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 ...

So much of the appeal of early Yeah Yeah Yeahs is the thrash of the music. Song after song, the art-punk band found a way to convert a maelstrom of pent-up energy into no-fucks-given liberation that ...

For the most part, it’s the lyrics of a song that we remember most. A song really only needs a catchy chorus to be a hit. But, every so often, there is a musician who can create an instrumental break ...

Standing center stage at London's Royal Albert Hall, dressed in a flowing red jumpsuit and gold boots, Karen O is recalling her frustration at an old friend. The fellow musician, she says, used to ...

If you think about it, you probably have a favorite one-hit wonder song. Maybe it’s “I’m Too Sexy” by Right Said Fred. Maybe it’s “Baby Got Back” by Sir Mix-A-Lot. Or maybe it’s “Relax” by Frankie ...

The 59-year-old shot to stardom in 1993 with her album Debut and became a style icon with her signature hairdo and swan dress at the Oscars – she also starred in Lars von Trier’s Dancer in the Dark ...

Welcome back to “No Skips,” where I’ll be continuing and concluding my coverage of my favorite Icelandic music, because I only know of two notable music artists from there. Whether that’s a reflection ...

It’s fair to assume that human beings started singing long before the first musical instrument was invented, but there are plenty of brilliant songs that, for one reason or another, eschew vocals ...

Here are the 10 best instrumental metal albums since 2010, ranked by Intervals' Aaron Marshall. So, when he has some recommendations about the modern era of instrumental metal (instru-metal?), you're ...

Like what happens when one sense is compromised and the other senses become heightened, bands that forgo the use of a lead singer and lyrics can sometimes capture the emotion of music better than more ...