Polyphonic Spree a Different Kind of Rock Band
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The Polyphonic Spree may look like a  New Age gospel choir, with all those young white Texans in  multicolored robes hopping, swaying and beaming beatifically as  they sing and play blissed-out mantras, but bandleader Tim  DeLaughter says it's just pop music.
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Some performers are finding that early success online can turn into an album contract.
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Perhaps too flamboyant or eccentric for  more strait-laced American audiences, U.S. bands like Scissor  Sisters have gone to Britain to make it big.
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When the Mars Volta put out its  latest album, "The Bedlam in Goliath," in January, the act gave  its hardcore fans an option that is becoming increasingly  popular -- and creative.
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Rock bands have long prospered by living - and selling - images of hard living and brash poses. But sex, drugs and rock &#39;n&#39; roll are no longer enough. The definition of cool for some acts now includes mobile phone ringtones.
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The Shiny Diamonds, a spunky band from Canada, make music  they call "mind-blowing thrash folk." On Wednesday, the lads and their songs were tagged with a less flattering description: "non-notable."
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Several new online services  have emerged with their own takes on digital music discovery.
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There is a rough science to choosing performance-enhancing music.
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Music videos have become a collective effort, with artists competing with fans.
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With a solid following in Europe and a new album, Damian Draghici has managed to make a career playing an obscure and sometimes ridiculed instrument.
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Interesting music does not tell us to be good or bad. It asks only to be admired. Getting great music and simple faith together happens, but with difficulty.
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The format, long maligned, starts a comeback as several bands write rock operas.
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From heroes to '00s: Crowded House and the members of Velvet Revolver try to reclaim the glories of their 1990s heydays.
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New releases from the Killers, Beck, Evanescence and the Decemberists.
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As personal computers with broadband Internet connections become an increasingly popular way for Americans to acquire music, high-tech companies are rushing to offer systems for getting music out of the PC and onto the stereo.
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There's the Weird Al way of making funny music: steal a melody, add zany high-concept lyrics, and rock on.
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In 1977, a new form of rock hit the scene led by bands like The Sex Pistols and The Ramones. A multimedia look back