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The Low Anthem has released one of the best albums of the year with "Oh My God, Charlie Darwin," a combination of hymnal heights and apocalypic lows.

Called by many magazines one of the best live bands touring in 2008, The Gaslight Anthem conjure images of Bruce Springsteen in their soul-drenched distortion.

Throughout the history of the United States these five pieces of music have rallied support, called people to arms, and comforted in times of sorrow.

After their debut album, Sink or Swim, many were tipping The Gaslight Anthem for greatness. Now they return with their second album, The '59 Sound.

Anthem is the thrilling tale of a young man who must take the future into his own hands to save not only his own freedom, but that of the entire human race.

Oh Canada! was composed in 1880 in haste as a national song for an event, the lyrics written in French only. The poetic English lyrics were written twenty years later.

The speaker in Wilfred Owen's Italian sonnet dramatizes hatred of war by creating a deeply bitter irony, pitting religious ceremony against reality of the battlefield.

Heart-in-throat vocals and blue collar vibes from the Jersey Shore...

Wavin Flag by Somalian born K'naan is the rousing Soccer Anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

Jordin Sparks, the winner of American Idol in 2007, lip-synced the National Anthem at Super Bowl XLII. What does this mean for the music industry?

With new music overwhelming the market, it can be challenging to weed through it to find the best bands. Here are the top five recommendations of an iTunes junkie.

In a time when as many as two out of every three Americans do not know the words to their own National Anthem, this article provides some much needed answers.

Guillermo Vargas Habacuc is an "artist" who recently made a name for himself by starving a dog to death in the name of art. Word spread quickly via the world wide web.

Development of the Chapel Royal Christian music from the plainsongs to Anglican Chant, Canticles and Anthems.

Nationalistic tunes of the Confederate South reflect the desire to defend against Northern tyranny and to take up arms to protect a lifestyle threatened by arbitrary rule

Years ahead of his time, Edmundo Ros made the world dance to a futuristic mix of Latin-American, Calypso and Tex-Mex styles during the 1940s and '50s.

Two of the newest music collections from the folks at Time/Life hundreds of great tracks from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.

A brief look at some of the aims and objectives of the very first Winter Youth Olympics to staged in 2012.

Now that the season is over, how will baseball fans occupy themselves over the winter while waiting for that glorious day in February when pitchers and catchers report?

Taking you on a journey from the very beginnings of Gospel Music, through to key players and influences in the genre, ending with a look at its uses in today's society.

In the jungle area of Northern Thailand, a Liverpool F.C. Fan, walks across two mountains to watch his team on satellite TV. Committment to The Beautiful Game.

Heartless Bastards are an up-and-coming band from Cincinnati, Ohio fronted by powerful vocalist and songwriter Erica Wennerstrom. New album "The Mountain" is a force.

James Weldon Johnson was born June 17, 1871, in Jacksonville, Florida. A composer of many popular songs, this poet also penned many important prayer-poems.

The song set to the tune of an English folk song has been adopted by Mormons as the way that they choose to sing about themselves.

Suite101 explores the truth behind that most absurb and hilarious of hippie adventures, "Alice's Restaurant."

Even the world's best athletes, who grace posters and appear on television to millions of people every week, make mistakes. When things go wrong, every one knows.

Life and works of American writer Ayn Rand, famous for her philosophy on objectivism and her best known novels The Fountainhead.

Blaqk Audio deliver an excellent debut disc with a few flaws

Connecticut was the home of two of the most celebrated and performed composers of the nineteenth century in the persons of Dudley Buck and Harry Rowe Shelley.

Jeremy Summerly conducts his ensemble, the Oxford Camerata, in a masterly performance of music by England's Renaissance composer Thomas Tallis.

Taking a break from 20th-century composers, let's trek backwards a few hundred years to the life of William Byrd.

From man walking on the moon for the first time, to unexpected death and improbable sports victories, life changed forever after circumstances that shaped the future.

Read more than two centuries of African-American love letters from slaves, Harlem Renaissance writers, celebrities, and everyday people.

The celebration of empire in Great Britain was characterized by a repertoire of patriotic and nationalistic songs, ballads, and marches evoking intense pride.

Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band continued the European leg of the, 'Working on a Dream', tour when they played London's Hyde Park at Hard Rock Calling.

From David Bowie to Roxy Music, the Glam Rock of the 1970s introduced some colorful and truly talented performers who added a glitzy style to a flagging music scene.

Groove Armada mix a cocktail of electronic styles with great hooks and beats that scream for the dance floor on fourth studio album, Soundboy Rock.

Many memorable poets did their best writing during the decades of the 1920s and 1930s.

"The War" is a 14-hour documentary based on personal WWII battlefield and home front experiences. It includes Tom Hanks narration and Wynton Marsalis & Gene Scheer music

On November 11 many will choose to remember the dead of the World War at events, tributes and readings worldwide. Here are some ideas for Remembrance Day readings.

Robert Burns, the best selling poet ever, now has a new website thanks to Scotland's tourist organisation VisitScotland.

Saint Andrew is Scotland's patron saint and gives his name to the home of world golf and to an ancient Scottish university. Who was he and how did all this come about?

The Grateful Dead's reputation as a leading psychedelic rock band remains unchallenged. San Francisco's best-loved people's band gave us a huge legacy of great rock music

One-room schoolhouses were built in rural Canada to meet the educational needs of children scattered across the countryside. One teacher taught Grades One to Eight.

For centuries hymn writing and composing was a man's profession.These three women made it their task to not only write the words but compose the music to their hymns.

During the dramatic upheavals of the French Revolution only one form of communication was truly accessible to all classes of people - the popular song.

Phoenix, Tempe, and Tucson all offer excellent outlet shopping opportunities. Learn more about them.

The 50th annual Chicago Air and Water Show opens with excitement on August 15 2008, as Bill Murray jumps with the Golden Knights Parachute Team.

The new Miss America is put to the test as the pageant contestants compete to be noticed in this final installment of Miss America: Reality Check.

Movie soundtracks often include theme songs that convey the message of the film through memorable lyrics and melodies.