The Strokes' scrappy, neo-garage growl poked a sleepy music scene in the ribs with raw-boned rave-ups for a new century. With Julian Casablancas' lupine howl and the back-alley, barbed-wire guitar blas …

The Strokes burned bright and bold for three straight albums, then took a battery-recharging break before bounding back into the spotlight with Angles. But don't think they weren't keeping busy during  …

Assembled from the massed ranks of Funkadelic, under the P-Funk banner and the leadership of George Clinton, Parliament were the freaky astral funk gods of the '70s. Big-sexy horns, a kinky bass, decep …

The White Stripes emerged from Detroit's garage-rock underground with a minimalist look, lineup, and approach that made a mighty impact in the '00s. Jack and Meg White - a divorced couple posing as bro …

The White Stripes made their name as garage-rockin', blues-blastin' undergrounders who ascended to arena status. But along the way, they made a host of head-turning detours. Jack White comes across lik …

Tori Amos' voice carries a pang of yearning along with a scalpel-sharp edge, eloquently conveying the desperation and tenderness of her songwriting. From the start, she's challenged her listeners with  …

Willie didn't call one of his most famous albums Phases and Stages for nothing. With a career approaching the half-century mark, just one chapter of his story would be enough to fill out most ar …

Willie's been on a first-name basis with the world through five decades, and from his braided ponytail to his battered guitar and free-wheeling ways, he's become almost as famous for his mythos as his  …

You wouldn't be wrong in calling Alison Krauss the First Lady of Bluegrass, but you'd only be telling part of her story. Krauss, who started recording while still a teen, has garnered 26 GRAMMYr …