The fifth album by Gorillaz may best be described as a mixtape, consisting as it does of 20 tracks tied together by a common theme determined by project leader Damon Albarn.

Warner Bros. and NPG Records have released a double whammy for Prince fans today. “Our Destiny/Roadhouse,” two previously unreleased songs blended into one track, is the second track available for streaming from the upcoming Purple Rain album reissue. While the bones of the tracks were recorded at a June 7, 1984 show at First Avenue, Wendy…

Having released 13 albums and touring the world, Mason Jennings is trying his hand at a new medium. Jennings’s paintings will debut this weekend at Hang It Gallery in Northeast Minneapolis, alongside photography by longtime friend Benson Ramsey of the Pines. The opening reception for “Bears and Stuff” starts at 7 p.m. Friday. The Hawaiian-turned-Minnesotan has been “a…

It's Brian's birthday tomorrow and that means he gets to choose today's Coffee Break theme. So naturally - we're doing cats! For today's Coffee Break, what songs about cats do you want to hear?

“This feels pretty good,” said Daryl Hall as he leaned over his piano, grinning onstage at the Xcel Energy Center. “This is about as good as it gets. Are you feeling good, John?” “Are you kidding?” asked his longtime musical partner, rhetorically. “Thursday night in St. Paul? Yeah!” Yeah! From another band, that might have…

Brother Ali, “Never Learn” Brother Ali, dance duo Al Taw’am, and a whole lot of crew traveled to New Mexican worship and healing center Dar Al Islam to film this, a gorgeous song from Ali’s new album All the Beauty in This Whole Life. Allan Kingdom, “The Fusion (feat. Denzel Curry)” Directed by Yash, rapper Allan Kingdom…

Emel Mathlouthi may not be a household name in the U.S. But to many people across the world, the Tunisian singer symbolizes political protest, having become famous for her song “Kelmti Horra” (“My Word Is Free”) during the Arab Spring revolutions of the early 2010s. Since that song and her identically titled debut album, she has…

A new blue pigment was discovered by a chemistry professor and Crayola is running a contest to name their new blue crayon. So for our 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention blue in the lyrics?

This year marks the seventh annual Duluth Dylan Fest. Taking place May 20-28, this year will feature tons of music, trivia, bus tours, and a Bob Dylan display at the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum. The museum display will run through June 30. Blogger Ed Newman alluded to some of the items on display at the…

May 19-20 marks the 22nd annual Art-A-Whirl, an open studio tour presented by the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association. Art-A-Whirl started as an opportunity to recognize and celebrate all the artistic talent that Northeast Minneapolis has to offer, and in a little over two decades it has grown to become one of the largest open studio tours in…