Chris Isaak

Just to be safe, I will only pick some of my favorite number songs from the book up to #9 -- since when we get to double digits, that old math anxiety begins to kick back in.

"I've made a lot of records because that's what I do, and I've listened to a lot of records, and I have to tell you the truth--it wouldn't have mattered if The Beatles had recorded "A Hard Day's Night" on Silly Putty. It would have sounded good."

This week, we feature music by Chris Issak, Barry Manilow, Sandra Bernhard, Paula Abdul, and more.

John Boy, crank out these tunes on your best house speakers and pull yourself together, man. You've got a big country to save or screw up.

Here's a playlist for a Jersey girl with big dreams, at least some of them not involving "Witchcraft" or "That Old Black Magic."

Playing live is a lost art, and you don't see a lot of bands that go out and play the way the older bands do. It's a celebration, and a lot of people treat it like a commercial or a distraction.

I listened to Chris Issak's latest album Live At The Fillmore and was reminded that he's one man who should never give up his day job, even if that day job usually happens at night.

Dolly Parton was in Connecticut Saturday to celebrate with her old friend Kenny Rogers at his Kenny Rogers: The First 50 Years show at Foxwoods. Othe...

When you're 40something, you're probably better off trying to live in the present tense and not in the past -- even at your high school reunion.

I really love Lost. And as our shared excitement builds, here are some TV Island Discs to celebrate our time on the Island.

Firefly is quirky, with the offbeat and clever dialogue we expect from Whedon. But it's also wholly satisfying and fun from episode one

Andy Samberg got three unexpected performers to sing some of his Digital Short songs when he hosted the MTV Movie Awards. He first introduced LeAn...

I asked Yusuf about the fact that a lot of people loved him for being Cat Stevens, and whether fans resented him for taking that away when he went on his famous quarter-century coffee break.

In addition to screwing up my own relationships, I seem to have now gained the newfound ability to screw up other people's as well. After my interview, I heard Jimmy is leaving Smashing Pumpkins.

In so much as one straight Jew from New Jersey can love a straight non-Jewish man from the wrong side of Stockton, California, I love Chris Isaak.