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Music critic Will Hermes takes a listen to the new record from R.E.M., Around the Sun. The band has been making quieter, more introspective, records since drummer Bill Berry left the group in 1997.

The solo album by John Simon, a record producer who worked with many groups from the late 1960s and early '70s, is being reissued. Among one of Simon's most popular projects was his work with The Band and Blood, Sweat and Tears.

Milo Miles talks about the music of Brazilian singer, songwriter, and bandleader Marisa Monte. Monte produces her own records, organizes bands and shapes every aspect of her career. She released a pair of albums earlier this year, Universo ao Meu Redor, and Infinito Particular.

Burdon fronted the British band, The Animals -- the 1960s group that created hits including "House of the Rising Sun," "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," and "We gotta Get Out of this Place." In 2002, Burdon published his autobiography, Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood. His new CD is My Secret Life.

The L.A.-based band Ozomatli has wrapped up a tour sponsored by the State Department that took the group to Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia. A side note: Members of Ozomatli are vocal opponents of the war in Iraq.

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).

Musician Miles Kurosky talks about a song he wrote for his band, Beulah. The song is called, "Me and Jesus Don't Talk Anymore," from Beulah's album, Yoko.

Keith Brion, founder of the New Sousa Band, talks about "The Stars and Stripes Forever" and other John Philip Sousa works.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Forever Hasn't Happened Yet the new CD by John Doe, formerly of the punk-rock band X.

Music critic Tom Moon has a review of the major-label debut from The Polyphonic Spree, Together We're Heavy. The band is a 26-member symphonic pop group from Dallas, Texas.