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Notre Dame and Michigan meet on the football field in South Bend, Ind., Saturday. But the best battle may involve the bands. According to one ranking, the schools have the two best fight songs in the nation.

October is high season for apples, which makes master baker Dorie Greenspan very happy. The author of Baking: From My Home to Yours shares a recipe for tarte tatin, a French dessert that resembles apple cobbler.

World Cafe celebrates some legendary guitar innovators by sharing past interviews with Les Paul, Peter Frampton and Jeff Beck.

Songwriter Tommy Marolda delivers a deliciously clever power-pop soap opera in three minutes.

A list of albums showcasing the stormy elegance, big ideas and transporting melodies of 2011.

To fully understand progress, economist Michael Green says we must weigh social well-being and wealth. But by using this new measurement, he noticed something striking — the U.S. falls far behind.

The arrangements by Dan Messé make Hem's songs feel quaint and warm, while singer Sally Ellyson is an untrained natural talent with an effortless yet breathtaking voice.

The legendary music producer Arif Mardin, has died. In a long and varied career, Mardin worked with performers from Aretha Franklin to the Bee Gees, and from Chaka Khan to Norah Jones. We hear an excerpt from an interview with Mardin — and a collection of his best-known productions.

After the first long day of music and a big showcase, Bob Boilen, Robin Hilton, Ann Powers, and Stephen Thompson huddle up to break down the days events.

Earle discusses his new album Townes, a collection of songs written by his longtime friend and mentor, Townes Van Zandt. The album mixes traditional country sounds and experimental pieces.