Pop historian Maria Sherman makes no apologies for her boy band fandom - in fact, 'Larger Than Life' suggests, YOU should have to apologize if you're NOT a boy band fan.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, let's put a spotlight on bands that hail from the North Carolina area. Who do you want to hear this morning?

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what one-person bands do you want to hear?

Whether your desk is tiny or gigantic, chances are you may be spending more time at it than ever this summer. As many of the artists who submitted to National Public Radio’s Tiny Desk Contest can attest, it’s a great time to have a project, and for some, that meant participating in this year’s contest.…

On this record we find Lianne paring down the dense production and sonic ambition of her earlier records and letting the songs sit center stage. With this new self-titled effort we have an artist delivering an album length autopsy on a failed relationship with unflinching honesty: the good, the bad, the carnal and thank god, the funky.

We've got Sean in for Jill today and as he is typically your host of Radio Free Current on Saturday nights, we wanted to go ALL REQUESTS for today's Coffee Break.

The White Castle on 32nd and Lyndale is itself part of Minneapolis history. In 1986, the Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission worked to protect this then 50-year-old piece of the city’s architectural history by having it saved from demolition and entered into the National Register of Historic Places. The literal white castle will soon house another…

The Roots have announced that founding member Malik B. has died at the age of 47. "May he be remembered for his devotion to Islam, his loving brotherhood and his innovation as one of the most gifted MCs of all time," the Roots wrote. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what Roots collaborations would you like to hear?

Zoos around Minnesota are back open with limited capacity, mask rules and social distancing. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what bands do you want to hear that would fit in at a zoo?

Despite the title, Richard Zoglin's 'Elvis in Vegas' isn't just about the King: it's a full-fledged history of popular music in the cathedral of American pop culture.