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Ed Gordon talks with soul singer and songwriter Teena Marie about her latest CD, Sapphire, which features music inspired by Marie's late mentor, funk star Rick James.

San Francisco's Fillmore District is known for its namesake rock venue, but once it was home to legendary jazz clubs. A new photo book preserves the record of a neighborhood that fell victim to "urban renewal."

The French band Phoenix's "Long Distance Call" is a lovably catchy power-pop nugget informed by early-'80s pop grooves, the insouciance of the '70s rock band Pablo Cruise and a flood of Hall & Oates sing-alongs.

Chris Isaak's more than two decade-long recording career proves that he is a man who sticks to his guns. His newest release, a greatest hits compilation titled The Best of Chris Isaak, is a carefully selected collection of Isaak's most popular fan favorites.

The U.S. Marine Chamber Orchestra visits the NPR studios: Fred Child talks with conductor Lt. Col. Michael Colburn — and the orchestra plays music from movies, including Elmer Bernstein's score for To Kill a Mockingbird and John Williams' music from Memoirs of a Geisha.

A most unusual piece from Haydn contemporary Georg Druschetzky: A Concerto for Oboe, Eight Tympani and Orchestra. Lajos Lencses plays oboe. Wieland Junge plays tympani. Andrew Parrott conducts the Stuttgart Radio Symphony.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Bruce Springsteen's new album, "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions," which features Springsteen singing folk songs made famous by Pete Seeger.

Director Jeff Feuerzeig talks about his documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston. The film's subject is a manic depressive musician and artist who started out by releasing his own homemade cassettes in the early 80s. Hear more from World Cafe.

Coming out of punk, New Wave and the early days of hip-hop, musicians like Prince, Talking Heads, The Smiths, The Cure, Madonna, Public Enemy, Whitney Houston and more delivered timeless classics.

Will Hoge was in college at Western Kentucky University, planning on becoming a history teacher and basketball coach, when he got bitten by the rock bug. He moved to Nashville, started a band, and self-released a live album.