If you were a kid in the 1990s, I bet at least one of these four songs influenced the music taste you have today.

A lot of the numerous subgenres of rockmusic have somewhat understandable names. Indie and alternative rock, for example, were so named because they came into being in the late '80s as an alternative ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) I am a professor of sociology at Mercer County Community College in New Jersey, lead ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — In the span of 55 days, you could see Red Hot Chili Peppers, Daft Punk, Notorious B.I.G. and Godsmack all perform in Central New York — sort of. More accurately, Dark Necessities, One ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Edward Avery-Natale, Mercer County Community College (THE CONVERSATION) While New York ...