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Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Isolation Drills the new release by the band Guided by Voices.

The report is based on the allegations from two of the rally's organizers, who are also communicating with House investigators.

One of the most recognizable guitar riffs in America belongs to Living Colour. The band's 1988 hit, "Cult of Personality," won the group Grammy Awards and fame. In the past two decades, that fame faded, but Living Colour is back — and members say they've gained wisdom.

The four members of the South African rock band BLK JKS (pronounced "Black Jacks") grew up in different parts of the country, speaking different tribal languages. And they listened to a great range of music — everything from local rhythms to Sonic Youth to Duke Ellington. Those influences converge in a totally original sound on the group's full-length debut, After Robots.

The Korean-American band from California got a big boost from Honda after the musicians recorded a music video ... in their Hondas.

John Gourley, frontman and co-founder of the band Portugal. The Man talks about growing up in Alaska, his new album "Evil Friends" and working with über-producer Danger Mouse.

Pink Martini's debut album, Sympathique, has been selling steadily, racking up a respectable 600,000 sales in the five years since its release. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports on the pressures on the band and its charismatic leader Thomas Lauderdale to avoid the sophomore curse of a second release that doesn't live up to the first.

Driven by fiddle, guitar, upright bass and a homemade drum kit, the band Daisy Mayhem is back with a new CD. Big Old Life features joyful tunes drawn from hardship; it's the group's first release since lead singer Rani Arbo's bout with breast cancer.

The band's new album, Distortion, was influenced heavily by the feedback-laden guitars of The Jesus and Mary Chain. Songwriter Stephin Merritt and his band set typically glum lyrics to loud, fast, and fuzzy instrumentals.

Seven years and five albums into its existence, The Hold Steady is still making intelligent rock music. Heaven Is Whenever is the band's latest record, and it confronts themes of struggle, redemption and reward.