Back in the '20s, Nashville might've considered itself the "Athens of the South," a bastion of high culture, but its surrounding hills and valleys were fertile ground for what was once called "hillbill …

Hard to believe that "new age" is really a pretty old concept, going back, at least, to poet William Blake in 1809. But after a long period of hibernation, the idea of a sort of metaphysical spi …

At its most basic level, new-age music is not so much for listening as for absorbing, as you almost unconsciously invite its healing power right into your very core. Deepak Chopra, best known as …

Soft as Seals and Crofts' jasmine-scented "Summer Breeze," warm as John Denver's slow summer serenade "Sunshine On My Shoulders," tender as Billy Joel's piano-man promise "Just the Way You Are," these  …

"Do That to Me One More Time," beg satin-pop icons the Captain & Tennille, and when there's a whole Deep Cuts playlist to play with, you can hit the easy listening sweet spot over and over. So join sup …

Synthesizers were all the rage in 1984, and their sound firmly anchors many of the era's songs to that period. From the primitive drum machines on Prince's "When Doves Cry" to the synth washes in "Ghos …

If you think Jamaica's reggae and Cuba's son are the Caribbean's sole musical delights, think again. Even better, come along with us down Trinidad way, where calypso's steamy beat meets soul's c …

In Next Steps, we had a little religion and a little lovin', but in Deep Cuts, we're taking it to the limit . . . and maybe a bit beyond. Spice & Co fuse equal parts of Saturday night sin and Sunday mo …

In the mid- to late '90s, electronica went mainstream in the biggest way imaginable, thanks to the concerted efforts of captivated critics and crowd-pleasing artists like Fatboy Slim and Moby. A someth …