John Berg, a longtime art director for Columbia Records, has died at age 83. Among his most recognizable designs were Bob Dylan‘s Blonde on Blonde and Greatest Hits album covers, and Bruce Springsteen‘s Born to Run. (Rolling Stone) Wayne Coyne says that Miley Cyrus and the Flaming Lips are planning a show where everyone—audience members included—will be completely naked while…

Flamin’ Ohs: Hear and Now EP Dating back to 1977, the Flamin’ Oh’s are classic. I mean, they have a star on First Ave. They’re back again with their newest Here and Now EP. They haven’t released anything from the new from the EP, but you should be able to grab physical copies at their…

Today's Coffee Break theme is inspired by Ringo Starr's announcement, made on this date in 2008, that he would no longer receive fan mail. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention some aspect of postal mail? Send us your requests.

After a couple of jam-packed years on the road, Lizzo is getting ready to unleash an artistic masterpiece: The tightly focused, empowering, and inspirational Big GRRRL Small World, which is coming out on her own BGSW label. “When you see the world, you’re able to write about it in a different way. And that’s why…

Today, Greater MSP—a regional economic development partnership for the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area—is launching a new site for its initiative Make It. MSP. The site serves as a welcome mat for everyone in the MSP area, especially newcomers and those who are considering moving to the area. I’ve had the privilege of working with this…

Twin Cities rock legends Hüsker Dü have their first-ever official website. The site is just a merchandise mart—but still, notes the Star Tribune’s Chris Riemenschneider, “marks the first thaw in a glacial ice pack that formed in early 1988, when the influential Minneapolis punk trio broke up.” The band’s bassist Greg Norton tells Reimenschneider that “there’s ongoing communication…

As Annie Clark, aka St. Vincent, has been helping out at her sister's new restaurant in Dallas, for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention 'waitress'? Send us your requests.

Veteran local record-collector John Kass has recently been in the news for his quest to sell 200,000 of his records at once. David Campbell talked with Kass in an episode of The Local Show last year. Here’s a transcript of their conversation. David Campbell: How is it that in a time when the record industry…

Chvrches' second album defines modern synth pop. Unafraid to embrace the pop sounds of the '80s, the Glasgow trio give us a glimpse of the future of dance music.

Keyboardist Carey Lander, a member of Camera Obscura since 2002, has died of bone cancer at age 33. In her final months, Lander was actively raising funds to fight osteosarcoma. “It’s probably too late to help me,” she wrote on a JustGiving page, “but it would be great if we could find something in the future that…