It's Bastille Day today - a French national holiday celebrating the Storming of the Bastille in 1789 and the Fete de la Federation which celebrated the unity of the French people in 1790. To celebrate Bastille Day, what French musicians and bands do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

The Cedar Cultural Center and event organizers Curious Incidents have announced a concert titled “We Stand Together: A Fundraiser for Philando Castile,” which will take place at the Cedar on Sunday, July 17. Running from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday, the event will benefit the family of Philando Castile, who was killed by a police officer while…

Forty-five minutes before slam poet Six is Nine calls “Alright,” by Kendrick Lamar, the song of 2015—before the poet aligns its presence at protests with Shostakovich’s 1942 Leningrad symphony premiere and brings tears to my cheeks—DJ Keezy spins the song. “Alright” is sandwiched between other jams, hits that people have been pausing conversations to throw…

Murs has announced that on Sept. 28, he will live-stream an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for longest freestyle rap. The record is currently held by Arkansas rapper Romane Armand, who freestyled for just over 24 hours. “People can go to bed, wake up and make sure I’m still rapping,” says Murs — who admits,…

Mary Lucia reviews 'On Bowie,' a tribute Rob Sheffield was asked to write in just a month.

Yesterday we played Zager and Evans' "In The Year 2525" for our history highlight and we thought it might be fun this morning to listen to more year songs. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention years in the title or lyrics?

You might not even recognize the Golden Girls theme song “Thank You For Being a Friend” as reimagined by St. Vincent, who shared her eerie take via Twitter. (Rolling Stone) I remade the "Golden Girls" theme song into a dirge. #thankyouforbeingafriend pic.twitter.com/1UaKx6oGgk — St. Vincent (@st_vincent) July 11, 2016 Banks releases NSFW single Banks has released a new…

Sorry vegetarians! To celebrate this week's upcoming National Hot Dog Day, we're going all meat for today's Coffee Break. What songs that mention hot dogs do you want to hear this morning?

CHVRCHES and Hayley Williams acquire telekinetic powers in a new animated video for the remix of “Bury It,” which features the Paramore singer as a guest vocalist. (Billboard) Calls for peace and justice continue Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jennifer Lopez have released a new single, “Love Makes the World Go Round.” The song was created in the wake of the…

We had a blast letting Shirley Manson of Garbage take over our airwaves this morning. In honor of Shirley and her Scottish heritage, what songs do you want to hear from Scottish musicians for today's Coffee Break?