Marianne Faithfull

Girl on a Motorcycle

Reviews

Live and demystified

More man than legend, Bob Dylan brings it all back home

Spirit of '96

Last year showed pop still has more than a ghost of a chance

Out There

Last year showed pop still has more than a ghost of a chance

Out Here

Last year showed pop still has more than a ghost of a chance

Roadshows

Last year showed pop still has more than a ghost of a chance

Cuba libre

Marc Ribot and his Prosthetic Cubans are Habana good time

Out There

Marc Ribot and his Prosthetic Cubans are Habana good time

Dreck the halls

Why are most Christmas albums so bad?

Faith Healers

Blinded by Britney and bad Jagger, here's 10 you might have missed

Blue Norther

Jesse Sykes spreads the joy of melancholy

French Confection

Sofia Coppola pays opulent tribute to the innocent boredom of a teen queen

Marianne Faithfull

Before the Poison (Anti-/Nave)

Brave and Crazy

Jonathan Caouette's tumultuous life story spills out over 90 minutes

Klogz, The Alchemists, Frump

Friday, August 27, at Bar of Soap

Sally Timms

In the World of Him (Touch and Go)

Magic and Gloss

Producer of geniuses Daniel Lanois whips out his pedal-steel and goes it alone on Shine

Grumpy Old Men

Metallica returns with the most anticipated metal album in ages

Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

More Friends (Rhino)

Poe Lou

It's a perfect day to let Lou Reed talk about going a little bit crazy

What Else Is On?

The Simpsons' new season opens with a whimper not a bang

Out & About

David Sanborn

Joe Jackson

Night & Day II (Sony Classical)

Blades of Passion

A knife-thrower and a suicide case try their luck at love in Girl on the Bridge

Amazing grace

Three years after his death, Jeff Buckley continues to build a mystery with a new live collection

The old old thing

Malvina Reynolds and Harry Smith argue for folk's historical authenticity. Whatever that is.

One more time

With his new book and live CD, Joe Jackson fans can finally get what they want

Folk that

The Chieftains prove folk music can be popular -- as long as you record with Elvis Costello and The Rolling Stones

Out There

The Chieftains prove folk music can be popular -- as long as you record with Elvis Costello and The Rolling Stones

Sweet cesspool

Filmmaker and scandal-monger Kenneth Anger might be the grandfather of America's tabloid culture

Come, come

The Go-Go's return - again - to finish what they began 15 years ago

Shrek stinks up Fair Park; In Closer to Heaven the devil's in the deets.

The Go-Go's return - again - to finish what they began 15 years ago

Hunter S. Thompson Lives Thanks to Dallas' Michael Minzer (and Tim Robbins)

Allen Ginsberg and Michael Minzer during recording sessions in 1987​Michael Minzer sent me an email earlier this week containing the good news: His long-in-the-works Hunter S. Thompson record is finished. Finally. This is the one mentioned two years ago in the Evergreen Review piece done on Minzer ... More >>

Listomania: The Best Lesser Known Dolly Parton Songs, Including Her Own Favorites

Dolly Parton​I had sweaty palms of excitement talking to Dolly Parton in advance of her Verizon Theatre show tonight, even though the interview was just 10 minutes long. Picking up the phone and hearing that unmistakable voice say my name was surreal. And when she laughed and said "That's a good ... More >>