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On April 14, Blue Origin plans to launch a space flight with a crew that includes the singer behind the 2010 hit "Firework." But we can think of many other artists who deserve to be among the stars.

After Nirvana ended, Grohl wasn't sure he wanted to continue making music. But, he says, "I realized that music was the one thing that had healed me my entire life." His memoir is The Storyteller.

Avant-garde rock band Sonic Youth is celebrating 25 years of making music together. In that quarter-century, its members have stayed true to their roots in the downtown New York art scene of the 1980s.

Keyboardist Page McConnell's life with the band Phish was non-stop for nearly 20 years. After the band broke up, in 2004, McConnell considered many options, including returning to school. But the lure of music was too strong. He's now released a new CD.

Ed Palermo first saw Frank Zappa perform in 1969. Since the musician's untimely death in 1993, Palermo has arranged 150 Zappa tunes for The Ed Palermo Big Band. The Big Band's latest CD is Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance.

Jones and her band The Dap-Kings have been recording and touring together since 2005. On their third album, 100 Days, 100 Nights, they sound better than ever. Jones recently took a break to dish on her band and a few of her high-profile collaborators.

Coldplay is one of the best-selling bands in the world. In spite of its success, the band has a nagging problem: charges that it plagiarized not one, but three other artists to write its recent hit, "Viva La Vida." Yusuf Islam, aka Cat Stevens, is the latest accuser.

The Primus founder and bass player has created theme music for the cartoons South Park and Robot Chicken; had some of his band's best-selling songs featured in Rock Band and Guitar Hero video games; established a wine-selling venture and written a novel.

The rising rock band — yes, it's a band, not a person — tells NPR's Scott Simon the story behind its deceptive name.

There is little history of a congressional committee issuing subpoenas for members of Congress. The move escalates the war between House Republicans opposed to the investigation and the panel.