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The 70th anniversary of D-Day (June 6) is fast approaching and UTSA’s marching band, the Spirit of San Antonio, will be heading to France for ceremonies…

Manager of the rock band Aerosmith, TIM COLLINS. Recently, (July 20, 1996) he wrote on Op-Ed piece for the New York Times about the drug problem in the music industry. COLLINS is a former addict and in his early days with Aerosmith, he often procured drugs for the band. In 1984, he helped the band reform from addiction and widened the band's appeal to international audiences. He believes managers and music executives need to work with musicians to overcome the systemic use and abuse of drugs. COLLINS works in Cambridge, MA as the founder and president of Collins Management.

After spending a year sailing up the Eastern Seaboard, Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore felt inspired to turn their stories into songs.

Conrad Johnson made his Kashmere High School Stage Band a national phenomenon — not just at band competitions, but in the world of commercial popular music. The recordings he made of the band continue to influence musicians to this day, and are being re-released.

Some fans say they can relate to the artists' need to pause. For Korean stars, "in exchange for a chance at worldwide fame, they give up a lot of control over their own life," a K-pop expert says.

Trumpeter "Red Mike" Acampora died recently at the age of 91. He was the leader of one of New York's oldest Italian marching bands. The band's tradition of playing at funerals continued despite the erosion of Little Italy. This segment was produced for Sound Portraits by Piya Kochhar.

NPR Music's Stephen Thompson reports on new music shaping the charts.

Here are three ideas to help you plan your fun and unique outings over the next few days.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Del and the Boys by the Del McCoury Band.

We speak to music journalist Christopher Weingarten about why so many high-profile drummers have either been fired or retired this year in what's been dubbed the "Drumpocalypse."