Tricky - Nothing's Changed, from the new album "False Idols."

This week on New Hot, read about a musician who has gotten nods from some of Top 40's most popular artists, plus some young kids whose song "Awkward" took the world by storm in 2012. These are our recommended releases for July 16.

What bands to you love the music of, but hate their name?

Today Michael Rand chatted with The Morning Show's Jill Riley and Steve Seel about whether Twins manager Ron Gardenhire will/should lose his job soon, the MLB all-star game is Tuesday, and two home state stars are representing the Twins, and hourse racing and betting making a comback.

CocoRosie - Tears For Animals feat. Antony Hegarty, from the new album "Tales Of A Grass Widow."

Mayer Hawthorne is known for delivering Motown and even Barry White influenced vintage R&B, but his 5th studio album Where Does This Door Go is a little different. He seems to have ditched the retro-soul influenced sound in favor of something a little more modern.

It's Friday and we are taking it easy. Let's simplify our lives with some simplistic music. What simplistic songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

MPR's Movie Maven, Stephanie Curtis, joins Jill Riley and Jade (filling in for Steve Seel) to review a new coming-of-age film that stars Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney and Liam James -- and features music by Duluth's Trampled by Turtles.

There’s a theme to this week’s Friday Five, and it has a lot to do with a talented local filmmaker named Adam J. Dunn (who we recently profiled here). Dunn is in the midst of a series of videos that he calls Lights and a Backdrop, a self-explanatory title for a simple concept that he’s been…

Partly because of his unparallelled hustle, and partly because of his work in genre-defying group Culture Cry Wolf, Botzy has become one of the most recognizable names in Twin Cities hip hop in recent years. So it’s hard to believe that he considers Buck Fotzy, the solo album that he’s releasing tomorrow night at the…