Coffee BreakCoffee Break: celebrating punk rockJill Riley • Aug 14, 2023What songs do you want to hear that shout out being a punk or a punk rocker?
News and Interviews1 dead, 6 injured after mass shooting at Minneapolis punk showMPR News Staff • Aug 14, 2023Minneapolis police are looking for the suspects who shot seven people, killing one man, Friday night at a punk rock show.
ReviewsKings and queens gathered for 'Hip Hop 50 Live' at Yankee StadiumAnastasia Tsioulcas • Aug 14, 2023An eight-hour concert Friday night was a procession of generations of hip-hop royalty, from the Sugar Hill Gang to current stars like Lil Wayne. Run-DMC gave what was billed as their last performance.
Home StoriesIt's #BillionGirlSummer: Taylor, Beyoncé and 'Barbie' made for one epic trifectaBilal Qureshi • Aug 11, 2023This summer, three women at the peak of their powers lead a spectacular pop culture revival. Barbie, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift shattered records and created a communal economy of irrational exuberance.
The Morning Show - with Jill RileyCoffee Break: Hip-hop's 50th anniversary, '20s editionJill Riley • Aug 11, 2023For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which 2020s-era hip-hop songs do you want to hear?
ReviewsThe National bring unmatched intimacy to the ArmoryJoel Swenson and Darin Kamnetz • Aug 10, 2023The indie-rock titans linked up with New Zealand band the Beths for their Minneapolis performance on Wednesday.
The Morning Show - with Jill RileyCoffee Break: Hip-hop's 50th anniversary, '10s editionJill Riley • Aug 10, 2023For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which 2010s-era hip-hop songs do you want to hear?
In MemoriamSongwriter Rodriguez has died at age 81The Associated Press • Aug 9, 2023Sixto Rodriguez, who lived in obscurity as his music career flamed out early in the U.S. only to find success in South Africa and a stardom he was unaware of, died Tuesday in Detroit. He was 81.
News and Interviews'Searching for Sugar Man' tells story of RodriguezEuan Kerr • Aug 9, 2023The 2012 film "Searching for Sugar Man" tells the bizarre story of what happened decades later when some fans went on a hunt for their idol. Revisit this feature from MPR News, republished in light of the passing of Rodriguez at age 81.
The Morning Show - with Jill RileyCoffee Break: Hip-hop's 50th anniversary, '00s editionJill Riley • Aug 9, 2023For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which 2000s-era hip-hop songs do you want to hear?