With his six-string scythe, Viking politics, and endless gift of gab, the Nuge carves a wild, wooly path through Planet Earth. His live-for-the-hunt lifestyle comes through loud and clear on the hard-c …

An alt-country legend on par with Wilco and Whiskeytown, Old 97's survived several sonic shifts and Rhett Miller solo albums on their way to becoming critical darlings and a reason for living among die …

"Cryin' Drunk" - what a song title, and what a way to sum up Old 97's' appeal in two simple words. Not that the Dallas natives are downers, per say - they're just here for you in good times and bad, li …

Even if he never did anything else after Buffalo Springfield folded, Stephen Stills would be hailed as a boundary-bashing musical hero. His creative volcano continued to erupt long after that initial b …

With Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash (and sometimes Young), Stephen Stills planted the flags of folk-rock, country-rock, and the L.A. singer-songwriter scene. Springfield's twangy "Pay th …

Starting with two Johns (Flansburgh and Linnell) and a drum machine in Brooklyn, They Might Be Giants set out to quietly infiltrate New York's indie rock scene in the mid- to late '80s. And they certai …

He couldn't read music and two fingers on his left (fret-board) hand were gnarled by a caravan fire - but that didn't stop Belgian gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt from becoming one of the most influen …

A late-'80s Stone Roses concert was supposedly the inspiration for Liam Gallagher to form Oasis. And it's easy to see why. Listen to two of the Manchester band's most beloved songs, "I Wanna Be Adored" …

Foreigner was first known for steaming slabs of arena rock like "Hot Blooded." But as time went on, they found their forte in yearning power ballads. They reached their apex with tunes like "Waiting Fo …