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New York Times labor and workplace reporter Steve Greenhouse explains why other states with large budget deficits are now also considering taking on public unions — and how the standoff between organized labor and Republican governors is likely to play out.

Dolorean is an Oregon-based band that started out playing country-rock but then slowly moved into pop-music territory. Rock critic Ken Tucker says the group's new album Unfazed is deliberate, but not maudlin.

The folk duo discusses Grey's Anatomy, their relationship and what's next.

Singer-songwriter Brian Carpenter has cited places like Coney Island and the Florida Panhandle as inspiration for his work. On his latest album, Hothouse Stomp, Carpenter musically travels back to the jazz scene in 1920s Harlem and Chicago.

On the new album The Hills Are Alive, the group overhauls Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic by putting its own influences on shuffle mode.

The bilingual singer-songwriter from Guatemala floats as easily between Motown, folk and jazz as she does between Spanish and English.

Paul Simon has again teamed up with producer Phil Ramone for his new album So Beautiful or So What, the first since 2006's Surprise. Rock critic Ken Tucker says the album succeeds in blending elements of Graceland and Simon's self-titled 1972 solo album.

The Vagrants, one of New York City's most popular bands in the 1960s, recorded only 30 minutes' worth of music. Rock historian Ed Ward explains what happened to the band and why its music is worth hearing today.

The Broadway veteran tells Scott Simon how her experiences with love and celebrity have fundamentally changed her approach to singing.

He may have made it to the stage of La Scala at 23, but the so-called "next Pavarotti" says patience and moderation have been guiding principles in his career.