Gillespie, A Rock Band From Kosovo, Dreams Big

The band is successful locally, but struggling to make it big beyond the country’s borders.

Sarkozy versus Gypsy

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The Romanian rock band Vama has written a song that takes on some of the common misconceptions about the Roma or Gypsies and skewers French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s expulsion of Gypsies from France earlier this year.Matthew Brunwasser reports. Download MP3

Video:”Sarkozy vs Gypsy”

Swedish folk-rock band Junip

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Anchor Marco Werman chats with the members of Swedish folk-rock band JUNIP about the release of their first full-length album. (Photo: Junip’s myspace profile) Download MP3

Video: JUNIP’s “Always”

Bill Wyman ‘not keen’ on Rock Band-style games

A new video game hits shelves across the globe today. The Beatles: Rock Band allows you to play along with John, Paul, George and Ringo. But the fact that kids are pressing buttons, and not playing actual instruments, has some real rockers upset. We’ll have that story later today on the program. (Audio available after 5PM Eastern)

• The Beatles: Rock Band official site
• BBC Article featuring Wyman’s comments
• “Ticket to Ride” gameplay trailer