The Head and the Heart, Kings of Leon, James Vincent McMorrow, Michael Kiwanuka and Jim James have debuts; Angel Olsen makes big moves; and Father John Misty is inducted as he reaches No.1.

Today's top music news stories include the death of pioneering record executive Phil Chess; and election-related releases from Le Tigre and Eminem.

On Tuesday night, Bill DeVille hosted a Time Machine all about music from 1968. Now take the quiz: Listen to the mashup of five songs from the show, and see if you can identify them.

The members of Phantogram suffered a personal tragedy during the making of their recent album, 'Three.' But the music helped them express the many resulting emotions. 'It's cathartic in that way,' says Phantogram's Sarah Barthels. 'It's kind of like our therapy.' Touring in support of 'Three', Phantogram stopped by The Current's studio for a session hosted by Jade.

Illustrator Anders Niedstaedt has imagined a rather surprising problem for this October, and a very Rock and Roll way to fix it.

Jade digs into "Worship" off Lizzo's major label debut, Coconut Oil, a sneak peak of what's to come for Hippo Campus in 2017 with "Boyish" and a song with a message about the state of women in a sexist society from Cass McCombs this week on What's New on The Current.

Oct. 28: Strange Things: A Halloween Party Mill City Nights, Minneapolis 9 p.m., $10 in advance $12 at the door, 18+ Mill City Nights hosts this kickoff to the Halloween weekend with music by DJs Fancy Restaurant (Flip Phone) and Shannon Blowtorch. There will also be a Beyoncé basement party featuring nothing but Beyoncé all night, a meet-and-greet…

There is just one presidential debate left and it's tonight at 8 pm on all the channels. Based on the debates we've seen so far, tonight's Clinton-Trump face-off might get heated, controversial and even theatrical. But we can get through this with the help of music. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that remind us to "breathe"?

In his new book 'Love for Sale,' acclaimed music writer David Hajdu combines personal stories with historical accounts of the evolution of popular music.

Bowie released 'Pin-Ups'; A-ha became the first Norwegian act to have a No. 1 U.S. single; Noel Gallagher played his first live gig with Oasis; Nirvana hit No. 1 with a live compilation album; Johnny Marr had an academic turn; and Peter Tosh was born, Today in Music History.