"Another Way to Die," the Jack White/Alicia Keys duet theme for the brand new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace (out this Friday), has yet to set our ears ablaze, but these five odes to 007 have certainly earned a license to kill.

Combining '50s twist and shout, '70s punk and sneer, and '90s garage-pop dorkiness, On The Chewing Gum Ground, the debut album from up-and-coming trio Wallpaper, is an impressive musical patchwork from the first Richard Hell-esque chords of "Rock Collage" to the freaky balladry of "Rock & Roll World."

Sometimes, a casual search on YouTube yields a total gem, a discovery that makes you feel like that guy in Blood Diamond, imbued with the knowledge that the treasure you've unearthed is truly life-altering.

With one of the most important presidential elections in recent history just around the corner, many musicians are supporting their candidate of choice and commenting about the state of our nation. One of the loudest: Against Me! frontman-gone-solo Tom Gabel, who's gearing up to release his new EP, Heart Burns, October 28 -- that's right, just one week before the election!

While working in a Miami studio with Cool & Dre -- who produced a number of tracks on his band's new album, The Quilt -- Gym Class Heroes frontman stumbled across a YouTube favorite, thanks to a tip from Cool.

At the SPIN.com offices this summer, we played the heck out of The '59 Sound, the new album from New Jersey punk classicists the Gaslight Anthem.