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Groovy '74 Cali classic unearthed again

Pixies guitarist raises bar for nerdrocker

From Yardbirds' fan-club secretary to "the face of '68"...

Expansive seventh LP from NYC blues-punk trailblazers

Elmore Leonard's first modern fiction novel was originally filmed in 1969 with Ryan O'Neal in the starring role. It flopped. This remake (directed by Miami Blues' George Armitage) fares no better; it drifts aimlessly, while Owen Wilson's small-time crook, drawn into a relationship with the thrill-seeking girl of a local property developer, never engages your feelings. Morgan Freeman, Charlie Sheen and Vinnie Jones co-star.

It's an odd time to evaluate Paul Simon's solo career in light of his successful 2004 reunion tour with Art Garfunkel. But maybe all that boomer nostalgia needs a little levity, and the sweep of his solo work proves Simon has never dwelled on the past. The Studio Recordings 1972-2000 is that rare bird—an attempt to collect an artist's entire oeuvre.

Greedy triple-disc excavation of The King's finest hour

North London gets an audience with a living legend who's found a brand new lease of life

Swan song from prolific Dayton, Ohio combo, while frontman flies solo

Big Star man's missing 70s years