Fire up Marvin Gaye's all-you-got chart-topper "Got to Give It Up, Pt. 1" and your workout might as well be a Saturday-night party; but if it's feeling more like a Monday-morning meeting, you need our  …

Sure, everybody loves Mary's little lamb, but you just haven't witnessed pure bliss until you've popped on OutKast's "Hey Ya!" and watched a boppin' moppet shake it like a Polaroid picture. Fact is, th …

You've got to lay the groundwork before you can build the temple, and anybody who takes his or her workout seriously knows that warming up and stretching out is key to maximizing potential and minimizi …

You roll up in a Hummer so long it needs its own ZIP code, slide past the velvet rope and a bouncer the size of a four-plex. Inside, it's all bass boomin', lights trippin', and the Dom and Cris pouring …

You look at your Patek Philippe, it's only just two, and the party's barely started. The pretenders are dropping off, but you're still going strong . . . and so's the music. Make no mistake: Guerilla B …

The speedy electronic zip of the Postal Service's "Such Great Heights" may not sound like the setting for a great love song, but when it's paired with some of the most devastatingly romantic lyrics thi …

Like a lonely wanderer searching for a soul mate, we've traveled the far corners - from basement to garage, from club to coffee shop - to gather together the best in cutting-edge D.I.Y. and otherwise o …

How do you handle the mettle-testing task of stuffing a world full of facts into one human brain? By starting out with a smart soundtrack. From the Beach Boys-meets-Neil Young folk-rock of Fleet Foxes' …

When you're buried beneath a book avalanche and woodshedding is starting to drive you wacky, take a deep breath while these well-schooled sounds soothe your addled synapses and inspire you to new level …