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Airs Wednesday, June 17 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

On this first day of 2011, Culture Lust contributor Dave Walters reminds us that some old music can still be great. Walters lists five bands he rediscovered in 2010.

Airs Friday, September 25 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Staff Sgt. Paul Martin was in the Soldier Readiness Center at Fort Hood, Texas, waiting to receive a final medical checkup before shipping out to Iraq. That's when Maj. Nidal Hasan allegedly jumped on a table and opened fire with a semi-automatic handgun.

Britain's Most Violent Prisoner

Residents of Birmingham, England, awoke recently to find pianos spray-painted with the words "Play me I'm yours" scattered across the city. It's the work of an art collective that wants to create unity and wonder in a place where both are scarce.

San Diego's schools are bracing for more budget cuts. We'll find out just how bad it may get as school districts begin planning for the next academic year.

A jury found Tuesday that four San Diego firefighters were sexually harassed for being ordered to participate in a gay pride parade and awarded them combined damages of $34,300.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is attending the last day of the NATO summit in Bucharest. Russia — and its tense relationship with the West — has loomed over the meeting. Putin is against allowing former Soviet republics Ukraine and Georgia onto NATO's membership track.

Democrats hope to start the 110th Congress off with a bang, passing an ethics overhaul, stem-cell research legislation, and raising the minimum wage, among other proposals. But Republican House members complain about being shut out of the planning process.