Mary Lucia talks about a music documentary that chronicles one of her favorite punk bands of all time, the highly influential Descendents.

It’s the quirkiest and most delightful recording in a catalog where quirky delights abound. The story of Prince and the Revolution’s “Kiss,” from 1986, has been told many times — its genesis as a demo for the band Mazarati, protégés of Revolution bassist BrownMark; of he and that band turned into a skeletal groove unlike…

Today, we celebrate Ben Gibbard for his birthday! For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what Ben Gibbard songs do you want to hear?

Happy Duran Duran appreciation day! For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from Duran Duran or that feature Duran Duran do you want to hear?

Today is International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what indigenous bands/musicians do you want to hear?

Describing the album title to Jill Riley, Yola says that Standing for Myself "is as much about standing in my power as much as it is deciding that minimizing myself is not going to win me anything," and, "that title is, for anyone who's listening to it, is to be fully yourself and to satisfy your spirit's will to manifest and be in this world."

Many people have been celebrating the best athletes in the world for the past 2 weeks, but the Olympic Games come to a close on Sunday. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about 'the best' do you want to hear?

With today being MCA of the Beastie Boy's birthday, shining a spotlight on New York Hip Hop only seems fitting. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what classic New York Hip Hop do you want to hear?

In 'Why Marianne Faithfull Matters,' Tanya Pearson argues that the iconic singer-songwriter must be understood on her own terms - not tied up into the kind of neat package she was never trying to fit into.

This week, Mary Lucia talks about a 2014 documentary, 'No No: A Dockumentary,' about Major League Baseball pitcher Dock Ellis. 'He was a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates who struggled his entire life with drugs and alcohol,' Mary explains, 'but performed while under the influence and then most famously pitched a no-hitter while tripping on LSD.'