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It’s official: Florence + the Machine will release their (her) next studio album on June 2. The album will be titled How Big How Blue How Beautiful, and Florence Welch kicked it off with new single “What Kind of Man.” (Billboard) Kanye West, never one to do things small, unveiled his new custom sneaker—the Adidas Yeezy 750 Boost—at a…

One of the big stories from the world of media and entertainment this week is the news that Jon Stewart will be leaving Comedy Central's 'The Daily Show' after 17 years as its host. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs would you play for Jon Stewart?

Even as Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner have been busy rolling out details regarding this summer’s new Eaux Claires Festival, Dessner’s bandmate Bryce Dessner’s MusicNOW Festival—an annual festival in Cincinnati, typically featuring unusual combinations of artists—is preparing to celebrate its tenth year with a series of shows from March 11-15 featuring artists including Sufjan Stevens, white-hot classical…

In honor of the man they call “Duluth’s hardest working musician” and his new signing with St. Paul’s Red House Records, Fitger’s Brewhouse has created a special beer for Charlie Parr. “Parr’s Porter has hop and dark malt notes, a bit of fruit in the aroma and a dry finish,” writes the brewhouse on Facebook.…

Motown Records notched its first million-selling single; Keith Richards's house was raided by the police; Sting attempted a Police roundup of a different sort; and Al Green went to No. 1 in the charts, Today in Music History.

On April 18, Information Society will play their first local show since 2009: they’ve booked a gig at the Fine Line, calling it their “Hello World hometown party” in reference to their Twin Cities roots—though none of the band members currently reside in Minnesota. _Hello World (note the preceding underscore) is the group’s most recent album,…

Dave Grohl will be the official ambassador of this year’s Record Store Day on April 18. Grohl follows Jack White and Chuck D, previous Record Store Day ambassadors, and will release Songs from the Laundry Room—a four-track 10″ EP featuring unreleased material by Foo Fighters—to celebrate the annual day dedicated to vinyl. (AV Club) Barry Manilow will get permanently off…

alt-J are back on top with a song off their sophomore record This Is All Yours; Courtney Barnett, JD McPherson and Bjork make debuts.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, we're thinking about the just-announced lineup for the Eaux Claires Music Festival, scheduled for July 17 and 18. It's a massive lineup, so we're wondering: Which of these artists would you like to hear this morning?