Everyone piles on Starship's "We Built This City," at least in part, because it's too feeble to fight back. George Rose/Getty Images hide caption
All Songs Considered Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton spin new music from emerging bands and musical icons.
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Detroit luminary Moodymann is included in this month's Recommended Dose. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Recommended Dose: January's Best Dance Tracks
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The Wu Force, captured in an illustration by Michael Arthur. Michael Arthur/NPR hide caption
Bombay Royale, performing at GlobalFEST 2014. Ebru Yildiz/NPR hide caption
Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, seen here in 1968, had a relationship that offended many fans' sensibilities. But their complicated romantic history hasn't affected either's musical legacy. Getty Images hide caption
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Karin Dreijer Andersson and Olof Dreijer from Swedish electronic music duo The Knife perform live on stage at Lowlands festival in Biddinghuizen, Netherlands in August. Paul Bergen/Getty Images hide caption