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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is releasing the largest update to its mobile application in a decade.

The filmmaker has released a new Valentine's Day album called A Date with John Waters. It's a compilation of love songs including Mink Stole's "Sometimes I Wish I Had a Gun" and the late Edith Massey (aka the Egg Lady) singing "Big Girls Don't Cry."

With 13 days still to go, some listeners might be crying "Enough!" (already) when the carols play. Fresh Air's resident rock critic offers up two Christmas albums that might help make the holiday chestnuts seem fresh again.

For its new album Our Love to Admire, the New York post-punk group has modified its sound, adding keyboards for texture. Member Daniel Kessler calls it the fifth member of the band. Hear an interview and in-studio performance from WXPN.

Bulat's music is infused with a sense of optimism and brightness, as well as surprising sonic versatility: Her songs incorporate piano, guitar, autoharp, banjo, ukulele, saxophone, flute, and upright bass. Her debut album is titled Oh My Darling. Hear an interview and performance.

Like Band of Horses and Grand Archives, Sera Cahoone got her start in the surprisingly fruitful band Carissa's Wierd [sic]. Unlike her former cohorts, with their tendency toward sweeping rock, Cahoone plays country-infused music that's soft and quiet.

The Texas alt-country outfit has been spoofing politics, religion and romance for as long as most Austinites can remember.

Fusing rock with the musical traditions of its Colombian homeland, Aterciopelados' members have garnered a lot of international attention over the past 15 years. In a session from WXPN, the band performs and discusses the profound problems Colombia faces.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Lucky Thompson: New York City, 1964-65 featuring rare live recordings of saxophonist Lucky Thompson.

A University of Arizona professor has been shot and killed on campus by a former student, who has since been arrested.