John Sellers

Though Best Coast's 2010 debut album, Crazy for You, won an ocean of fans for its fizzy, lo-fi surf pop, frontwoman Bethany Cosentino swears she's…

Since 1992, when she famously ripped up a photograph of the pope on Saturday Night Live, Sinéad O'Connor has been better at getting press for…

Though still a relative newcomer, Florence Welch has already amassed some impressive achievements, not the least of which is the more than 3.3 million copies…

Much has changed in the music industry since "Weird Al" Yankovic debuted on the scene with "My Bologna," his 1979 parody of the Knack's "My…

The ideal setting for a chat with Peter Murphy would be a sepulchre, not a Manhattan sushi bar blaring "Hotel California." Yet, across the table,…

In the three years since Death Cab for Cutie released their gold-selling Narrow Stairs, frontman Ben Gibbard has quit drinking, moved to Los Angeles, and--oh,…

After ten years in TV on the Radio, it's not surprising that lead singer Tunde Adebimpe requested time off following a yearlong tour supporting 2008's…

Every assumption you've ever had about Sam Beam -- the folk singer otherwise known as Iron & Wine -- might go out the window when…

Few musicians form new bands at the age of 55, let alone extremely loud punk-rock bands channeling classic late-'70s hardcore. Then again, most people aren't…

Of all the words spent discussing Liz Phair since her debut nearly two decades ago, none have ever concerned her ability to surf. "I just…

During his first career as a so-called celebrity DJ, Mark Ronson spun for everyone from P. Diddy to Martha Stewart. But in 2000, he had…

It would be both annoying and inaccurate to quip that diminutive, balding drummer-turned-singer Phil Collins became a music-industry titan against all odds. As evidenced by…

Back in 2006, as OutKast was coming off a dizzying run that saw five consecutive studio albums hit No. 2 or higher on the Billboard…

For a woman who belts out arias at sold-out opera houses without using a microphone, Renée Fleming speaks in surprisingly soft tones. "I have a…

Since forming Alkaline Trio in his native Chicago in 1996, Matt Skiba has been hit by five cars and drawn the ire of Christian radio…