Jacob Ganz

Adele won every category in which she was nominated, including Record, Album and Song of the Year, and performed for the first time in months.

The Nova Scotian stalwarts attribute their longevity to a tight code of democracy and avoiding the spotlight.

Director Nicolas Winding Refn explains how he chose the swooning electronic pop songs that underscore the emotion in his new film, about a stuntman and getaway driver whose emotional awakening is interrupted by bursts of brutal violence.

JD Samson explains how politics and dance music can mix, even in songs without an explicit message.

The difference between writing books and capsule reviews, web and print, and how pop is like zydeco.

The New Yorker's classical music critic answers questions about his job and his daily routine.

In rock and roll terms, the Portland-based band is a veteran act. When they started playing together 17 years ago, they had no idea the gig would last. Now, Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss have put out their eighth album, called American Gong.

Wye Oak build songs around simple ideas that can seem opaque, but always pack an unexpected kick. Take It In could be about a fight between two people who know each other very well — in addition to being bandmates, Stack and Wasner are a couple — and bash at each other with everything they have in an effort to keep the relationship alive.

In 1989, two members of the rock band Superchunk launched a tiny record label. Twenty years later, amid the struggles of the music industry at large, Merge has become one of the most respected and successful companies in the business.

A Seattle couple shares the story of how they paid back their 30-year mortgage, and Boston shares its pride as Bernie Madoff lands a 150-year sentence.