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Pop-rock band Dirtie Blonde is the brainchild of Aimie Miriello, who sought to combine singer/songwriter influences with, in her words, the energy of a band that rocks out. Her music is vulnerable, honest, and surprisingly catchy.

The Pacific Northwest has been the source for a lot of great rock music — in the early 1990s, for example, it spawned the "grunge" sound made famous by acts like Nirvana and Soundgarden. Music critic John Brady shares some of his favorite new and sometimes quirky acts.

Cozy and coiffed in a Brooklyn studio, watch the masked rapper break down essential tracks from Shape Up with host Sidney Madden.

The rescue of three Christian peace activists held hostage since last November comes as an enormous relief to their colleagues. Renee Montagne talks to Anita David, a member of Christian Peacemaker Teams in Baghdad.

Producer Derek Rath speaks with composer Gustavo Santoalalla, the man behind the music for the upcoming film Brokeback Mountain. The film follows the lives of two cowboys who share a physical and emotional relationship that haunts their lives.

In Rio de Janeiro, rather than gather round the Christmas tree, people choose to watch it float. For 10 years, the city has come together once a year to celebrate the holidays and watch the world's largest Christmas tree float in Rio's lagoa -- a small lake that sits behind the narrow strip of land known as Ipanema.

Don Gonyea is traveling with President Bush and talks to Steve Inskeep about the nuclear agreement between the U.S. and India, and the president's visit to a shrine honoring Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi.

President Bush completes his trip to South Asia with a final stop in Pakistan. He gave Pakastani President Pervez Musharraf high marks for his role in combatting terrorism. Islamabad-based journalist Graham Usher tells Debbie Elliott about Saturday's meeting.

Edward Cotham, editor of The Southern Journey of a Civil War Marine, talks about the book. It's the diary of a Union navyman who was captured by Confederate soldiers. The diary captivated readers when a Texas newspaper published it in serial form.

Debussy's Six Antique Epigrams are based on erotic poetry from the sixth century B.C. Nude dancers performed at Debussy's one and only performance of them in 1901. We hear them performed at Music from Salem in New York. Nina Tichman and David Breitman play piano four hands.