
Filed under: Exclusive , You Oughta Know , Canada The all-in-the-family dynamic has always been an interesting part of music making -- and marketing. It worked for the White Stripes , kept Oasis interesting and made ABBA 's pop ballads all the more emotional back when the quartet were two attractive, happily married couples. This almost-scientific appeal is also working for the Balconies , the indie pop-rock trio made up of lovers Liam Jaeger (drums) and Jacquie Neville (vocals/guitar), along with her younger [...]

Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive It was a Top 40 hit 27 years ago, but 'Someday, Someway' is still alive and kicking and so is its creator, Marshall Crenshaw . 10 studio albums later, the singer-songwriter's current release, 'Jaggedland,' finds him forsaking his usual one-man-band arrangements and adding some legendary sidemen to the mix. Contributing to the album are MC5 co-founder Wayne Kramer, drummer Jim Keltner (three of the Beatles ' solo albums, the Rolling Stones , many more), bassist Sebastian Steinberg [...]
Filed under: The Hit List The summer of 2000 belonged to ' Thong Song ' and ' Who Let the Dogs Out .' The dog days of 1997 would have been unrecognizable without ' MMMBop .' But the truly timeless songs of summer are the ones written about the season itself. These all-time summer hits are hotter than black vinyl car seats in Arizona and more fun than running through the sprinkler. 10. ' In the Summertime ,' Mungo [...]