David Myhr has been serving up some delectable power pop, with a strong dip into Beatlesque flavors. Get to know him.

Somewhere in the middle of his journey from New Waver to Ambient auteur, Jonathan Gregg created a fruitful mix of power pop ...

Beck is one of the most interesting artists of our time. We had a listen to his complex new album, "Ride Lonesome." ...

There are literally hundreds of books about The Beatles. It's hard to narrow them down to the five best, but we had a go.

Andy Kim went from writing bubblegum hits to penning a quirky psychedelic track that still kinda holds up. Here's what ...

New Year's Eve. A hot club, and even hotter party. A snobby doorman refusing entry. All of these led to the creation of a ...

Elvis Costello made a name with The Attractions. The relationship has gone through changes, most especially in the 1990s.

Bowie’s big glam breakthrough was a rootsy US troubadour’s Trojan horse. How did the Louisiana-born son of a country singer get a song onto the most influential UK glam-rock album ever? By not even ...

For every fan of Bob Dylan’s vocals, there’s a dissenter; that’s not the strange part. What’s odd is that admirers who love his voice also sometimes hate it — and then love it again. His own vocal ...

Ever since Adam heard the sound of Eve plucking the apple tree, men and women have been in search of new ways to create music. The first instruments were made from tree stumps, hollow gourds, and ...

Instrumental songs have been with us for a long time, having their roots in the classical music world. Although popular music would follow the path established by opera (bringing songs with vocals and ...

Rockabilly has always been the unruly kid in the rock ’n’ roll family — the one with the greased‑back hair, the twitchy leg, and the grinding guitar. Born in the mid‑1950s, revived with surprising ...