Ever since those mammoth posts on Everything But the Girl last month, I have been digging into the music of the duo's band mates. June M...

Admittedly, while trying to illustrate how Elvis Costello may have saved a couple of songs from 'Goodbye Cruel World' by reworking t...

I almost put a question mark after this headline because this one is bound to divide the peanut gallery. Tracie Young was a protégé of Paul ...

'Goodbye Cruel World' is Elvis Costello's worst album. I know it. You know it. He knows it. If you have listened to any of the d...

Without question, "You Stole My Xmas Sweater," from L.A.-based Rat Fancy, was the best of last season's holiday tunes. I desc...

It's funny, the twists and turns that take you to a song. After sitting in the house for more than a week, I finally opened Robyn Hitchc...

About a month ago, I shined the spotlight on the jangle of Scottish band Remember Fun. A couple of names were bandied about in comparison t...

We began the week with music from Manchester, and I thought we could begin the weekend with another band that got its start in that fine cit...

This is going to feel like "This Is Your Life," but it's a life well worth celebrating. As Matinée Recordings turns 20, I'...

Thinking of Manchester today and trying to decide which '80s indie band to play from that city. So many to choose from. Let's listen...

Two Great Songs That Sound Great Together is an occasional series on these pages where we listen to songs I often coupled on mix tapes in my...

Finally finished ripping all of my vinyl from Everything But the Girl. After four albums and scores of singles, I'm ready to move down t...