- May 10, 1999
- The Mix Master
Hip-hop has entered Manhattan's mainstream -- even Martha Stewart now talks the talk -- and Def Jam's Russell Simmons has done more than anyone else to get it there. Inside the world of hip-hop's godfather.
- October 22, 2001
- Live from New York
From Sinatra's swagger to Moby's mixes, the city's had its share of the all-time-great gigs. A highly selective guide to the musical high notes that could only have been hit in this town.
- June 25, 2001
- 5 Essential Summer CDs Recommended By. . .
5 Essential Summer CDs
Recommended By. . .
- September 20, 1999
- There's Something About Mary
She reinvented R&B for the nineties with painful, personal songs about love and loss. Now, secure as the self-styled "queen of hip-hop soul," Mary J. Blige is finally getting happy -- her way.
- June 28, 1999
- Ricky Gets Real
Pop's freshest prince holds forth on music, Madonna, fame, freedom, and fear. (Did we mention sex?)
- September 11, 2000
- Fall Preview: Crowe About It
Before Cameron Crowe was a Hollywood (writer-director of Jerry Maguire, etc.) potentate, he was a rock-journalist prodigy. And his new film Almost Famous proves he's one of those rare people who experienced the seventies who can actually remember them.
- September 13, 1999
- Classical Music: Novel Passions
Composers Laurie Anderson, Philip Glass, and John Harbison mine three searing moral fables for operatic inspiration.
- October 22, 2001
- New York's Greatest Hits
From be-bop to hip-hop, the city's music scene has always been a measure ahead. A glance back at the shows that shook New York and an ear forward to the sound of things to come.
- September 11, 2000
- Fall Preview: Pop Music / Into the "Breach"
Just when you thought it wasn't safe to go back in the record store -- now filled with rap-rock and teen pop -- Jakob Dylan's back-to-basics rock band is flowering again.
- June 25, 2001
- 12 Hot Concerts
12 Hot Concerts
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