Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Australia DayAnna Reed • Jan 26, 2018It's Australia Day - the official national day of Australia. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what Australian musicians do you want to hear?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Signature songsAnna Reed • Jan 25, 2018Today in 1975, a year and a half after its initial release, Lynyrd Skynyrd peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with "Free Bird", which became the band's anthem.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Teenage kicksAnna Reed • Jan 24, 2018The Current officially turns 13 today -- making us a TEENAGER. Look out, mom and dad! We've got feelings. What songs do you want to hear for today's Coffee Break that mention teens?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Snow dayAnna Reed • Jan 23, 2018We battled the elements this morning to make it into the studio and are daydreaming about what it would be like to have a snow day. So let's extend that dream right into today's Coffee Break. What songs do you want to hear that represent the things you would do on a snow day?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Heartaches & PainAnna Reed • Jan 22, 2018Although the Vikings weren't what Charles Bradley meant when he sang "gotta stand tall / because life is full of sorrow / heartaches and pain", it feels appropriate for the way Minnesota football fans feel this morning. How are you doing, everyone? What sorrowful songs do you need to hear today?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: MPLS vs. PhillyAnna Reed • Jan 19, 2018This Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings will go against the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game that could send the Vikings to the Superbowl if they win (have you heard?). In the spirit of brotherhood and moving karma in the right direction leading up to Sunday, what songs do you want to hear from Philadelphia AND local musicians?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: 5-dollar wordsAnna Reed • Jan 18, 2018Mark Twain once said "Don't use a five-dollar word when a fifty-cent word will do." But when we played Car Seat Headrest's "Nervous Young Inhumans" this morning, Sean showed us a Pitchfork article about how an original version of the song used the word "galvanistic" but then Will Toledo took it out in later drafts. So for today's Coffee Break, what songs with 'five-dollar words' do you want to hear?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Oh happy dayAnna Reed • Jan 17, 2018Edwin Hawkins, the gospel singer behind "Oh Happy Day", passed away this week at the age of 74. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature a choir - gospel or otherwise?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Irish musiciansAnna Reed • Jan 16, 2018Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries passed away suddenly yesterday at the age of 46. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from Irish musicians?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Specific agesAnna Reed • Jan 12, 2018Nichole wrote in with a great idea for today's theme - songs that mention a specific age. What songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?