Rock ballads are the perfect vehicle for feelings of nostalgia. The slower tempos often cause listeners to slow down themselves. Reflect on the past, perhaps long for it. Music can be like a great ...

Sometimes songs don’t hit as hard as they did when they were first released. Sometimes nostalgia can bring a newfound appreciation for songs, but their original intent is still lost to time. That’s ...

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 ...

Fifty-five years ago, the iconic 1970s soft-rock group the Bee Gees topped the Billboard Hot 100 with their heartbreak anthem, "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart." Released in 1971 as a single from ...