TV On The Radio's new album, its fifth, is titled Seeds. JUCO/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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TV On The Radio And The Paradox Of The Midcareer Band

November 13, 2014 • Past the hype of the newcomer, not yet granted the deference of veterans, the allure of a band making a go of it in the murky middle may be subtle, but it can still be potent.

'Concert For Valor' Honors Veterans' Contributions

November 11, 2014 • Tens of thousands of people will be on the National Mall Tuesday night for a Veterans Day event called "The Concert for Valor."

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Song Premiere: Houndmouth, 'For No One'

November 10, 2014 • The Indiana band will release its second album in 2015. This early sample is a striking, vibrating, epic folk ballad with almost surreal imagery and a story line that twists in odd directions.

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Richard Branson Fails To Get Led Zeppelin Back Together

November 10, 2014 • The Virgin Atlantic billionaire reportedly offered the group $800 million. Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones signed on, but lead singer Robert Plant did not have a "Whole Lotta Love" for the idea.

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Maya Angelou's poetry and lyrics meet hip-hop beats on the new album Caged Bird Songs. Chester Higgins /Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Why The Caged Bird Raps

November 10, 2014 • Caged Bird Songs pairs some of the late Maya Angelou's poems and lyrics to hip-hop beats — but producer Shawn Rivera says the rhythms were already there.

Tacheles, a squat in the central district of Mitte, 1990. Spots like this one often became clubs or art spaces in the years following German reunification. Ben de Biel hide caption

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In Berlin, A Beat That Bloomed From Rubble

November 9, 2014 • Today Berlin is a techno hot spot. The scene has its roots in the fall of the Berlin Wall, when young people from East and West got together in abandoned buildings to dance and celebrate together.

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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra bassist Michael Kurth stands on the picket line for a silent protest during the lockout in September. The orchestra announced this weekend that it had reached a new four-year contract with musicians. David Goldman/AP hide caption

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