It’s MPR Day at the Minnesota State Fair, so after posting this video round-up, I’m headed to Falcon Heights for broadcasts and cookies. Host Sean McPherson will host trivia at our booth (the corner of Judson and Nelson) at 12:30 p.m., and Local Show host Andrea Swensson will introduce a Shredders set at Dan Patch…

Lizzo ripped it up at Monday's MTV Music Video Awards with a 4 minute rendition of "Truth Hurts" and "Good as Hell" in front of a giant inflatable booty. As Minnesotans love to claim Lizzo as our own, we can now claim that booty as our own as it was made by a local company. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that celebrate butts, booties, rear ends, etc?

The spirited energy of the Turf Club on a Wednesday was succinctly conveyed in one of Alex Lahey’s catchy tunes: “So what, you’re here/ Every day’s the weekend.” Complete with shouted choruses, emphatic head bobbing, and plenty of dancing, Lahey transformed an otherwise typical weekday night into an honorary weekend. The Australian singer-songwriter released her…

On Freaque‘s debut EP Decompose, Gabriel Roderick’s voice is mixed so that if you close your eyes, you might imagine that he is sitting right beside you. Say, on a porch swing just after dusk as bats swing low in the sky. You look over a wide expanse of field, and he gestures to things in…

We have THREE dream-related history items for you this morning. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention dreams?

Will Birch's 'Cruel To Be Kind' is as enjoyable and unassuming as its subject, cult hero singer-songwriter Nick Lowe.

This last weekend, Mary Lucia revisited a documentary she hadn't seen when it first came out. 'Janis: Little Girl Blue' was produced by Alex Gibney, who has done a whole host of great documentaries, and it goes far beyond what you might already know about Janis Joplin.

Today in 1991, Pearl Jam released their debut album 'Ten'. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break - let's have a music discussion. What are your favorite debut albums, and why?

Jon Bream at the Star Tribune has already used the obvious line, albeit a week prematurely: Elvis has left the building. Graceland Holdings’ unprecedented agreement to manage Paisley Park as a museum will come to an end this Sunday, Oct. 1, with Prince’s estate taking over. Publicly, at least, there are no hard feelings between…

With “Weird Al” Yankovic in town to perform at the Minnesota State Fair, the city of Darwin, Minnesota (pop. 350) has christened a roadway to honor the parodist who helped make their giant twine ball a nationally-known tourist attraction. In Darwin, located 60 miles west of the Twin Cities, a street that was once called…