The day the music died — when a plane carrying Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson crashed in Clearlake, Iowa — was also the day that a new young performer from Fargo would begin his rise to fame. That night, 15-year-old Bobby Vee replaced the lost stars in their scheduled performance, and…

Bob Mould has announced a new album: Patch the Sky will be released March 25. Mould says it will be the “darkest” yet “catchiest” of his recent albums. He’s also responded to Hüsker Dü reunion rumors that have circulated since the band launched an official merchandise site. “No reunion,” said Mould. “I never want to take advantage of…

As peers learn of his loss to an 18-month-long battle with cancer and flock to social media to remember the late, great music legend, to remember the late legend, we're sharing our first and favorite memories of David Bowie.

Though any day sounds like a great day to listen to a whole pile of David Bowie songs in a row, today we do it in honor of a life greatly lived.

When you go to look back on David Bowie’s performances in Minnesota, perhaps the most surprising thing is that there weren’t more of them. In a 50+ year career, Bowie played just five public and ticketed shows in in Minnesota, on four concert tours. (Bowie’s band Tin Machine also played a short set at Minneapolis’s Marriott…

Released on his 69th birthday, David Bowie's 25th studio album 'Blackstar' is an uncompromising collection of songs that defy being categorized as any one genre; it's simply Bowie. 'Blackstar' is the final installment in Bowie's innovative and prolific career.

Sunday night, Sam Smith won the 2016 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for “Writing’s On the Wall,” the song he performed for the James Bond film Spectre. Accepting the award with co-writer Jimmy Napes, Smith graciously thanked the film’s producers and director. Kanye West has announced a release date for his long-awaited new album Swish: Feb. 11. He’s…

I’ve enjoyed birthday parties for as long as I can remember. I grew up going to movies and eating cheesecake for mine — and the presents didn’t hurt, either. But this week, my concept of birthday parties widened dramatically; I might never see them the same way. On Friday, I joined at least 500 others…

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, we are looking for your suggestions of musicians who are snappy dressers.

Drone Not Drones has announced the lineup for their third annual event, which will be held at the Cedar Cultural Center from Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. to Feb. 27 at 11 p.m. The lineup features Will Oldham (Bonnie “Prince” Billy) and a number of local acts — including Alan Sparhawk of Low — and other musicians from around the…