Nick Lowe’s take on a Christmas album is refreshing and unique, with a shot of personality and an eye for what truly animates the season. Those who love “Fairytale of New York” have a new round of ...

During the ’70s, when he went from being a mainstay in England’s rough-and-tumble pub-rock scene to a notable part of the new-wave movement, Nick Lowe was known as “Basher.” These days, of course, ...

There’s a radio playing in the apartment next door. The walls are thin enough that just enough of the sound bleeds through. Nick Lowe is standing at the sink, doing the dishes when he catches a bit of ...

Nick Lowe manages to pull off that tricky feat on his just-right 1990 song “What’s Shakin’ On The Hill”. He does so by imbuing the narrator with heart-tugging melancholy. We root for him to one day ...