Falling in love in the 1990s as a teen or young adult was a very different experience from today. The internet wasn’t quite as widespread in terms of personal or household use. Falling in love was ...

“Better than I was, more than I am / And all of this happened by takin’ your hand.” This song was absolutely everywhere when it first dropped in 1997. And I can certainly see why. “It’s Your Love” by ...

Some of the most romantic-sounding hits hide much heavier truths. Over the years, millions of listeners have slow-danced, ...

In 2010, hot on the heels of developing “American Idiot” and sending that show to Broadway, Berkeley Repertory Theatre rolled out another musical built around memorable songs from a ’90s alt-rock ...

The 1990s were filled with the movie Titanic, while the Hubble Telescope gave us pictures from space and Major League Baseball missed a World Series due to a labor issue. But what about the world of ...

If you look at the Top 10 songs on the Billboard charts, odds are you’ll find nary a love song. Tracks about heartbreak, friendship and self-empowerment abound, but straightforward ballads about ...