The album 'You and I', due in March, is made up of songs recorded in Buckley's very first studio sessions after signing to Columbia Records, and displays the singer's wide range of influences.

Drummer Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor, a longtime member of Motörhead, has died of an unspecified illness at age 61. Though Taylor wasn’t Mötorhead’s first drummer, he joined the band in time for their 1979 debut album On Parole and stayed with the band until 1984, rejoining the band from 1987 to 1992. Taylor played on many of the band’s…

Today is Give to the Max Day, a 24-hour online giving spree that has become a big day for Minnesota schools and nonprofits. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention 'give' or 'giving'? Send us your requests.

MPR News Arts Reporter Marianne Combs joins Jill Riley and Sean McPherson to talk about dance, visual arts and theater offerings happening all within walking distance of one another on Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis.

Bones & Beeker: Bones & Beeker Brendan Kelly, a.k.a. BK-One, has teamed up with Anthony Newes to form Bones & Beeker. Newes didn’t have a hip-hop background, but came from band settings both in the rock and folk genres. Kelly had been Brother Ali’s DJ for quite some time, traveling around the world with the…

With so many artists and videographers collaborating on music videos these days — and with independent musicians’ budgets typically being pretty tight — it can be difficult to come up with new ways to try to reinvent the art form and stand out from the sea of YouTube links. But thanks to a new wave of…

For a band that have consistently been churning out critically-acclaimed albums since the early ’90, have had their songs covered by Robert Plant, and are signed to the Sub Pop — the label that signed Nirvana and Sleater-Kinney — Low seem to be hitting a new stride in 2015. Their latest album, Ones and Sixes, is full of…

The Monkees' debut album started a long run at No. 1; Lionel Richie had a massive hit with 'All Night Long'; fans and friends celebrated the life of legendary BBC DJ John Peel; Spotify responded to Taylor Swift's rebuff; and singer-songwriter Neil Young was born in Toronto 70 years ago Today in Music History.

Big week for the locals: Lizzo makes big moves, Low make a new debut; Bad Bad Hats hold steady; and Hippo Campus reach No.1 for the first time.

In the same fashion as their first three albums, the Velvet Underground are releasing a 45th anniversary box set of 1970's Loaded, their last album recorded with the late Lou Reed. Enter for a chance to win the six-CD box set!