Rob Thomas is rocking the basketball playoffs, again. ...more

April 30, 2009

Surprisingly, "Keep It Hid" was not produced by T-Bone Burnett. Burnett, the Margaret Dumont of roots-rock, is a master at smothering any spark of excitement that might threaten to disrupt his oh-so tasteful productions. Let loose in the musical petting zoo, Burnett will have the critters stuffed and mounted. ...more

February 19, 2009

MARGOT & THE NUCLEAR SO AND SO'S: NOT ANIMAL (EPIC) *** Margot & the Nuclear So and So's completed about two dozen songs for this, its second album. The band's label, Epic, chose one version, "Not Animal," while the band's, "Animal!" is available on vinyl. ...more

November 6, 2008

It's tempting to put Jenny Lewis' name in quotes, so strong is the persona she has created for herself in song. ...more

October 10, 2008

DENNIS WILSON: PACIFIC OCEAN BLUE (1977) The middle Wilson boy's solo album returns to print in this elaborate two-disc edition. More famous as the Beach Boys' only surfer than for his musical ability, Wilson surprised many with the beauty and power of this disc. Sadly, the addictions that would kill him six years later also prevented the completion of a planned follow-up, but the second disc culls tracks from those sessions for a look at what might have been. ...more

June 12, 2008

Her trademark blond mane has been replaced by a silver-streaked pompadour. But Deborah Harry, 62, still reigns as a new wave icon supreme. ...more

November 19, 2007

TAMPA - Her trademark blond mane has been replaced by a silver-streaked pompadour. But Deborah Harry, 62, still reigns as a new wave icon supreme. ...more

November 18, 2007

By releasing 'In Rainbows' as a pay-what-you-will download (a conventional CD package is to be released in 2008), Radiohead stirred up plenty of speculation about its latest album, almost none of it having to do with the music. ...more

October 19, 2007

Port Arthur, Texas, duo UGK threatened to go underground permanently when MC Pimp C (Chad Butler) went to prison in 2002. Partner Bernard Freeman (Bun B) marked time with a solo album until Butler's release in late 2005. ...more

September 7, 2007