Today in 1958, Gibson launched its "Flying V" electric guitar. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature the Flying V?

Sarah White, “Sweet Song” “We were a sweet song,” Sarah White remembers in this gorgeous rendering of Laughing at Ghosts heartbreak. Directed by Jovante Williams, the music video pulls viewers back into a tender relationship she and a partner once shared. Opaque drums like Give You The Ghost-era Poliça contrast with clean, bright light; deM atlaS, who’s been rather prolific with music…

No, they’re not selling Paisley Park — and not the Purple Rain house either, but Prince’s estate is selling the land where Prince lived in a literal purple house during the Purple Rain era. That house was located on Kiowa Trail in Chanhassen, on Lake Riley. In the mid-80s, Prince moved to a larger house on Galpin Boulevard (also in…

Paisley Park has announced that this weekend’s film screening will feature live footage from Prince’s record-setting 2007 concert series at the O2 Arena in London. Footage from the Sept. 13 show, never publicly released, will screen from 9-11 p.m. this Saturday, Jan. 7. The 2007 London shows, 21 performances staged between Aug. 1 and Sept. 21,…

It's National Bird Day - a day to reflect on the beauty, songs, and flight of birds, and remember that 12 percent of the world's 9,800 bird species may face extinction within the next century. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that mention birds do you want to hear?

Props to Ross Raihala at the Pioneer Press for spotting this news item: bassist David Ellefson, a founding member of Megadeth, is going to start selling coffee and exhibiting his memorabilia in his home town of Jackson, Minnesota. The town of 3,299 is two-and-a-half hours southwest of the Twin Cities. The “Museum of Deth” will…

2017 marks the 25th (!) anniversary of Cameron Crowe’s Singles, the movie that was to grunge what Saturday Night Fever was to disco. Details are emerging about a reissue of the film’s classic soundtrack — and it looks like it will include four previously unreleased tracks by Paul Westerberg. Update 1/27: Details for this release have been confirmed. See below. Westerberg…

On March 10, Kill Rock Stars is releasing a deluxe edition of Elliott Smith’s 1997 album Either/Or. One of the bonus tracks will be a previously unheard demo version of the song “I Figured You Out,” a song Smith gave to Mary Lou Lord and occasionally performed himself in concert. Smith’s demo version is now online. (NPR) Obamas…

It's a new year and gyms everywhere are full of bright-eyed, cookie-filled folks ready to follow their resolution of getting and staying in shape. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, let's make a workout mix. What songs do you want to hear that you can rock your body to?

A new book chronicles the short but eventful history of the New Barbarians, a Rolling Stones spinoff project that toured America in 1979.