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Vintage Trouble recently reissued its 2010 debut, The Bomb Shelter Sessions.

Listen Vintage Trouble: Rock 'N' Roll Finds Its Soul

November 17, 2012 – On tour with The Who, the retro R&B outfit has risen swiftly since forming just two years ago.

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Mick Jagger says "Gimme Shelter" is about a "world closing in on you."

Watch Mick Jagger On The Apocalyptic 'Gimme Shelter'

November 16, 2012 – The 1969 song is about a "world closing in on you" — and it still speaks to us today.

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Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood says 1980's "Dance (Pt. 1)," which he helped write, was designed to get people moving.

Watch Ron Wood's Funky Contribution To The Stones Canon

November 15, 2012 – Wood says the disco-inflected "Dance (Pt. 1)," which he helped write, always gets people moving.

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Charlie Watts says "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," The Rolling Stones' 1965 hit, "sums up the whole period" in the band's development.

Watch Charlie Watts On What Makes 'Satisfaction' So Satisfying

November 14, 2012 – The Rolling Stones' drummer says the 1965 hit "sums up the whole period" in the band's development.

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Guitarist and songwriter Keith Richards calls "Street Fighting Man" one of his favorite Rolling Stones songs.

Watch Keith Richards: 'These Riffs Were Built To Last A Lifetime'

November 13, 2012 – The guitarist and songwriter calls "Street Fighting Man" one of his favorite Rolling Stones songs.

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Legendary guitarist and songwriter Pete Townshend composed rock operas like Tommy and Quadrophenia, and helped define rock music for generations.

Listen 'Who I Am': The Public And Private Pete Townshend

November 12, 2012 – In Who I Am, Pete Townshend explores how his childhood informed his dreams of becoming an artist.

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Music From Another Dimension!, Aerosmith's first studio album in over a decade, is out Nov. 6. Left to right: Joey Kramer, Brad Whitford, Joe Perry, Steven Tyler and Tom Hamilton.

Listen Aerosmith: A Tumbling Down, Then A 'Magic Moment'

November 4, 2012 – Frontman Steven Tyler says the band's new album comes after a long dry spell and some bad blood.

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Beth Orton's latest album is called Sugaring Season.

Watch Beth Orton: 'These Songs Are My Little Bit Of Sugar'

October 27, 2012 – Orton's career was halted by motherhood and label drama. She explains how and why she started over.

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Stephen Colbert (right) performs with Ben Folds on the set of his TV show, The Colbert Report.

Listen Stephen Colbert On Music: The Fresh Air Interview

October 24, 2012 – From "King Herod's Song" to Ben Folds Five, Colbert talks about some of his favorite music.

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The iconic cover of The Beatles' Abbey Road.

Listen From Elgar To Beatles: Abbey Road Blazed A Trail

October 21, 2012 – The pioneering Abbey Road Studios "continues to push boundaries," even in an era of self-recording.

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Ben Gibbard's first album as a solo artist is called Former Lives.

Listen Ben Gibbard: Living With Ghosts

October 20, 2012 – The Death Cab for Cutie frontman says his first solo album is eight years in the making.

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Tori Amos in concert in New York City on October 5th.

Read Tori Amos On Her Muses, Her Song Girls And Her Father

October 17, 2012 – In an interview with Ann Powers the singer reflects on her twenty-year career and her new album.

Kaki King's latest album is called Glow.

Watch Kaki King: A Guitar Wizard Conjures New Colors

October 12, 2012 – King says her new album blossomed in the studio from solo guitar pieces into dense arrangements.

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Muse's Matthew Bellamy includes the heartbeat of his son in utero on the song, "Follow Me."

Watch Muse: Arena-Sized Entropy On 'The 2nd Law'

October 9, 2012 – Muse's Matthew Bellamy includes the in utero heartbeat of his son in the song "Follow Me."

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Detail of the cover art from Ultraísta, the debut album from Nigel Godrich's new trio.

Listen Ultraísta: Radiohead's Knob-Twister Takes Off

October 6, 2012 – The super-producer behind Radiohead's albums has a new band to show off: his own.

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First Listen

The British beat-makers shed their electronics in pursuit of a sound designed to translate live.

First Listen: Mount Kimbie, 'Cold Spring Fault Less Youth'

The British beat-makers shed their electronics in pursuit of a sound designed to translate live.

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On his new songs, the rapper points fingers in every direction, including back at himself.

Kanye West Stands Alone

On his new songs, the rapper points fingers in every direction, including back at himself.

William Berger, author of <em>Wagner Without Fear</em>, guides us through his five favorite Wagner moments.

Gods And Monsters: 5 Unforgettable Wagner Moments

William Berger, author of Wagner Without Fear, guides us through his five favorite Wagner moments.

Manzarek brought Chicago sound to L.A.'s beaches with the trailblazing band. He died Monday at 74.

The Doors' Keyboard Counterpoint Goes Silent: Remembering Ray Manzarek

Manzarek brought Chicago sound to L.A.'s beaches with the trailblazing band. He died Monday at 74.

Hear the elusive electronic duo in conversation with <em>All Things Considered</em>'s Audie Cornish.

Daft Punk On 'The Soul That A Musician Can Bring'

Hear the elusive electronic duo in conversation with All Things Considered's Audie Cornish.

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