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Babylon By Bus
Jamaicans have a marvelously vivid word — blueswee — to describe those who are wily and hard to pin down: i.e., the Bob Marleys of the world. In native folklore, these qualities of cunning are personified by Anancy, a legendary figure whose name comes from the Twi anànse, meaning spider. The Anancy stories, derived from […]
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Chances Are
Record-industry grave robbers could scarcely wait until nightfall to cash in on the late Bob Marley's scattered legacy. In this case, the culprits are the people at Cayman Music and Cissi Music, former career guides of Johnny ("I Can See Clearly Now") Nash and the controllers of an obscure portion of Marley's material, recorded between […]
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Songs In The Attic
Just as veteran rock & roller Bob Seger once attempted (successfully) to add a crisp new edge and some fiery freshness to a chunk of his time-honored repertoire with 1976's Live Bullet, so Billy Joel has brought forth a number of dusty gems from his less-heralded years (1971-1976) and given them an appealing live showcase […]
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Stevie Nicks' Magic Act
With her new solo album, Fleetwood Mac's Good Fairy tries to balance two careers – and two personalities
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Interview: James Taylor
Too many drugs, too much drinking and too much distance between his head and home are what keeps him singing about pain for a living
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Walter, We Hardly Knew You
A candid conversation with America's most comforting stranger
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