So, you've already downloaded your Bob Marley Essentials and had the hits shuffling through your iPod and your brain. Now, it's time to take yourself deeper into the genius that is Bob Ma …

When we go deep, we go deep - back to the earliest days of Bob Marley's musical life, with the fresh-faced, ska-soaked beats of the early Wailers cuts "I Am Going Home," "Do You Remember," and " …

Part of the reason for Guster's homegrown success might be the Boston band's across-the-board appeal. Fans of arch, quirky outfits, like Barenaked Ladies and They Might Be Giants, love Guster for their …

After graduating to the big time, Guster fleshed out their barebones, thrift-shop-pop sound for a fuller, fatter feel. Keep It Together, their first record for Reprise, boasted the big, bold, power-pop …

Nearly 15 years have passed since Kris Kross first implored us to jump. Those were the days. Just ask Jermaine Dupri. The producer was only 19 then, yet he already had his own record company (So So Def …

Every sound can be boiled down to a handful of names that define its essence. Country has its Hank and Johnny, rock has its Elvis and Chuck, and you'd better believe swing's got Benny Goodman. Whether  …

Considering his lofty list of accomplishments as a bandleader, it's possible to forget that Benny Goodman was first and foremost a phenomenal clarinetist. His tough, bluesy tones, jazzman's genius for  …

Maverick genius, shrewd re-inventor, calculating poseur: Ryan Adams is possibly all of these things. Regardless, he's an astonishing musician whether he delights, irritates, or simply entertains. From  …

Ryan Adams emerged unscathed from the shards of Whiskeytown's breakup, if the evidence of his solo debut, Heartbreaker, is anything to go by. The album received a notable thumbs-up from Elton John and  …