The cool thing about an extended musical family is the diversity of styles explored during the creative process. Broken Social Scene can blast through a pop song, then just as quickly settle into a hyp …

Over the last decade and a half, Chris Tomlin has racked up so many Dove Awards and Christian #1's that it's easy to forget that it all started for him with a little Central Texas worship group and a b …

Sometimes it's tempting to think of Chris Tomlin as Christian rock's Bono - not that U2 aren't Christians, too, of course - with his superstar status, man-on-a-mission aura, and driving, stadium-size s …

Ravi Shankar is to the Indian musical tradition of raga as Chuck Berry is to rock 'n' roll - he may not have invented it, but he sure became its living definition. Shankar's influence is directly respo …

When you make musical waves the size of those started by Ravi Shankar, your influence spreads far and wide, and Shankar's always been open to getting down with his disciples. You can hear the cross-gen …

For some inexplicable reason - perhaps it's because so many people, both critics and fans, are caught up in the message more than the music - so-called "praise music" often gets dumped into the journal …

"Rock of Ages" has been a gospel staple since the American Revolution, but Crowder's haunting version reverently and reflectively reworks the original, painting the struggle of humans beset by pain see …

It took nearly 20 years for Bonnie Raitt to find the limelight she deserves, but she's been the critics' sweetheart since her 1971 self-titled debut album, which blends R&B, pop, and folk into her pure …

Over the years, Gregory Isaacs released so much material it's hard to know where to begin, which makes our selection of his killer tracks the perfect key to unlocking his legend. Isaacs represented a o …