band is every wannabe musician’s dream. A game that takes the four key instruments one needs to make a band a rock band (guitar, bass, drums, vocals), and builds a highly playable and intensely ...

While other virtual guitar shredders on PS2, 360, and now PS3 have some serious decision making to do this holiday season, Wii gamers are faced with both a blessing and a curse with Guitar Hero III.