Music

Sleater-Kinney’s punk howls and pop purrs have captured the indie world.

The men of ‘N Sync keep their hands to themselves.

Smog’s Bill Callahan opens up for the finest album of his career.

The grand dames of rap, Salt-n-Pepa take time to bask in the glow.

Finally having put the Replacements behind, Paul Westerberg weighs in on the old stuff, the new stuff, and his kinship with The King.

Sebadoh survives near-breakups and cleans up its act.

Avant-garde flutist James Newton shares Duke Ellington’s belief that music is like a conversation with God.