The artist speaks with Michel Martin about her acclaimed, ambitious new album and why she wanted to bring the conversations women have amongst themselves to light.

It's been a few years since pets have been seen running around the White House, but that's about to change. So for today's Coffee Break, what dog songs do you want to hear?

Happy Birthday to Dave Grohl, born on this day in 1969, making him 52 today. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from the world of Dave Grohl?

As extraordinary as Lenny Kravitz's career has been, the quarter-century leading up to his 1989 breakout may have been even more extraordinary. In 'Let Love Rule,' the rock star tells the first part of his life story.

“This is really easy to do,” sound engineer Ryan Mach remembers his colleague Alex Proctor telling him during training at Icehouse. “Over to your left here, press record on every single show.” Since the Minneapolis venue opened in 2012, Icehouse engineers have captured thousands (“probably in the ten thousands”) of hours of multi-tracked music recordings.…

Mary Lucia talks about a brand-new series from Netflix, directed by Martin Scorsese, that captures the observations and wit of New York City writer and humorist Fran Lebowitz.

In honor of Wayne Coyne's birthday, what psychedelic music do you want to hear throughout the ages?

Albums by Minnesota artists including Nur-D, iLLism, Sarah Morris, Mae Simpson, Venus DeMars, MaLLy, the Bad Man, Kiss the Tiger, Desdamona, Humbird, Pert Near Sandstone, the Okee Dokee Brothers, Superior Siren, and Mary Bue are among 93 new titles added last month to Hennepin County Library’s MNspin streaming program, free to library users. A two-night…

January 12 is "Kiss a Ginger Day". For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from redheaded musicians?

Dan Wilson, the musician from St. Louis Park who rose to fame with Semisonic and went on to become a hot songwriter-for-hire, has become the latest in a string of stars selling their song catalogs. Primary Wave Music Publishing has acquired Wilson’s entire songbook, which includes songs he’s written for and with artists including Adele…