It's nice to have a few new attempts at well-worn Christmas tunes by current artists.

Mary Lucia talks to legendary Black Flag frontman, spoken word artist, writer and activist Henry Rollins about topics ranging from today's tragedy in Connecticut to this week's Hurricane Sandy benefit and more.

Today marks the release of the new movie, The Hobbit. We want to hear your suggestions for songs that relate to The Hobbit for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.

It’s been a tremendous year for Twin Cities hip-hop. While the heavyweights (P.O.S. and Brother Ali) received a much-deserved spotlight, fans looking to dig a little deeper into the scene were rewarded with even richer dividends; acts like Guante and Big Cats!, The Chalice, Sean Anonymous, and Ecid were all serious contenders for my own…

The Jackson Five first appeared on television, Yoko Ono called for ten minutes of silence, and Marvin Gaye hits No. 1 with a classic song Today in Music History.

This week's new #1 artist has spent most weeks on the chart this year.

News and notes from December 13, 2012

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break let's focus on sitar and it's influence on rock music. What rock songs featuring the sitar would you like to hear today?

Bob Dylan was on the cover of Rolling Stone, Phil Collins made his acting debut and David Bowie released a "golden" song Today in Music History.

“Go home. Meditate. Write music,” instructs a hand-written note on Peter Pisano’s new website. “Do NOT make any decisions RE: label, PWC, music career. Before you allow yourself to make decisions, you must first write and lay down some tracks that you feel good about.” The note was slipped to Pisano from a social worker…