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July 30, 2015

Tame Impala and Wolf Alice fall off the Chart; the Staves and Beck make significant moves; Django Django and the Chemical Brothers make debuts; and Father John Misty steals the No.1 spot away from Courtney Barnett.

The Chart Show: Father John Misty steals No.1 spot from Hall of Famer Courtney Barnett

The Chart Show: Father John Misty steals No.1 spot from Hall of Famer Courtney Barnett

David Safar • Jul 30, 2015

Tame Impala and Wolf Alice fall off the Chart; the Staves and Beck make significant moves; Django Django and the Chemical Brothers make debuts; and Father John Misty steals the No.1 spot away from Courtney Barnett.

Today’s Music News: Musicians around the world lash out at Minnesota dentist

Today’s Music News: Musicians around the world lash out at Minnesota dentist

Staff • Jul 29, 2015

You don’t often find Cher, Ariana Grande, MC Hammer, Ricky Martin, and Stryker all expressing similar views, but one man has united them: Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer, who’s sparked cries of outrage from musicians among many others for his killing of an African lion named Cecil. (Billboard) can’t believe this man counted it as valor to lure #CecilTheLion out of his…

Burnsville all-ages venue the Garage re-opens with new studio, cafe

Burnsville all-ages venue the Garage re-opens with new studio, cafe

Jared Hemming • Jul 29, 2015

After six months of renovations, Burnsville’s storied all-ages venue the Garage re-opened this month as a nonprofit music space and music education center. The remodeling added bathrooms and a new cafe to the Garage, as well as a recording studio to be completed in the fall. The Garage spent 15 years as Burnsville’s community youth center.…

Allen Klein biography highlights a non-musician that shaped rock history

Allen Klein biography highlights a non-musician that shaped rock history

Jim McGuinn • Jul 29, 2015

Music journalist Fred Goodman turns the story of Allen Klein, rock's most famous accountant, into a page-turning drama about one of the most important non-musicians that shaped rock history.

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9:30 Coffee Break: Relationship Advice

Jade and Sean McPherson • Jul 29, 2015

After Glamour magazine found itself embroiled in a recent flap when it published an anachronistic list of of relationship tips (since retracted), it reminded us there are a lot of songs that feature advice on matters of the heart. So for today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that dispense relationship advice? Send us your requests.

Eating and Drinking with Heavy Table's James Norton: sushi

Eating and Drinking with Heavy Table's James Norton: sushi

Jul 29, 2015

Heavy Table Editor James Norton joins Jill Riley and Sean McPherson to talk about sushi. 'It's the time of year when you're looking for something a little lighter, a little cooler, and little more refreshing,' James says. 'Sushi, for me, really fits the bill.' James describes two area sushi restaurants and he also talks about where he goes shopping when he wants to make sushi at home.

Suicide Commandos adopt a highway

Suicide Commandos adopt a highway

Jay Gabler • Jul 29, 2015

You should never throw trash out your car window—but be especially careful along Hennepin County Road 16, where you might be creating extra work for some civic-minded punk rockers. Legendary local band the Suicide Commandos have adopted a 1.5-mile section of McGinty Road, which runs through Wayzata. On Facebook, frontman Chris Osgood has posted photos of…

Cloud Cult seeking actors for new film about the meaning of life

Cloud Cult seeking actors for new film about the meaning of life

Jared Hemming • Jul 29, 2015

Cloud Cult are making a new movie—and they might want you to be in it. Motion 117 Productions is auditioning non-union acting roles for Cloud Cult’s forthcoming, title-TBA music film. The band’s new album will coincide with the movie’s release, which, according to its auditions announcement, is “an experimental art-drama serving as a metaphor for humanity’s…

Today in Music History: Happy Birthday, Geddy Lee

Today in Music History: Happy Birthday, Geddy Lee

Jul 29, 2015

Bob Dylan was injured in a motorbike accident; the Doors lit the singles chart on fire; Gilbert O'Sullivan was alone at the top of the charts; Michigan declared it Four Tops Day; and Rush bassist and vocalist Geddy Lee was born in Toronto, Today in Music History.

Today’s Music News: Willie Nelson and friends announce Farm Aid 30 in Chicago

Today’s Music News: Willie Nelson and friends announce Farm Aid 30 in Chicago

Staff • Jul 28, 2015

Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, and Dave Matthews will welcome an all-star lineup to Farm Aid’s 30th anniversary concert on Sept. 19 in Chicago. Among the other big names: Imagine Dragons, Jack Johnson, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Mavis Staples. (Billboard) On Sunday, police in Renville County, Minnesota, arrested Puddle of Mudd singer Wes Scantlin after he forced them to give chase at speeds…

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