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Through the centuries, old songs known as the Child ballads have been passed down and tweaked to fit the times. More recently, they've been adapted by the folk revivalists of the 1950s and rockers from the '60s and '70s. Now, a duo of young songwriters is reviving them yet again.

Hear two different versions of one song, "Death of a Party," from Blur's career-spanning box set.

Leo's 1999 debut with Ted Leo and the Pharmacists fused punk, reggae and dub music, but he's gone in several other directions since: With the help of a full band, he's crafted a contagious and infectious sound that also incorporates pop, rock, soul, folk and more. Hear Ted Leo and the Pharmacists perform live in concert from WXPN in Philadelphia.

Twenty-one songs Springsteen recorded for his 1978 album Darkness on the Edge of Town are now being released for the first time. Springsteen spoke to actor Ed Norton at the Toronto Film Festival about the making of Darkness.

The Canadian rock band bares all with a totally revamped style on its latest album. Looks like longtime fans will be more than satisfied after the wait. Hear the band perform new songs from the album (as well as some old ones), live in Philadelphia.

The all-female quartet from Los Angeles has quickly gained popularity by mixing dreamlike sequences of psychedelia, post-punk and funk. The group's debut full-length follows in the wake of the deafening buzz created by the 2008 EP Exquisite Corpse.

The group came out on the other side of turmoil with a sound and a live show they call more potent.

Philadelphia's Knifeplay mixes twangy confessionals, bruising shoegaze and sprawling slowcore in its intricate and majestic sound.

"Michael contacted me and he just wanted to turn into a monster," says director John Landis.

How does a scene survive when disaster strikes its venues, music schools, rare instruments and priceless archives all at once? The musicians of flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky have a few answers.