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Geddy Lee of Rush performs at the Barclays Center on October 22, 2012 in Brooklyn.

Watch Loving Rush, With All My Heart And Brain

December 20, 2012 – For one nerd, mean, mean pride in the band and its election to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Joe Strummer performs with his solo project, The Latino Rockabilly War, in 1989. The Clash frontman died of heart failure in December 2002.

Watch Joe Strummer's Life After Death

December 20, 2012 – The singer, co-founder and potent political voice of The Clash died 10 years ago this week.

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Stasia Irons of THEESatisfaction performs at KEXP's All Songs Considered party at The Vera Project on August 20, 2012.

Read 10 Artists You Should Have Known In 2012

December 19, 2012 – Download 10 songs from public radio's favorite new artists of the year.

Director David Chase and Executive Producer and Music Supervisor Steve Van Zandt on the set of Not Fade Away.

Listen 'Not Fade': Rock 'N' Roll, Here To Stay

December 19, 2012 – Sopranos creator David Chase enlisted Steven Van Zandt's help on a movie about a '60s band.

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The Mountain Goats.

Listen The Mountain Goats On Mountain Stage

December 18, 2012 – Hear John Darnielle and his band play indie-folk songs from their new album, Transcendental Youth.

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Fiona Apple's The Idler Wheel... is a sustained mood piece, a series of intricate word puzzles swaddled in ferocious emotion.

Watch Ken Tucker's Top 10 Albums Of 2012

December 18, 2012 – From the inescapable "Call Me Maybe" to Fiona Apple, the Fresh Air critic counts down the year.

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INTERACTIVE: BOB BOILEN'S WRISTBANDS 2012 - Wristbands, ticket stubs and badges from a few of the hundreds of shows Bob Boilen saw in 2012.

Read Bob Boilen's 243 Favorite Concerts Of 2012

December 17, 2012 – Out of 462 concerts, the ones that stuck with Bob Boilen all featured an element of surprise.

Alt-J Tiny Desk Performance NPR 2012

Watch Alt-J: Tiny Desk Concert

December 17, 2012 – The Mercury Prize-winning band plays angular, poetic, inventive music that takes unexpected turns.

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The Henry Millers.

Listen Next: The Henry Millers WXPN

December 17, 2012 – The band plays bright, infectious indie-rock, folk and synth-pop on its debut album, Daisies. WXPN

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Someone took this Santa's violin.

Read The Mix: Jingle Jams WXPN

December 16, 2012 – From WXPN, hear a mix of holiday favorites and originals featuring The Beatles, U2, Adele and more. WXPN

Rod Stewart is a Grammy-winning artist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. He has two new releases this fall: the memoir Rod and the holiday album Merry Christmas, Baby.

Watch Rod Stewart: Big Dreams, Bigger Hair

December 16, 2012 – At 67, Stewart is finally tackling two rock-star milestones: a memoir and a Christmas album.

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Divine Fits at the KEXP studio in Seattle

Watch Divine Fits: One Of The 'Nicest' Songs Of 2012 KEXP

December 16, 2012 – Watch Britt Daniel's new band perform one of public radio's songs of 2012, "Would That Not Be Nice." KEXP

The Beatles look out of the Magical Mystery Tour coach skylight, on location in England in September 1967.

Listen Behind The Scenes Of The Beatles' 'Magical Mystery Tour'

December 14, 2012 – TV critic David Bianculli reviews a new documentary about the 1967 Beatles film.

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The cover of Sofrito: International Soundclash, a compilation of Tropical music recently released by the Strut label.

Read Now That's What I Call A Compilation

December 13, 2012 – In the Internet era, single-artist albums are suffering, but compilations are thriving.

Asphyx.

Read Top 10 Metal Albums Of 2012

December 13, 2012 – From straight-up death to a bluegrass 'n' black hybrid, these are the metal LPs that hurt so good.

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