Tito talks about Jacksons getting back in the groove
In July 2009, Tito Jackson was grieving. His little brother, Michael, had just died. The lawyers were battling over the King of Pop's estate. The media wanted interviews. So Jackson...
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Jimmy Cliff getting back to his reggae base
Jimmy Cliff, of all people, hadn't made a pure reggae album in decades. There had always been some reason. Early on, he mixed the music of his home country, Jamaica,...
LMFAO: Party-rock duo take a goofy route to success
The reports said SkyBlu, half of the smash duo LMFAO, fell off a stage in December, causing a back injury and forcing him to cancel several 2012 shows. What actually...
Carolina Chocolate Drops a black folk trio with deep roots
For the past 13 years, as Dom Flemons delved into the history of folk music, black string bands, old-time country and earlyrock 'n' roll, he kept his musical obsessions away...
Cowboy Junkies cause a big stir by being quiet in the land of loud
Many years ago, folk singer Luka Bloom told an audience about opening for London's boisterous Pogues on one tour, thenCanada's bookish Cowboy Junkies on another. He said he'd never heard...
Fun. is still trying to have more of it
The problem for Nate Ruess, frontman of Fun., is that he hears elaborate new songs in his head. He doesn't play an instrument, so he has to figure out how...
The English Beat: Still preaching ska’s gospel
By the time Dave Wakeling wrote one of his first songs, "Save It for Later," at age 17, he was already a veteran student of Jamaican culture. "It was one...
An encounter with the totally awesome Gwar
If you happen to have the pleasure of speaking with Gwar frontman Oderus Urungus, whose look is blood-drenched, melted-face, horror-movie gladiator — with long spikes on his forehead, waist and...
Lily Tomlin not lost in the ’60s
Lily Tomlin is talking about her middle finger. In 2003 she told a reporter that on "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In," the TV comedy classic from the late '60s and early...
Guitar riffs rise out of Purling Hiss home tapes
For years, Mike Polizze's mom told him to stay in school, or at least get a job and start a career. But Polizze couldn't help himself. He wasn't the greatest...