The 1990s saw female singer/songwriters enjoy some resurgence in popularity with the emergence of artists such as Sheryl Crow, Sarah McLachlan, Alanis Morissette, and Jewel, as well as the success of the Lilith Fair concert tours.

It's got that sound—that staggering, powerful combination of primal R'n'R ingredients exemplifying the form at its most artfully transcendent.

What if the religious right, are right? This post-Rapture graphic novel tries to answer the question without playing out like "Bible camp for heathens."

Paris is a city for lovers and musicians, but what happens when you're both? Megumi Noda struggles to balance her love life and conservatory studies, but it's not easy when your conductor boyfriend becomes a star and starts touring all over Europe!

While One Lone Car's musical aptitude is validated by an unnerving blend of edgy guitar hooks, bold bass, and mechanical drumming, their talent is broadened by another gift: smart, oppressing, honest lyrics.

You pretty much know what you're in for after the astoundingly good first track, "Lost Verses," which is eight or so minutes long but is elegant in a way that is hard to describe.

When Norah Jones was cast as the lead in My Blueberry Nights, the English language debut of maybe my favorite living director, Wong Kar-wai, I was willing to give her the benefit of the doubt.

In the album opener, Gautreau's voice sounds like a downtrodden Morrissey on a lazy day off, timidly bellowing personal thoughts through a tunnel of reverb.

Identity, race, and prejudice mix with murder in this powerful new graphic novel, one of the best of the year so far.

And who can forget the brilliant "Born Slippy" from the Trainspotting soundtrack?

The album's full of electronic beats (some of them harder than others), Gahan's strong and often manipulated vocals, and darkly sexual lyrics.

Mixing and blending influences you can get a glimpse of the world music rhythms and flow of Paul Simon, song craft from The Beatles, vocal and acoustic guitar nuances from James Taylor, jazz guitar improvisation like Pat Metheny, and extremely slick lead guitar playing in the style of Larry Carlton. I can't believe he hasn't caught on more nationally on a large scale level.

She's just so...wow. I'll shut up now.

I kind of want to be Radiohead and I'm really jealous I'm not Radiohead.

We love to play. We love to write. We love to hang out with each other.

Lucy Bland's first full-length album, Down to Sea Level, could definitely use some help staying afloat.