If Ben Harper’s back-up band, Relentless 7, sound unfamiliar, then you’re on the same page with me.

Rock Plaza Central will come up in your iTunes under the category of folk, the new kind that’s become more prominent the past few years.

Dimension, depth and mood are pervasive on Overloaded Ark, another magical, mystical vessel piloted by Helena Espvall and Masaki Batoh.

“Qualis artifex pereo” (what an artist dies with me) were supposedly the Roman emperor Nero’s last words.

There are plenty of good-natured country vibes on Lynn’s latest, but the songstress is at her best when tackling darker issues.

Country rockers Dallas Alice proclaim they are guys who will “steal your girl, spill your drink, beat you at pool, and you’ll still wind up buying them a beer.”

Music writers are certainly the least unbiased of us. When I first picked up this EP and saw the goofy artwork, I got real worried that my mellow would be quickly harshed.

Tool’s latest album, Liminal, is certainly the type of thick, melodically heavy body of work fans come to expect with each release.

The remixing of classic artists’ songs by new producers has been tried before, most notably and miserably with a remix collection of old Miles Davis songs.

Crucial Cuts is a collection from more than half a dozen solo albums.