This week on Teenage Kicks, Jim McGuinn wishes OMD well, celebrates Tears for Fears on the charts, and gives a birthday shout-out to a couple of grunge icons.

What artists that use monikers would you like to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

MPR Arts Reporter Euan Kerr reviews this action-comedy sequel starring Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Byung-hun Lee and Anthony Hopkins.

Enjoy audio and video (including 2 unreleased tracks and a Dory Previn cover) from the exclusive Father John Misty performance in Minnesota Public Radio's UBS Forum. He chats with Jill Riley of The Current's Morning Show about his off-the-wall moniker, the move from Seattle to Los Angeles, and the Twin Cities gene pool.

Frank Sinatra got hitched to Mia Farrow, James Brown was in trouble with the law, and a Texas town declared it Roy Orbison Day Today in Music History.

These summer days are starting to slip by at an alarming rate. Make sure to get outside and see some shows this weekend, willya? And in the mean time, here’s a handful of fresh Minnesota-grown videos to help you whittle away those Friday hours… Speed’s the Name It’s been a quiet couple of years for…

Food Pyramid - Dexedream, from the new album "Ecstasy & Refreshment."

Daft Punk gets UN-lucky...again! As Alt-J vacated the top spot last week, #1 was there for the taking, but The National stole it, spurred by fans eyeing tickets to their big show at Roy Wilkins Auditorium August 6.

A lot of people think the record industry made 12" vinyl singles just so songs could be longer. To an extent, that's true, but there's a more nuanced history to it than that. At 10 p.m. on July 18 Jake Rudh will play a selection of tracks that not only made the dance floors swell back in the 80s, but continue to do so on the Transmission dance floor today.

Local Current Live is taking place at the M.I.A's Third Thursday Bike Night tonight. We're getting excited with a 9:30 Coffee Break of bike songs.