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Over the course of 40 years, Iggy Pop has changed from a noisy brat with seemingly no chance at stardom to a widely respected founder of punk. A new box set, Roadkill Rising, collects many of his unreleased concert bootlegs.

The young singer tells Weekend All Things Considered about getting and handling attention as one of the first Korean-American singers in the public eye.

Collins was the leader of the 1980s post-punk band Orange Juice. In 2005, he had two cerebral hemorrhages and doubted whether he'd ever make music again. But now he's back with his seventh solo album, Losing Sleep, which Ken Tucker says addresses the singer's past with "bracing clarity."

The vocal duo's new album, Bright Morning Stars, isn't necessarily religious, but it is spiritual. Dead Rock West covers some old-time gospel music, redemption-minded blues and bass-stomping revival numbers.

New Orleans singer and accordionist Amede Ardoin made some of the earliest zydeco recordings. Those rare 78 RPM discs have been collected and remastered on a new compilation.

After years spent playing with a backing band or collaborating with other artists, Harper returns with a resolutely solo recording called Give Till It's Gone.

The band formed in 1997 and quickly gained attention in its adopted hometown of Austin, Texas. On a new album, its members honor their idol Bob Wills, "The King of Western Swing."

Clegg's new album, Human, is his first to be released in the U.S. in 17 years. He says that, even with Apartheid so far in the past, residents of his home country are still learning what it means to be South African.

A recent 13-CD box set called Next Stop Is Vietnam: The War on Record 1961-2008 documents the music that dominated the airwaves during the Vietnam War. Rock historian Ed Ward says the compilation could have used some "conscientious curation."

Fresh off a four-year stint in politics, the singer-songwriter returns with a new album. Laru Beya pays tribute to the culture Aurelio championed in the Honduran congress: the Garifuna of Central America, whose traditions may be in danger of dying out.