Tamara Palmer

For the past decade, the lively Danny Howells has been at the forefront of the progressive house and later tech-house scenes in his native England. He's offered singles and mixed collections for notable labels such as Jackpot, Obsessive, Renaissance, and Global Underground. He's also a fearless remixer, unafraid to take...

French dance music has a rep for being a bit fey. But DJ and producer Joachim Garraud's guttural bass and propulsive beats sound decidedly macho. His songs "The Computer" and "Street Sound" are harder, better, faster, and stronger than much of what comes from his compatriots; he has been hired...

Lil Wayne is scheduled to bring his "I Am Music" tour to Phoenix this week, but be warned before you drop $35 to $75 on a ticket. While New Orleans native Dwayne Carter Jr. had the best year of his career in 2008, he has repeatedly wasted fans' time when...

Omaha's Tilly and the Wall doesn't have a drummer. But the band's figured out a way to lay down the beat just the same: Member Jamie Pressnall provides percussive rhythms by tap-dancing. Yes, tap-dancing. Left to the wrong feet, it could all turn into a gimmicky, indie-pop version of Riverdance...

It's been almost 20 years since Queen Latifah recorded her first song, "Princess of the Posse," an assertive rap with Jamaican inflections. She was the definitive strong-minded female rapper of the '90s, and at the time it seemed unlikely that she'd be anything other than the Afrocentric feminist construct that...