Back in 1981, Marshall Crenshaw's single "Something's Gonna Happen" was released on Shake Records, initiating his string of critically acclaimed classic albums and 45s. Now Marshall, celebrating 30 years of music-making, sits down to talk.

One of the most poignant and joyous salutes will be a collection of music stars and friends of Lennon who are gathering to pay an informal musical tribute to Lennon with a charity concert.

Far be it for me to ever correct the Boss, but as it turns out Bruce Springsteen was not a true televisionary; there are not "57 Channels And Nothing On" these days. Please tune in Sunday night, and see for yourself.

It's a little surprising that until now, no one has put together a tribute album to folk's fertile days in New York's Greenwich Village.

Until the Dow is back above 10,000 and/or there is peace in the Middle East, I hereby pledge to, on some semi-occasional basis, offer some reasons to be cheerful during our current Depression.

You've heard Elvis Costello sing country music before, but not like this. The lad who gave us Almost Blue is quite mature and worldly wise now.

"Buzzer" is the album's most complex and surreal recording. It is an edgy piece crafted around her character's life choices and their results.