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This is a repeat of Terry Gross' now-infamous interview with the Kiss band member. The band rose to prominence and popularity in the mid 1970s. They were known for their Halloweenish face paint, black-leather outfits, platform heels and grandiose stage shows where Simmons spit blood, belched fire and stuck out his seven-inch tongue. Simmons' autobiography is Kiss and Make-Up which details his early years growing up in Israel and later Brooklyn. This interview first aired February 4, 2002.

Levon Helm, former drummer and vocalist for the '60s and '70s rock group, The Band, recounts his early fame, his battle against throat cancer and his continuing solo career.

One of the most critically acclaimed rock CDs of 2004 is the full-length debut by Arcade Fire. The Montreal band calls the album Funeral. The musicians dedicated it to departed family members — including a popular bandleader from the 1940s. WHYY's Joel Rose reports.

The alt-country band's new record mixes the sound of the Minnesota wilderness and the hills of the Carolinas with soaring strings. It's not surprising given the group wrote and recorded the album in many locations: in northern Minnesota, the Carolinas, Muscle Shoals in Alabama, the Mojave Desert and Hollywood.

Sweet-natured and sharply pointed, The Band's Visit follows the adventures of an Egyptian musical group meant to be on a goodwill tour in Israel. Through a mishap, the band is stranded in a remote desert town.

Now in its fourth decade of music-making, Los Lobos just released its first studio album since 2010. Rock critic Ken Tucker says Gates of Gold is "full of thick, mysterious music."

We've taken the names of famous bands and replaced them with rough antonyms. For example, if we said "Videofeet," you would answer, "Radiohead."

Not all musicians support the current crackdown on Internet file sharing. Some give their music away for free, trading some record sales in the hopes that they'll get more exposure from offering the downloads. The band Nine Inch Nails is currently streaming their new album online, ahead of the CD's commercial release Tuesday.

Alaska holds its Democratic caucuses on Saturday, posing a logistical challenge to voters in the state's more remote locations. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Fairbanks caucus organizer Janelle Olson.

James Farm isn't a person, but the name of a jazz supergroup comprising saxophonist Joshua Redman, pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Matt Penman and drummer Eric Harland. The band's self-titled debut is complex and truly collaborative.