Three organizations representing Vietnamese-Minnesotans have written a letter asking First Avenue to cancel the band Viet Cong‘s upcoming 7th Street Entry show, and further asking representatives of the venue to meet with them to discuss “how we can heal and move forward together.” Currently, 201 people have added their names to a letter written by the Vietnamese Student Association…

Keith Richards says the Rolling Stones recently held a group meeting and made “definite plans” to record a new album—though the specifics of where and when are yet to be determined. Which just makes you wonder: what else is on the agenda when the Rolling Stones have group meetings? (Rolling Stone) A psychedelic Porsche formerly owned by Janis Joplin will be…

After playing a captivating session in MPR's Forum, Greg Holden stopped to talk to us about the guitar he played during the performance. Holden wasn't typically a player of Martin guitars, but a chance find changed his mind. 'It sounded amazing and I was like, Ah, I guess I'm going to get one of these,' he says.

Yesterday, we put together a Coffee Break featuring pairings of songs by artists who have had a beef with one another. We got so many requests, we're serving another helping. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what are more songs you want to hear by musicians who have had beefs with one another?

When I first met Angie Carlson at the Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival last July, I knew her as the Indigo Girls’ trusted publicist (watch the folk-rock duo answer Three Quick Questions at the Current Haus here). At the festival, I saw Carlson coordinate meetings and guide her musician clients to interviews. What I didn’t…

91,000 cans of Metallica-branded Budweiser are coming to Quebec, commemorating the band’s Sept. 14 and 16 Quebec City shows—which will be the last in the slated-for-demolition Colisée Pepsi and the first in the new Centre Vidéotron, respectively, so they’re kind of a big deal for Quebecois. Metallica Budweiser will arrive in stores (in Quebec) starting Sept. 28.…

Motion City Soundtrack: Panic Stations The alt pop-punk five-piece Motion City Soundtrack are releasing their sixth studio album Panic Stations via Epitaph Friday. For those who share in giddy anticipation of three more days until new wailing vocals and now classic ‘00s top-40 guitar riffs, click above to watch the video-game-themed “It’s A Pleasure To Meet…

Ryan Cameron, who was the driving force behind the beloved downtown Minneapolis record store Let It Be, has been quietly building up a vinyl inventory in the back room of the trendy mid-century modern store Find Furnish in Northeast Minneapolis. Known simply as It Records (a nod to the “It” portion of his old “Let It Be”…

Following a dust-up between Patrick Carney and Jack White, for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear by musicians who have had beefs -- or rivalries -- with one another? Keep it fair: Make sure to suggest a tune for each feuding party.

Starting today, vinyl enthusiasts can purchase a monthly subscription to a series of t-shirts, each one featuring a different logo from record stores across America, from the Vinyl Shirt Club. Missouri-based husband and wife team Lea and Ashley Bailes created the Vinyl Shirt Club after revisiting record stores and falling in love with vinyl culture. The shirts…