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Josh Homme's Rotating Supergroup The Desert Sessions Returns For 'Vols. 11 & 12'

Josh Homme's The Desert Sessions brought together an all-star line-up of rock legends to collaborate. Andreas Neumann/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Josh Homme's Rotating Supergroup The Desert Sessions Returns For 'Vols. 11 & 12'

Musicians on the Queens of the Stone Age frontman-led album include ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and Primus' Les Claypool.

Josh Homme's Rotating Supergroup The Desert Sessions Returns For 'Vols. 11 & 12'

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Jake Shears Strikes Out On His Own

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Jake Shears Strikes Out On His Own

Scissors Sisters won the hearts of Elton John, David Bowie and Bono before going on hiatus in 2012. Lead singer Jake Shears is back with a debut solo album, full of familiar quirks and dizzying fun.

Jake Shears Strikes Out On His Own

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Reconnecting with a Friend-Turned-Celebrity

NPR's Alison MacAdam tells the story of getting in touch with her best friend from kindergarten, Scott Hoffman, who is now a sensation in a disco-rock band called The Scissor Sisters. Hoffman explains how he uses music to fill the voids he felt growing up in Lexington, Ky.

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Scissor Sisters: Celebrating The 'Night' Life

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Scissor Sisters: Celebrating The 'Night' Life

After more than four years without a new album, the glam-rock band has released Night Work. The record is both playful and sexual, as evidenced by the provocative Robert Mapplethorpe photo on the CD cover, and continues to build on Scissor Sisters' go-go club foundation.

Scissor Sisters: Celebrating The 'Night' Life

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Scissor Sisters In Concert

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Scissor Sisters In Concert

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The world's most popular glam band takes the stage at World Cafe Live as part of the WXPN's Life Fridays concert series.

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The Best Summer Dance Music

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The Best Summer Dance Music

On this edition of All Songs Considered, host Bob Boilen talks with NPR Music's Frannie Kelley, Amy Schriefer and Sami Yenigun about their favorite songs for getting your groove on this summer.

The Best Summer Dance Music

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