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In U2's 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For,' A Restless Search For Meaning

The Edge and Bono perform in the Netherlands during U2's The Joshua Tree tour in 1987. The U2 song "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," inspired by gospel, has become a rock and roll hymn, even finding its way into real-life church services. Rob Verhorst/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption

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In U2's 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For,' A Restless Search For Meaning

Inspired by gospel, the standout from U2's American experiment, The Joshua Tree, has become a rock and roll hymn, even finding its way into real-life church services.

In U2's 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For,' A Restless Search For Meaning

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Resurrected Stones Film Finds Pivot Point In Rock History

The Rollings Stones, Marianne Faithfull and other performers at the Rock and Roll Circus. Michael Randolf/Courtesy of the production company hide caption

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Resurrected Stones Film Finds Pivot Point In Rock History

In December of 1968, some of the biggest names in rock and roll came together to film The Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus. The film was recently given a 4K restoration.

Resurrected Stones Film Finds Pivot Point In Rock History

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'Afilando Los Cuchillos' Soundtracks Puerto Rico's Social Movement In Real Time

Bad Bunny (holding flag), singer Ricky Martin (in black hat) and Residente (in blue hat) join demonstrators in protest against Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló in Old San Juan. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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'Afilando Los Cuchillos' Soundtracks Puerto Rico's Social Movement In Real Time

"Puerto Ricans are waking up." We explore Residente, iLe and Bad Bunny's sharp-edged takedown of Gov. Ricardo Rosselló and its influence on the protesters in the streets.

'Afilando Los Cuchillos' Soundtracks Puerto Rico's Social Movement In Real Time

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The Green New Deal: Where Spotify Stands, And Where Artists Wish It Would

Spotify CEO and co-founder Daniel Ek, photographed in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2016 on the occasion of his company's Japanese debut. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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The Green New Deal: Where Spotify Stands, And Where Artists Wish It Would

Since launching stateside in 2011, the green logo of Spotify has come to be, almost like Kleenex, synonymous with the weird new world of streaming. So, dozens of billions of dollars later, what's up?

Wednesday

Everything Hits: Spoon Releases An Old School Greatest Hits Album Into A Digital Age

"We wanted to do a record for the people who don't know the band as well," says Spoon singer Britt Daniel (center) of the reasoning behind its new greatest hits album, Everything Hits At Once. Chelsea Lauren/Getty Images hide caption

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Everything Hits: Spoon Releases An Old School Greatest Hits Album Into A Digital Age

After nine albums, the veteran indie rock band Spoon is doing something that's become a rarity in the age of playlists: releasing a hand-picked collection of a dozen of its best-loved songs.