The Morning Show - with Jill RileyCoffee Break: Environmental activism Nov 1, 2021For today’s Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from musicians and bands who have shown an interest in environmental activism?
News and InterviewsBarack Obama honors Jay-Z at his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction Hazel Cills • Oct 31, 2021The hip hop legend was inducted by the former president and comedian Dave Chappelle. The induction makes Jay-Z one of the few solo rappers to ever be included in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Local Current BlogThe Come-Up: 8 Minnesota hip-hop artists with new music to hear nowJeffrey Bissoy-Mattis • Oct 29, 2021Listen and watch: New music from Dua Saleh, K. Raydio, KayCyy, and more.
WatchSpooky new Minnesota music videosJay Gabler • Oct 29, 202126 BATS!, the Shackletons, DJ Abilities, Mousie, and the Key Kids explore the strange and supernatural.
The Morning Show - with Jill RileyCoffee Break: BloodAnna Weggel and Jill Riley • Oct 29, 2021For today's Coffee Break, what BLOOD SONGS do you want to hear?
News and InterviewsBandwidth: First Avenue's star turn at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony Reed Fischer • Oct 29, 2021Plus: Halloween musical treats, Minnesota’s rep on “The Voice,” and more.
News and InterviewsNew roots: Black musicians and advocates collaborateJewly Hight • Oct 29, 2021The mostly white country and folk music industries remain frustratingly difficult for Black musicians to enter. During one of Nashville's biggest events, one group envisioned a new pathway in.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Fear Oct 28, 2021For today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that center around FEAR?
Rock and Roll Book Club'I Put a Spell On You'Jay Gabler • Oct 28, 2021Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, who wrote and originally performed the Halloween standard ‘I Put a Spell On You,’ was one of the most epic one-hit wonders in rock history - unless, that is, you count his next-best-known song, ‘Constipation Blues.’
News and InterviewsInterview: John Waters on "False Negative" Oct 28, 2021Jill Riley connects with director, writer, and comedian John Waters to talk about his new one-man show “False Negative,” the influence Baltimore has had on his work, and how his on-stage material has changed since the pandemic.