What do Soul Train and Whitney Houston tell us about race in America? In his book, A Little Devil in America, the culture critic traces the history of Black performance through moments in pop culture.

Joni Mitchell was onto something. You don't miss liner notes until you don't have them. I admit: Many liner notes leave me cold, for two reasons. First, they're way too detailed, especially in jazz.

This month’s spotlight is on Christian artist Chipp Burgoon of the one-man pop-rock band Glory Bound Praise. Mutli-instrumentalist Burgoon, (31) has been playing worship music for more than a dozen ...