Angry, anguished blues from the always adventurous James Blood Ulmer.

Costello gives an extraordinary two-hour performance and reveals his equally extraordinary ego.

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Guitarist and "All Things Considered" commentator Adrian Legg tells funny stories, but his guitar playing is no laughing matter.

The music industry needs a triple bypass, he says, and the Web's performing the surgery. Straight talk from the veteran musician, whose new album will be released this week both online and in stores.

Is Beck's new record his best yet?

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The "song of the year" from a "redheaded love object"? Plus: Nonsensical piano doodles from John Cale and climactic music from a Japanese instrumental rock band -- free!

Greenwich Village folk tribute covers Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel and Tim Buckley. But how can Chrissie Hynde and Marshall Crenshaw, among others, forget that some art belongs to its creator?

From Black Sabbath to Prince to Bob Dylan, these 17 songs about the nuclear holocaust are more relevant than ever

Mick Jagger's mad, erudite incantation strutted '60s rock toward the dark side of history.

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Elvis died a victim of his own ego and excess. Will the country follow suit?

The trial will be an important one if it ever resolves — but so far, it does not inspire confidence

The tale behind the Oscar-nominated documentary is as extraordinary as the Tuvan throat-singers it celebrates.