The Goo Goo Doll's John Rzeznik's has some advice for up-and-coming acts: "Don't worry about getting famous because that means nothing. There are a lot of really useless people in this world that are famous."

Ray LaMontagne is living his dream and, unlike so many dreams, his seems to have never been a soft, misty vision.

David Gray's honest lyrics and smooth, crisp sound have melted hearts and mesmerized us for over a decade now. I recently spoke with Gray and asked him about putting his new album together.

Welcome to Americana music week. You didn't get the memo? Today, the Big Music Machine is digging into American songwriting soil and pulling out music with deep roots.

Reviewed: The Beastie Boys, Harry Connick, Jr., Eddie & the Hot Rods, David Gray, Manassas, Monsters of Folk, Pearl Jam.

So this is what Pearl Jam would sound like after hanging with George Thorogood. It's great to hear the guys trying on old school rock 'n' roll and putting their moniker on it.

Blues harmonica player and singer Little Walter died over forty years ago, but his influences still can be heard in many blues-rock recordings that employ the instrument.