Sometime we have trouble expressing our emotions with words—not just to others, but even to ourselves. Having been taught that sadness is a girl thing, a weak thing, we grew up hiding it. That became ...

Astrud Gilberto - vocalist, recording artist, composer. Astrud Gilberto, known as "The Girl from Ipanema" and often referred to as "The Queen of Bossa-Nova," is an artist with roots firmly planted in ...

Steve Wiley is Up on the Sun’s resident Record Store Geek. Biweekly, he shares stories of great music and whacky characters from his continuing 27 years in Valley record stores and the always-zany ...