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 ...

When Van Halen recorded You Really Got Me, they took a beloved Kinks song and gave it a raw, heavy edge that helped define their sound.

Van Halen released some superb LPs while David Lee Roth was in the band. These four album-openers from that era still bring the thunder.

Sammy Hagar recalled his struggle with 1995 Van Halen hit “Don’t Tell Me (What Love Can Do)" – but revealed he was ready to sing it again, despite the emotions that came with it. Marking the 30th ...

Four decades ago, Eddie Van Halen crafted one of his most iconic guitar solos under unexpected circumstances. Often in pop music, it's high-profile vocalists who join forces to create a memorable ...

Alex Van Halen has released the full version of “Unfinished,” the last song he wrote with Eddie Van Halen before the guitarist’s death. The six-minute piece – subtitled “Between Us Two” – had been ...