Though Bob Dylan will be remembered and celebrated for shooting barbs into the raw nerve endings of our national psyche, he's much more than a barbarian at the gates of power. In "The Times They Are A- …

Going back to their earliest days, we always knew that They Might Be Giants were a couple of kids in grown-up bodies, so it's no surprise that the band put itself at the head of the smarty-pants class  …

In Deep Cuts, our T.M.B.G. crew goes wild in the lab with a Bunsen-burnin' beakerful of songs scientifically designed to bring a little art to the world of science. The genius behind "Solid Liquid Gas" …

The Southern son of not one but two preachers, Joe was raised in the church, brought up on faith and gospel music - which may be one reason why the man's very secular songs still ring with soul-deep pa …

If you're gonna have a one-track mind, it helps to back it up with one of the most effortlessly sexy voices in soul music today. Strong, supple, and dripping with feeling, Joe's honeyed pipes are a one …

From the days of the Rock and Roll Circus to the horror of Altamont to their 2006 Brazilian concert in front of 1.5 million souls, the Stones have a rep for being a killer act live. Their …

A quick change of clothes, a slug of water, and back out onto the stage for an encore.or 15. And because they've already played the hit parade, we get a taste of some of their rarely heard back pages:  …

Gram Parsons may have been the godfather of alt-country, but he liked to call his groundbreaking blend of rock and C&W "cosmic American music." Cross-pollinating old-time country traditions - the mourn …

GRAMMYr Award winner. Multi-platinum recording artist. Grand Ole Opry member. Country hitmaker with 40-plus charting singles. That's a lot of legend to carry around, but somehow Patty Loveless has spen …