Coffee Break9:30 Coffee Break: TroubleJill Riley and Sean McPherson • Aug 26, 2015For today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that have the word "trouble" in the title? Send us your requests.
Coffee Break9:30 Coffee Break: Unexpected Day JobsJill Riley and Sean McPherson • Aug 25, 2015Many very well-known musicians held a variety of jobs until they were able to rely on their work in the music industry to pay the bills. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear by artists who have held surprising or unexpected day jobs? Send us your request, and along with it, the job held by the artists you're requesting.
Coffee Break9:30 Coffee Break: School SuppliesJill Riley and Sean McPherson • Aug 24, 2015Kids in Minneapolis start school today; other kids will be back in school soon enough. To help everyone get ready for that first day, for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention school supplies? Send us your requests.
Coffee Break9:30 Coffee Break: The Beatles' Minnesota setlistJill Riley and Sean McPherson • Aug 21, 2015Fifty years ago today, the Beatles visited Minnesota for their one and only concert in the state. They played 11 songs; which of those songs do you want to hear? For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, we're asking you to vote for your picks.
Coffee Break9:30 Coffee Break: MovingJill Riley and Sean McPherson • Aug 20, 2015In honor of Sean McPherson's pending house move, for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention "move" or "moving"? Send us your requests.
Coffee Break9:30 Coffee Break: Minnesota expatsJill Riley and Sean McPherson • Aug 19, 2015For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear by artists who were born in Minnesota but went on to have musical success elsewhere? Send us your requests.
Coffee Break9:30 Coffee Break: 'Fire' and 'Desire'Jill Riley and Sean McPherson • Aug 18, 2015Salon writer Marc Spitz posits 'fire' and 'desire' comprise the laziest rhyming couplet in songwriting, yet everyone uses it. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, let's embrace it: What songs do you want to hear that rhyme "fire" and "desire"? Send us your requests.
Coffee Break9:30 Coffee Break: Produced by Bob JohnstonJill Riley and Sean McPherson • Aug 17, 2015Last Friday, legendary record producer Bob Johnston passed away in Nashville, Tenn., at age 83. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, let's remember one of the studio greats. What songs produced by Bob Johnston do you want to hear? Send us your requests.
Coffee Break9:30 Coffee Break: Who else deserves a biopic?Jill Riley and Sean McPherson • Aug 14, 2015As the new N.W.A. film 'Straight Outta Compton' opens, we're wondering what other artists you think deserve a biopic. Request a song by an artist you'd like to see portrayed in a biopic, and in your request, be sure to tell us which actors you think should play the role of your requested artists.
Coffee Break9:30 Coffee Break: Let's Hear it for LeftiesJill Riley and Sean McPherson • Aug 13, 2015It's International Left-Handers' Day! So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear by artists who are left-handed? Send us your requests.