Greil Marcus

Q&A with Sarah Vowell

Top Ten Americana Albums of 2008

Over the next couple of weeks, Backbeat will feature some Top Ten lists from around the Village Voice Media chain. Click here for previous year-in-review coverage from Backbeat and VVM. Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records t ... More >>

Backwash

Don't label Sixteen Horsepower; just listen to them.

Katrina, stark and surreal, in Trouble the Water

Don't label Sixteen Horsepower; just listen to them.

Buzzy Blues

A blues enthusiast digs up the backstory on some red-hot mamas.

A Pack of Mutts

The Lone Wolves of 2005

This Year's Model

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs get swept up in the rock-is-back movement.

The Lost King

Seeking memories and meaning, Elvis fans flock to Memphis.

Bang! Bang! You're Alive

Stumbling down memory lane with the late Lester Bangs.

The Hype Report

Sleater-Kinney is a critic's favorite that makes music you might actually enjoy.

Native Intelligence

Robbie Robertson digs into his past so he can move into the future.

Not-So-Gentle Ben

Teen sensation Ben Lee already knows how to act like a rock star.

Punk rock politics, pop culture retromania and more new release picks for July 19, 2011

​With the dearth of new releases this week, it seems like the media industries think we should all get out of the house a little in the summer, or they don't like releasing anything new. What they don't know is that it's too damn hot outside, and nobody with any sense really wants to go out th ... More >>