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Mark Knopfler's latest album, Sailing to Philadelphia, is the second critically acclaimed CD in his solo career. In the 1970s and '80s, Knopfler was the front man of the band Dire Straits, best known for the songs "Sultans of Swing" and "Money for Nothing."

Explore two sides of Mark Guiliana's creative brain, with two different sounding bands, from two hemispheres of the globe: The Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet from Amsterdam and Beat Music from Brooklyn.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews What Exit, the major label debut by violinist Mark Feldman. After touring with Loretta Lynn in the 1980s, Feldman moved to New York, where he got involved with jazz, open improvisation and contemporary classical music.

Watch the rising singer perform a highlight from her excellent debut EP, 3:33am, live in the studio for KCRW.

On her debut album, Amber Mark turns to the cosmos for answers.

Mark Twain was more than one of America's literary legends. According Hank Risan he was also a passionate guitarist and singer, playing gospel, blues, love songs and political satire. Risan believes that the guitar was built by the legendary guitar maker C.F. Martin.

President Bush marks the first anniversary of the start of the U.S.-led war in Iraq. In a White House address, President Bush says that every country has a duty to "fight and destroy" the threat of terrorism. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards and NPR's Don Gonyea.

Beauty and tragedy coexist within the Brooklyn rapper's heartbreaking portrait of his uncle.

"Til the Blue" reminds Mark's fiancee that family and friends ease the pain and grief of death.