Part of Richard Hawley's charm is the winning way he channels retro pop and rootsy influences into a style that feels completely au courant, and he's recorded a haul of cover tunes that shine a  …

Hop on the Ohio Players' "Love Rollercoaster" and take a wild ride through some of the '70s hottest funk. With our Ohio Players Essentials, getting a taste of sweet soul honey at its most delect …

Think a cover of "Over the Rainbow" shot through with R&B high style is a little out of character for the mid-'70s masters of funk? Hey, it's just one more stop on the weird and wonderful journey down  …

When acoustic guitar-strumming storytellers ruled pop radio, hit-maker Jim Croce brought a sly huckster's grin to the earnest singer-songwriter scene, with wisecracking tall tales of larger-than-life c …

Sleek, sly, and sophisticated, Steely Dan made '70s radio gleam with their high-gloss, smart-a*s style of jazz-rock. The cast of supporting players shifted over the years, but Walter Becker and Donald  …

Sure, Chris Botti is the kind of crossover king that music-biz bigwigs clamor for, what with the dreamboat good looks and a polished pop resume that includes work with everyone from Sting ("In the Wee  …

Listen to Chris Botti's take on "First Noel," and you get a strong sense of what makes the man special - stunning, atmospheric, eons away from a crass, commercial one-off, it redefines the idea of what …

How big is Metallica, really? Well, for starters, they've sold more than 90 million albums worldwide, a statistic that suggests they're more than this generation's Black Sabbath. In fact, many would ar …

Metallica's two-disc Garage, Inc. compilation is more than a collection of cover songs from yesterday and today. It's also a carefully curated time capsule of the countless influences that have  …