Jim Fusilli

Eight years ago three friends from Oxford, Ohio, decided to start a band. On one of the recording tapes they wrote "Us, Today" and the name stuck. Their fourth album Computant is out now and is one to savor.

The eclectic approach of Jocie Adams' former band is amply present in her solo debut. Arc Iris showcases Adams' unique singing voice and supports it with cello, banjo, brass and more.

Brass bands often bring New Orleans to mind. But some 1,000 miles away from southeast Louisiana, there's a different kind of brass band at work: the No BS! Brass Band of Richmond, Va.

Since the late 1970s, the brass-band repertoire has morphed into a new sound with the addition of ...

Jim Fusilli, rock and pop music critic for The Wall Street Journal, joins us for a preview of this year’s installment of the massive music festival in Austin, Texas, which officially starts tomorrow.

A key scene in the Oscar-nominated film “The Artist” recycles a famous piece of film music. The Wall Street Journal’s Jim Fusilli joins us to discuss the controversy over the use of Bernard Hermann’s score from an Alfred Hitchcock classic.

The Wall Street Journal's Jim Fusilli joins us with three must-hear new releases for our weekly Pick Three feature.

The legacy of the Beatles is still unfolding in 2011. In the second installment of our “Beatles: 2K11” series, we look at new appreciations of the late George Harrison. The so-called “quiet Beatle” is the subject of recent tribute albums, a new Martin Scorsese documentary on HBO and more. Guests include New York Times culture reporter Dave Itzkoff and the Wall Street Journal's rock and pop critic, Jim Fusilli.

So far, 2011 has been a big year for the musical comeback. The Strokes, Duran Duran and even The Cars have all been making loud returns. But, as Elvis Presley proved in 1968, with his televised comeback special, it’s not just that you make the return, it’s how you do it. Joining us to take a look at the best (and the rest) of musical comeback history is Jim Fusilli, of the Wall Street Journal.

So far, 2011 has been a big year for the musical comeback. The Strokes, Duran Duran and even The Cars have all been making loud returns. But, as Elvis Presley proved in 1968, with his televised comeback special, it’s not just that you make the return, it’s how you do it. Joining us to take a look at the best (and the rest) of musical comeback history is Jim Fusilli, of the Wall Street Journal.

Opened in 1974 by Allan Pepper and Stanley Snadowsky, The Bottom Line was a cabaret-style venue that catered to fans and music industry honchos alike. We talk with Wall Street Journal music critic Jim Fusilli about the club's three-decade run at 15 West Fourth Street in Greenwich Village. And: share your own memory of The Bottom Line.

Honoring the wishes of the dear departed is tough enough among friends and family. But questions are much more complex when it comes to late musicians and artists with enormous legacies. Today, we look at the variety of approaches taken by the heirs of such artists as Leonard Bernstein, and ...

After making his name in the White Stripes and the Raconteurs, this week rocker Jack White debuts Dead Weather, a supergroup featuring members of three other indie-rock bands. It raises the questions of what makes for successful side projects or supergroups, and why do artists take them on? Today we ...

Critics say the Cleveland-based museum has a skewed view of rock and it shouldn't have inducted Johnny Cash, or hip-hop stars like Grand Master Flash. Others say it gives recognition to talent who deserve it and created a canon for popular music. As the Hall opens its new branch in ...

The new owners of EMI Group plan to eliminate up to 2,000 jobs -- more than a third of its workforce -- to offset revenue lost from falling CD sales and the departure of major artists. What does the restructuring mean for the development of new artists? We talk with ...