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For her first solo album, Nikki Jean reached out to the songwriters who inspire her most. Previously best known as a guest on Lupe Fiasco's album The Cool, she discusses working with Fiasco, Burt Bacharach, Bob Dylan and others in her own songs.

Two recent albums, from Don Byron's New Gospel Quintet and Charlie Haden and Hank Jones, offer contrasting perspectives on the intersection of two quintessentially American music styles.

The Grammy Award-winning singer is following in the footsteps of her father, Nat King Cole, by recording her latest album in Spanish.

The Southern rocker talks about channeling his humble beginnings in church for his latest album, Don't Let The Devil Ride.

Thanks to some nimble engineering, Armstrong has a new song coming out, complete with a backing track from the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Engineer Earl Scioneaux III tells Gwen Thompkins just how he achieved this trick of time.

Ecology Action Center is warning McLean County homeowners to be wary of door-to-door energy salespeople as the weather begins to warm up.

An Army investigator has recommended that Pvt. Bradley Manning face court-martial on charges of theft and aiding the enemy. Manning is accused of downloading nearly one million field reports and diplomatic cables while on duty in Iraq, and passing them to the website WikiLeaks.

The fact it was hoodwinked into sisterhood with a fictional city means that Newark, N.J., is more trusting and innocent than one would think.

The puss caterpillar has venomous barbs along its hairy body, and they cause extreme pain for many people who come into contact with one of the fuzzy little bugs.

In an interview Tuesday on All Things Considered, the former first lady will talk about a phrase that she didn't know would resonate: "When they go low, we go high."