The Oldies Encyclopedia: Adult Contemporary
Another new series from your Guide (me) at About.com's Oldies site: an alphabetical glossary of all the major (and, for that matter, minor) flavors of oldies music, from postwar...
Update: Oldies Copycat Groups
The "Truth in Music" folks have now gotten anti-copycat legislation passed in a little over half of America's states -- or are very close to it, anyway. But there's...
News: ABBA reunites -- or do they?
The release of the film version of Mamma Mia has led to the reunion that took 22 years to happen. But will it last? And does Meryl Streep meet...
Review: Solomon Burke: Like A Fire
After his 2002 Grammy-winning comeback album Don't Give Up On Me served notice to roots songwriters that his voice was still a powerful interpretive tool, Solomon Burke unveiled a...
Update: Phil Spector / Lana Clarkson murder trial
The California Supreme Court closes one more door for the Spector team in their efforts to prove bias against their client... and that means the second trial is still...
The Pop Hit Of The Summer
Katy Perry's I kissed A Girl, the No. 1 hit this summer, is a celebration of teenage sexual experimentation. That's not so strange, but this pop hit features a young woman gleefully mulling same-sex smooching.
'Tha Carter III' Takes Lil Wayne Platinum
A week after Lil Wayne's latest album was released, it had sold a million copies. Robert Christgau says the phenomenal success of Tha Carter III, especially in these dismal times for the music industry, is due to the risky marketing techniques Lil Wayne employed and the playful way he treats traditional gangsta rap themes.
Jazz For A Summer Rental Car
The summer sun is frying the concrete kingdom. Sweltering heat is parboiling millions of psyches around you. It's probably time to flee the city, but like many urbanites, you don't own a car. Book a rental and bring these five songs and crank the factory-installed stereo in your getaway car.
The Watson Twins: Harmonies On Fire
After singing back-up for Rilo Kiley's Jenny Lewis, The Watson Twins' members step into the spotlight with Fire Songs, a knock-out debut that showcases their seamless vocals. Hear the Kentucky natives in this World Cafe session with host David Dye.
