Boston remains a place where strong musicianship and songwriting are greatly valued. WBUR music writer Noah Schaffer shares 14 albums that prove just that, from jazz, Celtic-tinged folk, Sephardic ...

The glowing press around the Cure’s first album in 16 years (and its best in ... it’s getting late/And my fire burns out at midnight.” The ex-Boston band hasn’t lost a step since lineup ...

“You’re among the first people in Boston to actually buy this new Taylor Swift album!” Boston 25′s Bob War asked Ellen Goldhammer of the North End of Boston. “Absolutely, I had to ...