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He's gone from flames to fame: after nine years as a small town firefighter, Anthony Michael James moved to Nashville to pursue his dream: becoming a country music singer.

Mira Nair's films Mississippi Masala, Monsoon Wedding and Salaam Bombay! look at class conflicts. Now she takes on Victorian England in Vanity Fair. Nair speaks with NPR's Renee Montagne.

September marks the 350th anniversary of the first Jewish settlement in America. Music commentator Miles Hoffman says one way to celebrate is to listen to a new collection from the Milken Archive of American Jewish Music.

Based on a book of the same name by two Texas reporters who knew President Bush before he hit the national stage, the new film Bush's Brain looks at Bush's top political adviser, Karl Rove -- the man some call the president's Svengali. Los Angeles Times movie critic Kenneth Turan has a review.

The 1999 recordings of a group of American and Cuban musicians took years to be released, despite involving Bonnie Raitt, Mick Fleetwood and others. Bridge to Havana has finally cleared all hurdles.

Legendary gospel singer Mavis Staples has a new CD of inspirational songs, including a tribute to the victims of the September 11 tragedy. NPR's Michele Norris speaks to Staples.

Singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about her creative process and some of her favorite musicians. Last fall, McLachlan released Afterglow, her first CD in four years.

NPR's Fred Child is on stage at the Bishop's School in La Jolla, Calif., for SummerFest 2004. He talks with pianist Andre-Michel Schub, who plays music by Chopin and Ravel. Schub is joined by SummerFest Artistic Director Cho-Liang (Jimmy) Lin on violin.

An annual mecca for jazz enthusiasts, the festival has featured legends like Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday. Hear Dan Morgenstern, Director of the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University.

Kyle James reports from Berlin on the discovery of a film featuring "Dick and Doof," or "fat and stupid" -- the American movie stars Laurel and Hardy speaking and performing entirely in German.