Celebrate 50 years of fun this summer with big names in country, Latin and classic rock. ...more

July 3, 2009

A minivan rolls through the streets of St. Petersburg. In it, your scribe and Violet, his 3-year-old daughter, listen to the "Madagascar 2" soundtrack without incident until Track 11, "More Than a Feeling," by Boston. ...more

November 6, 2008

Talking to the Tribune in 2001, Tim McGraw was steamed because he said his label, Curb, had released his "Greatest Hits" album a year earlier without telling him. ...more

October 17, 2008

Time to start the countdown clock on MTV's countdown era: "Total Request Live" will soon leave the air after 10 years. ...more

September 15, 2008

For me, the late '70s and early '80s were a period of major musical discoveries. With little more than Creem magazine and a couple of like-minded friends to guide me, it seemed that every week or two would bring a new, life-altering band into my life. ...more

July 25, 2008