Laurel Canyon wasn't much to look at — a few modest bungalows and log cabins crammed between an occasional faded mansion that had been left over from the days when it was a secluded,...

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Joe Henry, "Invisible Hour" (Work Song)   Joe Henry has produced artists ranging from Aaron Neville and Billy Bragg to Me'Shell Ndegeocello and Bonnie Raitt. Yet when he makes...

Jack White, "Lazaretto" (Third Man/Columbia)   Jack White's second solo album is steeped in tones of his adopted hometown, Nashville. Lighthearted piano, sprightly fiddle and...

Chrissie Hynde, "Stockholm" (Caroline)   It's an awful irony that the most notable thing about the first album Chrissie Hynde is releasing under her own name is its lack of...

Patrick Carney is reconsidering his very non-pop star policy on openness and honesty.   The Black Keys drummer feels he's had a tough run in the press recently, and for the first time in...

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and gay rights activist Melissa Etheridge has gotten married.   People magazine says the 53-year-old Etheridge married partner Linda Wallem at the San...

Mariah Carey, "Me. I Am Mariah ... The Elusive Chanteuse" (Def Jam)   Mariah Carey's latest album kicks off in wonderful and typical Mariah form: She sings a song that...

Clear Plastic Masks, "Being There" (Serpents & Snakes)   Nashville's burgeoning rock 'n' roll music scene just got even better with the release of Clear Plastic...

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