Music

A defiant punker weighs in on the Warped tour, the next Bob Dylan, and singing about girls.

From Sun Studios to near-exile to CNN, there are few places Big Jack Johnson hasn’t been.

Let down by experiences in other Kent bands, the guys in Channel find psychedelic harmony with each other.

Ms. Dion, Babyface, Windham Hill, and even Ted Nugent bring it home for the holidays.

A box set and collaboration with Elvis Costello showcase the haunting power of songwriter Burt Bacharach.

The hottest band in the world was inspired by Alice Cooper, but did emulation lead to thievery?

An essential box set shows what was right about Hank Williamsand what’s wrong about country music today.

A decade ago, Midnight Oil burned beds worldwide. Today the band fights classic rocker status in its native Australia.

Wish hopes maturity and idealism better youth and angst.