Rock and roll was still young in the 1960s, with a clean slate to write and rewrite the rules. It’s hard to say which is more difficult: breaking new ground without a guide or reinventing the wheel ...

Rock and roll was in full swing in 1961, and there were so many songs that climbed the charts that very year. While the genre itself might feel a bit dated to modern audiences, I think there’s ...

Since it’s inception, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has been a lighting rod of debate. While some have argued against the ...

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 ...

The Top 50 American Rock Songs don't necessarily scream "U.S.A.! U.S.A.!," but there's no mistaking the country of origin for most of these artists. The songs below, as selected by the UCR staff, ...

Sixties rock icon Chubby Checker won’t be attending his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony later this year. The 83-year-old Grammy winner was among eight of 14 artists to appear on the ...

Austin is a list writer for Collider, focusing on television. Austin graduated from Florida International University with a degree in English Literature, where he assisted with teaching several film ...