The Kinks released "You Really Got Me," which put power chords on the map, and has a popular myth involving Led Zeppelin ...

I’ve written about Local H often. Maybe I’m biased, considering they’re one of my favorite grunge and post-grunge alt-rock bands. They’re still together today, thankfully, years after they first ...

Van Halen's cover of "You Really Got Me" by the Kinks helped rocket them to stardom, and the story behind how it came to be ...

One of April Wine's most beloved songs was also one of the most difficult ones they ever put to tape. As you think back to every time you went skating at the roller rink or turned the volume up just a ...

Fifty-three years ago today, Tanya Tucker topped the country chart for the first time with a heartbreaking ballad.

Rosanne Cash writes about "Merry Golden Tree," a ballad that traveled from Europe to America’s shores carrying the seeds of folk and country music.