...Food Network Challenge." Favorite author: Mitch Albom. Song that relaxes you: "Goodnight and Farewell," by the Smashing Pumpkins. Last thing you cooked/made: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Parents: Todd Ostrowski of Breezy Point and...

...is no reason to punish him with "Summer of '69" requests at every concert he plays. Just for one night, try the Smashing Pumpkins' "1979" instead. "YMCA" by the Village People -- I'll take the band on their word that it's fun to stay...

...he was "a sick kid wanting to look cool with the guitar." When home sick from school, he plugged away at the Smashing Pumpkins' "Today" and other classic riffs and caught the guitar bug. His first band, Back to Zero, "had a decent...

Favorite musical artists: Bruce Springsteen, the Smashing Pumpkins and the Cure. Favorite songs: "Backstreets" by Springsteen, "Through the Eyes of Ruby" by the Smashing Pumpkins and "Pictures of You" by the Cure. What's in...