Dear Rochester, I have faithfully defended your honor for the last time, you lazy bitch. You have eroded my faith, shattered my confidence, and continually come up short. You have let me down time and again, and yet I keep coming back. I will...

I was simply too wore out to make it to Buffalo last Wednesday to catch The Old 97s. But my man slick Nick over at The Red Wings made the schlep. "Question" off of "Satellite Rides" is one of my favorites. It's a beautiful love ballad I wish...

If anyone's music can maintain its energy and command an audience's rapt attention, it's Nick Lowe's. Armed with just an acoustic guitar and his charming wit, Lowe shot out lyrics like poignant arrows of observation that gently ached no matter...

If anyone's music can keep its energy up, and the audience rapt in attention, it's Nick Lowe's. Armed with just an acoustic guitar and charming wit, Lowe shot out lyrics that were like poignant arrows of observation that struck and gently...

T-Pain is at the top of the hip-hop heap right now. And though I favor instruments over programming, the energy is undeniable, the controversy palpable. It's hip-hop stars like T-Pain that are living the rock-star life that rock stars have...