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The two artists, best known for their bands Bon Iver and The National, say their new project isn't really a band but a large-scale collaboration involving dozens of musicians.

Hey, hey, they were the Monkees, and by 1968 they were sick and tired of their manufactured boy-band image, so they took a sledgehammer to it in the surreal, angry, stream-of-consciousness Head.

Inspired by gospel, the standout from U2's American experiment, The Joshua Tree, has become a rock and roll hymn, even finding its way into real-life church services.

Danielle Kurtzleben speaks to London-based jazz musician Jelly Cleaver about her new EP, "Jelly Cleaver and The Forever Presence."

Small bands and independent musicians often can't wait the year-long time frame to get a record pressed. They may be pushed out of the biggest and fastest growing physical music medium.

Commentator and music journalist Ashley Kahn talks to members of The Flaming Lips about their music and their latest album, At War with the Mystics. For more than 20 years the band has been a cult favorite. Kahn explains how their new effort maintains a spirit of experimentation, while earning them a shot at mainstream popularity.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with the band The A's about their debut album, "Fruit."

A music festival in Caracas, Venezuela is building momentum for renewed creativity and expression in the country, amidst an ongoing political crisis.

Thomas' April 23 death at age 71 brings to a close one of the most significant avant-garde experiments ever conducted within the confines of pop music. Rock critic Ken Tucker reflects on his legacy.

In 1973, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, then struggling musicians, released an album that inspired Mick Fleetwood to invite them to join his band. Buckingham Nicks has just been remastered.