Our Deep Cuts section is usually reserved for . . . well, deep cuts - choice songs from the bottom of the crate that you simply have to hear. But when it comes to '80s college rock, there is no  …

When you think neo-soul, what comes to mind? Is it the polished urban pulse of Maxwell and "Sumthin' Sumthin'" or the slow-jam poetic license of Floetry and their "Say Yes" plea? Is it the funk- …

Where else but Deep Cuts are you gonna find the laid-back groove of Rahsaan Patterson's "Sure Boy" alongside the mind-expanding funk explorations of "Brother Sister" by acid-jazz pioneers the Brand New …

Whether it was merely irony or what Tom Robbins called "zeitgeist frappe," the '90s spawned an alt-rock schism, with the pop press (as well as the genuinely hip) decrying the very word altern …

Don't think for a second that women had their noses pressed against the window of indie, looking in; some of the scenes' most indispensable bands packed a lipstick as well as a wallop. D.C. stalwarts V …

You're cruisin' in your buddy's van - you know, the party house on wheels with the sweet airbrush job and avocado-green shag. It's the first day of summer vacation, and you've got Alice Cooper's "Schoo …

During the Baroque period (1600-1750), the royal courts of Europe became the center of much compositional activity, with composers such as Handel writing music for the entertainment of the aristocracy. …

A handful of visionary Nashville producers - Owen Bradley and Chet Atkins among them - sought to market country product to the mainstream pop arena during the late '50s and early '60s. Softening the ba …

In order to get the Lord's work done in an increasingly fast and complicated world, contemporary gospel focuses on a two-pronged attack. Just like the work of everyone from Mahalia Jackson to AndraT Cr …