“I need the love, gang,” Earl announces in his jovially baked bongo-jam tribute to the family-man life. For a rapper who once ...

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“Anything that Leo Kottke ever recorded is one of my top 12 solos. Ah, man, he’s [ whistles ]. He’s very tough and unique, ...

Some of the more notable guitar solos from the 1980s come from Eddie Van Halen and Mark Knopfler, but don't forget about these three.

Miles Miller, best known as Sturgill Simpson's drummer, goes full Levon Helm on his new album 'Mr. Runaway,' singing and ...

Alternative-indie artist Devon Thompson told us about her love for a Smiths comp. Devon Thompson: My favorite album of all time is probably Louder Than Bombs, a compilation album by The Smiths. This ...

D'Angelo. Brian Wilson. Sly Stone. We lost these greats and so many more in 2025 — singers, producers, conductors and writers whose departures gave us a pang of loss, but whose art still lifts us up.

Jazz versions of holiday classics can bring up these feelings even with no singer, though perhaps start with Ella Fitzgerald’s classic album “Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas.” Other sweet as ...