The buzz on Coldplay's fourth album was that Chris Martin and friends hadn't made the same album they've made three times before. Admittedly, this says nothing flattering about the band, but it certainly was a necessary adjustment. Had Coldplay continued to refine its sound, the next disc surely would consist of a single sustained piano chord and a quavering, wordless whimper from Martin. ...more

June 26, 2008

Radiohead will perform in Tampa May 6, the second stop on its first U.S. tour behind its "In Rainbows" album, promoter Live Nation announced Tuesday. Tickets for the concert at the Ford Amphitheatre go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. ...more

February 12, 2008

It might be hard to pick up on the anger flowing through Caetano Veloso's latest album unless you speak Portuguese or consult the helpful translations on the lyric sheet. ...more

November 23, 2007

I find it curious that record labels are suddenly concerned about compensation for performers (Our Opinion, Nov. 2)! For decades, labels have given pennies on the dollar to struggling artists who had little leverage at the bargaining table. Would it be too obvious to suggest that record labels open their own checkbooks and compensate their artists fairly before asking Congress to mandate a new fee on radio stations? Considering, of course, 50 percent of the new fee would conveniently go to the labels, not the artists. ...more

November 9, 2007