Music

Rock historian Ed Ward talks about some of the soul music that came out of the Vietnam war.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Now Here Is Nowhere, the first major-label release by the trio Secret Machines.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Give (Columbia) the latest by the trio The Bad Plus.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Musicology, (Columbia) the new recording by Prince.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews the debut album by the Eagles of Death Metal called Peace Love Death Metal. The group's drummer is Josh Homme, the singer-guitarist of the hard-rock band Queens of the Stone Age.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Get Away From Me, the debut album by singer-songwriter Nellie McKay.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews a new box set of Dave Brubeck's Time Out albums.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews the new solo album by Graham Parker, Your Country.

Rock historian Ed Ward remembers Dimension Records, which showcased the demos of such songwriters as Gerry Goffin and Carole King.

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews some silent musical scores by the Alloy Orchestra. They write and perform new music for silent films. Schwartz looks at their scores for the Buster Keaton films, The General and Steamboat Bill, Jr. (on DVD, Image Entertainment).