On Keith Urban's new record, "Graffiti U," female collaborators are featured on many of the tracks both as songwriters and duet partners. But it's his wife, Nicole Kidman, who steals the...

Kat Edmonson, "Old Fashioned Gal" (Spinnerette Records) Kat Edmonson's "Old Fashioned Gal" sounds like an alternate soundtrack to an Audrey Hepburn film, 11 self-penned songs of gentle romance...

Walter "Wolfman" Washington, "My Future Is My Past" (Anti-Records) Inside a New Orleans studio, Walter "Wolfman" Washington takes a sip of his drink, puts the glass down — ice cubes...

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The first gig (30 July) will be headlined by Gogol Bordello, the globally successful band from Manhattan whose concoction of gypsy, latin folk, and punk rock is presented with humour, activism and...

Sting & Shaggy, "44/876" (A&M/Interscope Records) The fact that Shaggy and Sting are teaming up on a CD does, admittedly, sound like a gimmick. Why are these two very different artists...

Paul Thorn, "Don't Let the Devil Ride" (Thirty Tigers) Paul Thorn's excellent gospel album, "Don't Let the Devil Ride," is invigorated by his youthful years making the rounds in Mississippi...

Old Crow Medicine Show, "Volunteer" (Columbia Nashville) Old Crow Medicine Show has produced some of the most original American music of the past two decades. Now comes "Volunteer," a new...

So often, professional musicians are required to play the same music over and over again. After all, that's what audiences want to hear, and there's a lot to be said for revisiting the pieces people...

Stryper, "God Damn Evil" (Frontiers) Damn, this album is good! The Almighty really must be with Stryper — how else can one explain how they've been this good for this long? With...