To know Pete Townshend a little is to love him. And to know Pete Townshend a lot (as guitarist, singer, rocker, lyricist, poet, author, producer, philanthropist and, objectively-speaking, visionary) is to love him even more.

Family music has changed much in recent years, with groups representing every possible musical genre (folk, rock, bluegrass, jazz, Latin, Americana, hip-hop, etc) only under the sub-genre of Kindie Rock.

My father, 82-year-old Royston Fordham with dodgy knees, diabetes and a pacemaker, is flying from England to California this coming weekend. Then he w...

Great patriotic songs touch upon something universal, something shared, something fundamental. Patriotism is nothing like pornography except in one crucial detail: You know it when you see (or hear) it.

More than a few people feel there are heroes in their lives who go unsung. So for anyone who has answered the call to service -- any service -- and to anyone who helps make answering that call possible, this song is for you.

With regards to Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, is it easy or hard for Gene Simmons to transform himself from an everyday person into a savior of rock 'n' roll?

The songs on Wilco's self-titled album are laden with fat, beefy hooks although there isn't the usual amount of boundary pushing here.