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Ray Manzarek (far right) stands with fellow members of The Doors Jim Morrison (from right), Robby Krieger and John Densmore in 1968. Manzarek died Monday in Germany. He was 74.

Watch The Doors' Keyboard Counterpoint Goes Silent

May 21, 2013 – Manzarek brought Chicago sound to L.A.'s beaches with the trailblazing band. He died Monday at 74.

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Lauren Mayberry of Chvrches performs at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, in March.

Watch Big Songs, Big Hype (Oh Yeah, They're Women)

May 4, 2013 – Three hyped new bands have little in common, except being led by women. How important is that?

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Jeff Hanneman of Slayer in 2011.

Watch 'A Truth Never Told': Remembering Slayer's Jeff Hanneman

May 3, 2013 – The guitarist channeled darkness into the sound of a band that exemplifies pain.

Brian Johnson (L) and Angus Young of AC/DC in 2000. Johnson's first album with the group, 1980's Back In Black, is one of the best-selling albums of all time, despite never reaching No. 1 on the Billboard album chart.

Watch Justin Timberlake And The AC/DC Rule

April 5, 2013 – What the career of the Australian classic rockers teaches us about the latest blockbuster album.

Standing before a crowd 250,000 strong, Mick Jagger opened The Rolling Stones' 1969 concert at London's Hyde Park by reading a Percy Bysshe Shelley poem in tribute to late guitarist Brian Jones.

Listen The Rolling Stones And Hyde Park In 1969

April 4, 2013 – The Stones last played the park in 1969, just two days after the death of the band's guitarist.

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Metz at SXSW 2013.

Watch Metz: NPR Front Row

April 3, 2013 – Watch the noise-rock trio tear it up at the 2013 South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas.

In 2012, Mark Lanegan released the album Blues Funeral. Black Pudding, an album-length collaboration with guitarist and singer Duke Garwood, will come out in May.

Watch Mark Lanegan: A Secret Rock Star Still Shines Darkly

April 2, 2013 – Still best known as the singer for grunge-era group Screaming Trees, Mark Lanegan has stayed busy.

Issue 16 of the original run of Crawdaddy!, from June 1968.

Watch Remembering Paul Williams, Founder Of Rock Magazine 'Crawdaddy!'

March 30, 2013 – Paul Williams started the first American rock magazine as a college student in 1966.

Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode at SXSW 2013 in Austin, Texas.

Watch Depeche Mode: A Dark And Steady 'Machine' KCRW

March 25, 2013 – After 30 years together, Depeche Mode will release its 13th album, the seductive Delta Machine. KCRW

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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.

For the bicentennial of the composer's birth, author William Berger picks his favorite Wagner.

Gods And Monsters: 5 Unforgettable Wagner Moments

For the bicentennial of the composer's birth, author William Berger picks his favorite Wagner.

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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