Sen. Edward Kennedy took the helm of his sailboat "Mya" on Monday and rode a stiff southern wind from Nantucket, Mass., back to Hyannis in a regatta just a week after undergoing a brain biopsy that diagnosed him with cancer. ...more

May 27, 2008

SOMEONE STILL LOVES YOU BORIS YELTSIN: PERSHING (POLYVINYL) **½ "Dance as if no one's looking" goes the anti-self-consciousness adage. Too bad someone didn't close the curtains when Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin was recording its second album. ...more

May 22, 2008

GRAND OLE PARTY: HUMANIMALS (DH) *** Drummer Kristin Gundred's vocals are Grand Ole Party's immediate hook. She's got a strong and abrasive voice in the manner of Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O or The Gossip's Beth Ditto. ...more

February 14, 2008

JUMPS: VALENCIA VAS, Page Wine and sadness make for a good cry. ...more

January 23, 2008

When Samantha Ashlee Bennardo, 21, hears a good beat, her wheels begin to turn. The Christian rap artist, known to her fans as Sicily, writes her own songs. She considers hip-hop a way to minister to youths and bring hope to troubled people. ...more

January 13, 2008

When Samantha Ashlee Bennardo, 21, hears a good beat, her wheels begin to turn. The Christian rap artist, known to her fans as Sicily, writes her own songs. She considers hip-hop a way to minister to youths and bring hope to troubled people. ...more

January 12, 2008

When Samantha Ashlee Bennardo, 21, hears a good beat, her wheels begin to turn. The Christian rap artist, known to her fans as Sicily, writes her own songs. She considers hip-hop a way to minister to youths and bring hope to troubled people. ...more

January 9, 2008

When Samantha Ashlee Bennardo, 21, hears a good beat, her wheels begin to turn. The Christian rap artist, known to her fans as Sicily, writes her own songs. She considers hip-hop a way to minister to youth and bring hope to troubled people. ...more

January 9, 2008

Grammy night was shaping up as high drama after Kanye West and Amy Winehouse - two of music's most gifted and volatile performers - were nominated for a leading eight and six trophies respectively. ...more

December 7, 2007

DEVENDRA BANHART: SMOKEY ROLLS DOWN THUNDER CANYON (XL) **½ You know things are getting strange when postmodern folkie Devendra Banhart's album title sounds like a page from the "Smokey and the Bandit" script. ...more

December 6, 2007