Girls’ Night Out, In Style
It's girls' night out in song as LISSY WALKER, CLAIRE MARTIN and JULIE KELLY survey the Great American…
Bob Marovich’s Gospel Picks—September 2014
GLADYS KNIGHT returns to her gospel roots in WHERE MY HEART BELONGS and leads gospel editor BOB MAROVICH's…
Paving the Way for Those Who Paved the Way
Twenty-five superb tracks, starting in 1940, of the Mother of Gospel Music SALLIE MARTIN's early recordings, appraised as…
Communicating With, and In, Nature
Through nature my mother found the strength to express herself, and the lei, this “art of communication,” gave…
Hearts in Flux
On DULCIE TAYLOR's moving new album, ONLY WORN ONE TIME, the singer-songwriter offers Finely etched reflections on mortality,…
The Whole Thing Was Such Fun
Perhaps when you hear Jesse croon the poignant plea, “Bring my baby, oh, my baby back to me…,”…
‘Star Spangled Banner’ @200: Five Noteworthy Classical Versions
Marking the 200th birthday of the 'STAR SPANGLED BANNER,' we present five notable classical versions and debunk the…
Swinging the Pendulum on Pit Bulls
Esquire writer-at-large TOM JUNOD is among those leading the charge to change public perceptions about pit bulls. TALKING…
At the Intersection of Abbey Road and Tin Pan Alley (Field Notes From a Music Biz Life, Part 3)
In Part 3 of his autobiography,, MICHAEL SIGMAN recalls how his father Carl's song 'Ebb Tide,' which was…
A Spotlight on Smaller Publishers
Reviews of three new beautifully illustrated picture books for children, all issued by smaller publishing houses