From Cheo Feliciano's rageful "Anacaona" and RubTn Blades' existentialist epic "Pedro Navaja" to Ray Barretto's explosive "Indestructible" and HTctor LavoT's mystically tinged "El Todopoderoso," these  …

Tired of hearing recycled versions of the same stale jokes over and over? Get in touch with the fresh, new faces of comedy right here. These are the funnymen and women gaining stand-up stardom and maki …

Today's rising comedy stars cover so many bases, you'll find laughs for every appetite. If you want a tour guide for a crack-up cross-country tour, try pint-sized redhead Kathleen Madigan's "68 States. …

"Sub Pop was winging it 20 years ago," said Mudhoney frontman Mark Arm. "No one knew how royalties worked, no one had a contract - it was just, 'You wanna put a record out? Sure, let's do it.'" While t …

Sub Pop was at the ground floor of grunge when it conquered the charts and swallowed pop culture whole, becoming so big that Vogue magazine ran a flannel-centric spread of lumberjack couture at  …

As much as any self-respecting musician hates being pegged as part of a premeditated movement, the critic-created tag of "freak folk" is actually a fitting reference point for the following songs. The  …

The Dixieland sound that sprang up in early-1900s New Orleans was born from the blues, ran on ragtime, and fed from the stream of street-parading brass bands. Its raw, downright sensual feel was …

Just like the Dixieland sound itself, the players who blew the breath of life into it were freewheeling and unstoppable - king-size characters with a wild streak. Jack Teagarden was a force of nature w …

Tease the bangs with Aqua Net and dust off the spandex biker shorts. It's right about time for a freestyle explosion. Call it Hi-NRG if you like - the music's what matters. See, freestyle bridged sweet …