On "The Sweet Unknown," James Apollo sets a scene of desert hot days cooled by nights at hole-in-the-wall bars filled with cigarette smoke and femme fatales. This piquant imagery is fashioned from twangy,...

When one of my closest friends called this weekend to request a favor, my immediate response was, "Which Dylan show does Ben want now?" I had grown used to helping her impress her crush-turned-boyfriend...

Ground Zero/The FrontA Prince-happy DJ wearing a giant cowboy hat and tight, zebra-print shirt and skintight pants was spinning, and The Front revolved around his retro-fun set. He held a huge brandy...

Although John Doe once fronted one of America's most important, intelligent punk bands, you might know him better from his film career. His comical role as the father of child bride Winona Ryder in the...