Coffee BreakCoffee Break: TouchJesse Wiza • Jul 8, 2019Summer is heating up. Legs are sticking to seats, bug bites are itching, and the risk of chafing is high. So, for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs or bands do you want to hear that feature touch?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Bright lights big explosionsAnna Weggel • Jul 3, 2019Tomorrow is the Fourth of July and one time Eric Malmberg threw fireworks in his cousin's waders. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs or bands do you want to hear that feature bright lights, big explosions, fire, sparkles, etc?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Something to talk aboutAnna Weggel • Jul 2, 2019This weekend, Bill DeVille played "Boys In The Better Land" by Fontaine D.C., and listener Rob wrote in suggesting a theme based on songs that talk. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature talking, rather than singing, at some point?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Rock me on the waterAnna Weggel • Jul 1, 2019It's the first day of July - and the first day of MPR's Water Month. This year we're celebrating getting outside on Minnesota's beautiful lakes and rivers and announcing a new app called "Outside in Minnesota". It makes it easy to get outdoors with weather updates, event listings, and how-to guides.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Let's rockAnna Weggel • Jun 28, 2019Rock the Garden is tomorrow and we're so excited we can hardly think about anything else. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that say "rock" in the title or chorus?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Change in direction Jun 27, 2019For this morning's Vinyl Tap pick, Jill brought in "Pammie's on a Bummer", a 7:45 song from 'Inner Views', Sonny Bono's 1967 solo album which took a decidedly psychedelic turn from his Sonny & Cher days. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from artists or bands who swiftly changed genres at some point in their career?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Let's goAnna Weggel • Jun 26, 2019What songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break that say "go"?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Beatles for breakfast Jun 25, 2019There are a lot of reasons and a lot of days set aside to celebrate the Beatles and today is one of them. It's Global Beatles Day - marked annually on June 25 in honor of the Beatles' performing "All You Need Is Love", broadcast to an international audience on the BBC program "Our World" in 1967. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from the world of the Beatles do you want to hear?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: New RomanticAnna Weggel • Jun 24, 2019Brian spun Duran Duran's "Is There Something I Should Know?" for this morning's Vinyl Tap pick and it got us thinking about the New Romantic movement of the 70s and early 80s - characterized by its flamboyant, eccentric fashion. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from bands in the New Romantic movement?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Pride anthemsAnna Weggel • Jun 21, 2019Happy Pride weekend! What pride anthems do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?