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O'Neal's Whirling Mantis is named for a defensive move in karate. The martial-arts reference suggests one way to look at how O'Neal's music operates: The players react to each other's moves, deflecting one another in stylized interaction.

Commentator Rob Kapilow uncovers the genius beneath the layers of Stravinsky's great ballet, Petrushka, and recalls how it inspired him to follow a career in music.

Stephen Bruton played guitar for nearly 40 years with Kris Kristofferson. He recorded five solo albums, and his songs have been covered by such greats as Bonnie Raitt and Willie Nelson. Bruton died of cancer on May 9 at the home of his longtime friend, music producer and songwriter T-Bone Burnett.

Van Zandt's songs of loners, lovers and misfits made a deep impression on Earle, so much so that he's made a new album of covers. Earle tells Melissa Block about Townes, a tribute to his friend and musical mentor.

Throughout the English garage-pop band's third album, singer Eddie Argos dispenses self-conscious jokes about love, adulthood and rock 'n' roll itself. Outfitted with a turbo-charged bar-band stomp, "DC Comics and Chocolate Milkshake" possesses one of the most memorable shout-along choruses in the Argos arsenal.

A now-infamous 2008 trip to Avatar Studios brought Liane Hansen face to face with her vocal limitations. But she also met a young artist making her debut recordings. Now Sabrina Scott has released her EP, called A New View.

Weird Al is a music and comedy legend, and the subject of Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, a parody biopic about his very real life. He may be Weird Al, but what does he know about Weird Alabama?

In recent years, Chaz Bundick's sound has traveled down some unexpected side roads. But What For? takes a U-turn back to feel-tingly guitar-pop, with winsome results.

Every dish tells a story for the award-winning New York chef, who creates menus inspired by his Nigerian, creole and South Bronx roots.

One of the most popular and venerable Webcomics, Goats, is being collected into books. Jonathan Rosenberg's crazy plot twists and one-liners make you feel like you're 15 again, discovering the joys of Matt Groening while on a Froot Loops sugar rush.