University of Minnesota Press has just published The Dylan Tapes: Friends, Players, & Lovers Talkin’ Early Bob Dylan, a collection of interview transcripts.  Read more

New music from Craishon, Ricki Monique, Nado NSE, and plenty more.  Read more

Two years after Floyd’s tragic death, these events provide spaces for people to gather, mourn, and continue advocating for systemic change.  Read more

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear by artists playing during Art-A-Whirl weekend?  Read more

The pop star has spent a life on the go, so the pandemic offered him a rare chance for reflection, to separate the person from the pop star. Also, of course, to record a new album.  Read more

Bill Haley and the Comets released a seminal song; Paul McCartney achieved his sixth solo U.S. No. 1 single; Frank Sinatra was commemorated in a couple of ways, 10 years apart; Finland won its first Eurovision Song Contest; and Dan Wilson was born, today in music history.  Read more

Vangelis composed the music for Blade Runner and Chariots of Fire, which won him an Academy Award.  Read more

Concerts will continue at the Minneapolis outdoor music destination before the work is completed later this year.  Read more

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature a name in the title?  Read more

The Beatles had a Gold record in one week; Stevie Wonder had a No. 1 with “You Are the Sunshine of My Life”; Paul Simon's song about film hit No. 1; Supertramp hit No. 1 with “Breakfast in America”; and Sam Smith was born, today in music history.  Read more