Hip-hop's first Christmas rap was anchored, of course, by Run-DMC letting us know what the season meant to them: "It's Christmas time in Hollis,... More >>

Still best-known as the producer or co-producer of such classics as U2's The Joshua Tree and Bob Dylan's Time Out of Mind, Daniel Lanois... More >>

Somewhere between a predecessor, a reunion and a supergroup, Tusk have received plenty of attention in recent years thanks to sharing most of... More >>

The holidays are a time of family, schmaltzy Christmas commercials that somehow make you cry and, for music journalists, list-making. Lots and... More >>

Maybe it's time for lesbians to make somenoise on Orange County's club scene, even if that idea does rile some insecure, macho haters. That's the... More >>

The Internet may be playing the executioner's role in the inevitable downfall of the record industry, but the era of unknown bands forever... More >>

The blues? James Harman can tell youabout the blues. It's probably tough to sum up a career that's lasted more than 45 years. When you do... More >>

Philadelphia DJ/producer Diplo discovered Bonde Do Role, a Brazilian trio who make music (according to Diplo's interviews) for... More >>

Michigan trio Kiln make the kind of slow, loping, precious downtempo that's hard to pull off. There's a fine line between chilled-out and... More >>

Oh Astro are Jane Dowe and Hank Hofler, married Illinois academics who make experimental electronic music. While this might lead to expectations... More >>