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Former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl formed Foo Fighters after the death of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain in 1994. Foo Fighters' latest, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, includes a song Grohl wrote for two miners who, trapped in an Australia mine collapse, asked rescuers to send down an iPod loaded with Foo Fighters songs.

British rocker Elvis Costello made his debut with the album My Aim is True 30 years ago. He's since performed, recorded or collaborated with artists as diverse as The Brodsky Quartet and Burt Bacharach. An anniversary edition of My Aim is True was released this week.

Nick Lowe is a musical veteran of 40 years as a songwriter and producer, but he's still best known for a song he wrote in 1974: "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding." Now comes a new CD.

The singer-songwriter is often called the Patsy Cline of Iceland, and it's not hard to hear why. Lay Low's latest record, Farewell Good Night's Sleep, draws inspiration from country music of the 1950s and '60s, and even replicates recording techniques from that era.

High school drumlines from around the country are gearing up for one of the biggest competitions of their lives.

Sixteen artists made the short list — nine of which are getting their first shot at the honor. Speaking of shot, Pat Benator, who had a hit with "Hit Me With Your Best Shot," made the list.

For singer Merrill Garbus, the idea that hard work leads to success in America is deeply suspect.

When you ask Joan Smith, owner of Rancho Meladuco in Mecca, California, about dates, you’re met with an onslaught of adjectives: “Meaty. Soft. Delicate. Buttery. Complex. Rich. Dense. Chewy. Boozy. Caramel-like. Maple. Cinnamon-raisin-y.”

As people begin entertaining at home again, we all have to do what makes us comfortable. But keeping the food fresh and simple seems to be a solution everyone agrees with.

President Kennedy presided over a nearly miraculous economic turnaround. At the time of his death in November 1963, corporate profits were hitting record highs and stock prices were soaring. Kennedy also did something that conservatives have been praising ever since: He pushed for much lower tax rates.