Meant as an introduction to Captain Beefheart, hence the under representation of "Trout Mask." That might upset some die-hard fans, but let's face it, you're not going to lure many people with the Cap' …

Volume two. Last tracks (painfully) cut: "Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway (Again)", "Candy Floss," "The Lonely 1," "Hoodoo Voodoo," "My Darling," "Shouldn't Be Ashamed," and "Why Would You Wanna Live."

This is volume one of my revision of my two-disc Wilco set from 2003. I had decided to do this after Sky Blue Sky was released (figuring two albums of new material that I actually liked justfiied a rev …

So, I was searching through my blank CD's, or what I thought were "blank" and I came across one that had the date 4-21-2002 on it. I plugged it in and what you see above is what was on it. It didn't ha …

"... it's a new dawn, and a new day, and a new life for me." Who the bleep is Sophie B. Hawkins, and why does she deserve a single-artist mix? The All Music Guide reports she's "a singer-songwriter who …

The Osmonds?!? Sure, we've all joked about their white-bread wholesome image, the lightweight candy-coated pop hits and those matching body-hugging jumpsuits. The Rolling Stone Record Guide said their  …

With the newest Wilco release finally in-hand, here's my belated update, dedicated to one of the finest artists of the past decade. Hardest choices for me were figuring out what to take from 1999's Sum …

A double-disc dollop of my favorite tracks by one of the more underrated mavericks skirting the fringes of folk, experimental rock, fusion and world music (who also happens to be the first white artist …

My favorites from the later Beatles years. I like short, sweet, simple pop songs, so some of their more experimental/psychedelic stuff doesn't really appeal to me. That said, these are some of my all-t …