RCA Victor introduced the 45 rpm single record; Chuck Berry released "Johnny B. Goode"; an AC/DC guitarist celebrates his birthday; and Jimi Hendrix set his guitar on fire, Today in Music History.

Iggy Pop and M. Ward make upward moves; Catfish and the Bottlemen make a debut; Bob Mould is the highest new entry; and the Lumineers are inducted to the Hall of Fame.

Declan McKenna is making waves the world over with his hit single, 'Brazil.' On a recent visit to The Current, McKenna took some time to talk about his brand-new Fender Telecaster. It's the latest in The Current's Guitar Collection.

On Tuesday night, Bill DeVille hosted a Time Machine all about 1970. Now take the quiz: Listen to the mashup of five songs from the show, and see if you can identify them.

Local writer, historian and doodler Andy Sturdevant strikes again. In his semi-regular MinnPost feature, “The Stroll,” Sturdevant takes Bob Mehr’s Trouble Boys as a “star map” of sorts to the old stomping grounds of The Replacements. While it recounts some of the more familiar landmarks chronicled elsewhere, the article draws a strong connection between the…

A couple of area singer-songwriters have teamed up recently to form a new duo. Besides doing their own thing, Molly Dean and Barbara Jean are now playing out as a duo called Dusty Heart. They stopped in to Radio Heartland for an in-studio session.

It's raining. Not just outside, but inside the hearts of four of our listeners who are going through breakups and divorces.

Lesley Gore recorded a breakthrough hit; the photo session for The Beatles' Sgt Pepper album took place; R.E.M. began recording a big album; and MC Hammer was born, Today in Music History.

On Monday night at Madison Square Garden, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band made a stop on their tour commemorating the 1980 album, The River. In the audience was Springsteen’s 90-year-old mother, Adele. As he performed “Ramrod,” The Boss paid her a visit and the two shared a dance. (Stereogum) Lineup for this year’s FYF Fest…

Today in 1806 marked the beginning of construction for the first federal highway. As we avoid Spring potholes and clean the winter crud off of our cars, let's look for songs that mention highways and freeways for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.