Courtney Barnett, Lissie, Cloud Cult, Hippo Campus, Bob Mould and Prince all makes debuts; Jason Isbell holds steady following his Minneapolis performance; and Frank Runer rises to the top ahead of his #MicroShow.

On Tuesday night, Bill DeVille hosted a Time Machine all about 1974. Now take the quiz: Listen to the mashup of five songs from the show, and see if you can identify them.

On Wednesday, Kanye West went on an anti-Grammys rant on Twitter. He accused the awards of neglecting important and popular black artists like Young Thug and Future. (West also said that he has a new album “coming this summer.”) National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences president Neil Portnow replied that the Academy’s “doors are always open” to West.…

Into his short life of 33 years, Sam Cooke packed a lot of living. A natural songwriter who had a knack for conversational lyrics, Cooke was the first black solo artist to top the Billboard pop chart in the rock era, landing 29 Top 40 hits in nine years. Read more about Sam Cooke, our Black History Month spotlight artist for the week of Feb. 22.

Eric Peltoniemi, who has helped lead St. Paul label Red House Records to international cachet as a premier purveyor of roots and Americana, has announced that he’s retiring after 50 years in the music business. Peltoniemi has been with Red House for three decades, the last ten years as president. “I am extremely proud of…

Today instead of giving members mugs and tote bags, our membership thank you gift is meals for neighbors in need. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, let's listen to songs that feature benevolence.

Heavy Table Editor James Norton joins Jade and Sean McPherson to talk about the Green Line Checklist.

The Beatles began their second film; Kurt and Courtney tied the knot; 'Roxanne' entered the Billboard Hot 100; Led Zeppelin released a double album; and Paul Simon won a Grammy for 'Graceland', Today in Music History.

The recent two-Grammy winner took instant control of the stage and audience at Northrop in Minneapolis on Monday night, guiding an evening of music with the confidence, warmth and ability of the seasoned showman he is. 'This is a great city to play rock 'n' roll,' Isbell told the Twin Cities audience.

This year’s Record Store Day ambassadors will be Metallica. The band have released a video in which all four members describe their love of vinyl, and they plan to take the occasion — April 16 — to release a new live album. Recorded at Le Bataclan in Paris on 2003, the album will benefit the Give For France…