Mar 13th, 2008 · Best known for his sly, sexy party anthems, 72-year-old Andre Williams toiled in the music industry trenches for decades, battling homelessness and addiction along the way. Now he's been rediscovered by young white rockers.
Oct 5th, 2008 · It took over five years for Nathanial Rich to finish his first novel — maybe because he was writing The Mayor's Tongue secretly, first as a college student, and then while writing film criticism during the day.
Sep 4th, 2008 · Sarah Palin's speech didn't really prove whether the 44-year-old former small-town mayor deserved the job of vice president after just 21 months as Alaska governor. But John McCain's running mate did show she knew how to take a punch, and how to deliver one, with a sly grin.
Jun 4th, 2007 · Porcupine Tree mixes the virtuoso musicianship of progressive rock with modern electronic and guitar effects. The title of its song "Sentimental" takes a sly jab, given its bleak surroundings on Fear of a Blank Planet, the band's saga of numbed-out teens of the future.
May 18th, 2007 · Soul power-funk band Sly and The Family Stone are celebrating their fortieth anniversary with a brand new box-set featuring the group's first seven albums. Rose Stone and Larry Graham, two of The Family Stone's original members talk about the band's unique contributions to popular music.
May 10th, 2007 · Humorist and writer Roy Blount Jr. has spent years exploring the rocky relationship and stereotypes between the North and the South. His latest book is a collection of witty and sly observations as a Southern white guy "living pigeon-holed" up North.
Apr 12th, 2007 · Fountains of Wayne's immensely catchy pop-rock songs come with a powerful undercurrent of sly cynicism, but also a keen understanding of everyday people and the way they live. The band's new album is titled Traffic and Weather.
Apr 6th, 2007 · Lily Allen's ska-infused pop music has officially achieved ubiquity: She's gone from a buzzed-about underground sensation to a mainstream darling in the span of only a few months. Her sly lyrics and joyful energy have helped make her a star.