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A French-style '60s band has taken New York by storm. But most of the members of Les Sans Culottes are Americans. Their act is a musical takeoff on the French pop music of an era far more famous in America for the British invasion led by The Beatles.

Since their 2001 debut, the French band Phoenix has gained a devoted following on the international pop scene. Their latest album, Live! Thirty Days Ago, features performances by the quartet on the road.

In his new book So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star, Jacob Slichter, the drummer for the band Semisonic, peels away the glamour that gives the world of rock its sheen of cool. He speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep.

NPR's Michele Norris talks with John McCrea, lead singer and songwriter of the band CAKE, whose newest album is Pressure Chief. Mr. McCrea explains that his songwriting is often inspired by the frustrations and sadness of romances gone wrong; fortunately, these stories are vivid and occasionally humorous.

Music critic Milo Miles looks at the career of reggae greats Toots Hibbert and his band, the Maytals. The group's recent re-issues are Time Tough, Funky Kingston (Island Records) and Monkey Man (Trojan Records).

The Joy of Cooking, a band led by two women out of Berkeley, Calif., in the late 1960s, is enjoying something of a revival. The group's brand of folk-rock included elements of jazz, blues and Latin music.

Rabbit Fur Coat is the debut solo album by Jenny Lewis, the former child-actress who is also the former lead singer of the cult-indie rock band Rilo Kiley.

The Stooges rock band, led by singer Iggy Pop, have just released their first album in almost 35 years. It's called The Weirdness.

The Black Keys are a duo from Akron, Ohio. The band went from college dropouts mowing lawns to cult stardom. Their sound is an ultra-retro throwback to the days when Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix channeled American blues artists.

Critic David Bianculli is a big Beatles fan, and to pay homage to the 40th anniversary of the release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, he turns to other homages: On today's Fresh Air, Bianculli reaches into his record collection and pulls out favorite cover versions of the songs from the album.