Christmas offers things to look forwardto, even if you're a crabby agnostic like me. In fact, there are some albums I can't wait to play... More >>

"I just don't think I have that much tosay,"Lupe Fiasco says over the phone, explaining why he plans to quit recording music in the near... More >>

Were Social Distortion ever on The Simpsons? I can't remember, really, but it seems that somewhere among Smashing Pumpkins, Cypress Hill,... More >>

Every year around this time, I end uprepeating this thought: There are no bad years for music if you know where to look for the gems, of which... More >>

Sure, three-quarters of Sederra may have come from popular '90s band Longfellow, but don't expect to hear much resemblance on this... More >>

Chuck Daar is Ben Sinister, Auslander, L Tortuga and Hexagram-but he swears he's not schizophrenic. Can you describe your various musical... More >>

"You have to just listen to the record," says Damon Che, drummer and leader of post-punk instrumentalists Don Caballero. "We didn't make the... More >>

"It's a good thing we didn't say 'first annual' on the first tour," Cake trumpeter Vince DiFiore says from his home in Sacramento, where he's... More >>

Sharon Jones doesn't sugarcoat her words. "I've been to six funerals [recently]. I've sang at four," she says. The 51-year-old soul singer has... More >>

A Grant of Great Generosity "The project was just a spontaneous burst of love from the heart. I feel I owed it to Grant for all the incredible... More >>