Back in 1997 Paul Weller titled his fourth solo release Heavy Soul. It was a perfect description of what his post-Jam career had become, especially after the slick but tough R&B/pop of his Style ...

Your leader and our lapdog” is how Paul Weller describes President George W. Bush and British prime minister Tony Blair. Blair is the youthful liberal who seems to be the only world leader dumb, or ...

High expectations are always prevalent for astute followers of the inspiring and prolific Southern California-based progressive rock unit, Djam Karet. Indeed, they are among the elite within the genre ...

Portland, Maine, doesn’t quite carry the street cred of, say, Compton. But Sole, who came of age as a rapper in the beatific Eastern state, isn’t worried about the geographical connotations of his ...