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January 02, 2013

Let us know your resolutions and give us suggestions for songs about things you're "going to" or "gonna do...or "not gonna" do for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.

9:30 Coffee Break: Plans and Promises

9:30 Coffee Break: Plans and Promises

Jan 2, 2013

Let us know your resolutions and give us suggestions for songs about things you're "going to" or "gonna do...or "not gonna" do for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.

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Today in Music History: Saluting Roger Miller

Jan 2, 2013

Green Day put out the record that would win them seven Grammys, John and Yoko's albums were seized, and country singer Roger Miller was born Today in Music History.

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Cloud Cult debut single ‘1 x 1 x 1’

Andrea Swensson • Jan 2, 2013

Cloud Cult debuted a new track today in tandem with an announcement that they would headline the second of two back-to-back Current birthday parties later this month. It’s our first chance to survey the sonic landscape of their forthcoming Love, which is due out March 5 on their own Earthology Records, and “1 x 1 x…

The Top 89 Songs of 2012

The Top 89 Songs of 2012

Dec 31, 2012

The results are in! Here are the Top 89 songs of 2012 as voted by our listeners.

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9:30 Coffee Break: In Memoriam Part 2

Dec 31, 2012

Give us your song picks from artists that we've lost in 2012 for today's continuation of last Friday's 9:30 Coffee Break.

The Sporting Life: The Vikings Get Exciting

The Sporting Life: The Vikings Get Exciting

Dec 31, 2012

Today Michael Rand chatted with The Morning Show's Jill Riley and Steve Seel about the most exciting Vikings win in quite some time and the upcoming Gopher basketball game. The Gophers are ranked No. 11 in the country, the highest they have been ranked under head coach Tubby Smith.

Today in Music History: Andy Summers is 70

Today in Music History: Andy Summers is 70

Dec 31, 2012

Ricky Nelson died in a plane crash, Paul McCartney became a Sir, and Police guitarist Andy Summers was born Today in Music History.

Album Review: Alt-J - An Awesome Wave

Album Review: Alt-J - An Awesome Wave

Jon Schober • Dec 31, 2012

Sometimes avant-garde appeal surpasses commercial appeal. Alt-J fit that niche at exactly the right moment.

First Listen: Broadcast, 'Berberian Sound Studio'

First Listen: Broadcast, 'Berberian Sound Studio'

Otis Hart • Dec 31, 2012

For fans of Trish Keenan and Broadcast, Berberian Sound Studio is a godsend. For those who haven't yet discovered the mysterious, wonderful music they made together, may it act as a gateway into one of the finest bands of the 21st century.

First Listen: Erin McKeown, 'Manifestra'

First Listen: Erin McKeown, 'Manifestra'

Stephen Thompson • Dec 31, 2012

Erin McKeown is a genuine independent: Her seventh album, Manifestra, is self-released, following a succession of detours and hairpin turns that have led her through folk, pop, rock, jazz standards and swing, along with many hybrids thereof.

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