On Halloween, Arcade Fire released a 24-minute horror/comedy film made during their Suburbs tour in 2011. Festi, which features guest appearances by the National and Fleet Foxes, dramatizes Win Butler‘s fear of joining “the 27 club” (in other words, turning 27, the age at which a number of prominent rockers have died). Jim Morrison, who died aged 27, appears and…

Robert Plant's new album opens your ears and your mind to musical possibilities. It's American music reinvented by 21st-century world troubadours.

Update: Prince and 3rdEyeGirl brought their A-game last night, ripping through a medley of “Clouds” (with Lianne La Havas in person), “Plectrum Electrum,” “Marz” and “Another Love” for their 8 minute mini-concert on SNL last night. Here it is in all its glory: Earlier this month, Prince announced via Twitter that he and 3RDEYEGIRL will…

When Bob Dylan released “Full Moon & Empty Arms,” a rendition of a 1945 song previously best-known in a performance by Frank Sinatra, in May, his representative told Rolling Stone that the track would appear on a new studio album forthcoming this year. An ad inserted into advance copies of Dylan’s release The Basement Tapes Complete—the latest installment…

Teenage Kicks host Jacquie Fuller has dedicated today's episode of Teenage Kicks to rock's deceased heroes. But why would anyone celebrate Day of the Dead? Jacquie shares the historic and cultural roots of this day that honors those who've gone before us. Check it out as you listen to Teenage Kicks.

What songs about monsters should we play for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Happy Halloween! What better way to kick off the Friday Five that with a full-blown murder mystery movie from garage rock quartet L’Assassins. Also on deck is a brand-new video from Atmosphere, a North Shore session from Haley Bonar, and more… L’Assassins Kill! Kill! Kill! Who needs a run-of-the-mill music video when you can make a whole…

With an international release this month, Duluth’s Wolf Blood is a band on the verge of making some major noise both home and abroad. Here’s the story of how a doom/psych/stoner metal band from Northern Minnesota found its audience. Sometimes, as they say, timing is everything. The flood that ravaged Duluth, Minnesota in the spring…

You can’t buy pipes like Sia‘s, but you can buy what comes out of them: tonight, a sealed jar of the singer’s breath will be auctioned off to raise money to support filmmakers in her native Adelaide, Australia. “Gorgeously and magnificently, she breathed into a jar for us,” says the director of the film festival where…

Hip-hop heroes Heiruspecs will be co-headlining with Carnage and the Last Band Standin’ on Dec. 19 at the Turf Club, as a part of their Holiday Classic Series. An unknown special guest will open the show, and will be announced on Nov. 11. Advance tickets are available on the Turf Club website. Update 11/20: K. Raydio and…