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2007 Innovators Q&A: The National
A tiny, subtle diamond in a field of ten-foot neon exclamation points, Boxer, the stately, flawless fifth record from the Brooklyn group the National, draws strength from the power of suggestion. "Let's not try to figure out everything at once," Matt... The Ramone Family
The three Ramones we've lost so far — Joey, Dee Dee and now Johnny — are remembered as the progenitors of punk rock, and some of the most influential performers who've ever graced a rock stage. All of which is true, but it's also worth remembering ho... eMusic Q&A: Sinead O'Connor
It was perhaps the most shocking crash and burn in pop music history. With her 1987 debut, The Lion and the Cobra, 20-year-old Sinead O'Connor staked her claim as one of the most powerful voices of her generation — a potential that was fully realized... Faking Your Way Through the Super Bowl
If you're like me, this Sunday you will attend a Super Bowl party where you are faced with two distinct choices:1) Pay attention to America's Other Favorite Past-time, "foot"-ball (the first is shopping!); chat with the guys about all the home runs t... Barbecue Music
Americans disagree, often fanatically, on the definition of a barbecue. In Texas, where I come from, for example, it means smoking meat — most prominently brisket, sausage and ribs — “low and slow,” with indirect heat from hardwood coals; variants on... Jazz Essentials
I used to tell people I met on airplanes or at parties that I wrote about jazz for a living. Once they got past wondering just what type of "living" that amounted to, they'd smile and say, "I love jazz," then pause, adding, "But I don't know that muc... Roots of John Fogerty
In a way, Creedence Clearwater Revival was lucky. Based in the terminally unhip East Bay suburb of El Cerrito, looking to classic rock & roll and the Beatles for inspiration in their early incarnation as the Golliwogs instead of the folk-rock which p... The Roots of Nirvana
No band develops in a vacuum; every band starts out thinking, at least a bit, of other musicians that they want to take after or rebel against. But Nirvana was the first great band of actual music snobs: record fiends who wanted to make it very clear... Jam Bands
While this may not be the ideal forum for a rigorous scholarly discourse on the etymology of the term "jam band," a definition is certainly in order. Indeed, some observers have suggested that the groups encompassed within this broad(ening) umbrella ... Classical for Beginners
Now and then, people ask me for advice on where to begin with the daunting world of classical music recordings. They've heard bits here and there, they're curious, they imagine they'd probably enjoy it once they got involved, but they wouldn't know w...
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