The Pines - Song for a Winter's Night

Following the announcement of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 2017 inductees -- Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur, ELO, Journey, Yes, and Joan Baez -- first-time Hall of Fame voter Jim McGuinn reflects on the winners, on who he voted for, and who's missing from the Hall. 'One of my hopes is that by reaching from the Boomer generation to Gen Xers like myself to contribute to the process, the make-up of the Hall of Fame will shift to acknowledge some other branches in the rock 'n' roll tree,' Jim writes.

Last year, Mary Lucia wanted to create a new holiday tradition for herself. 'That meant I wanted to spend Christmas alone in New York City,' she writes. 'It's a place I'm comfortable, stimulated and completely anonymous.' Read more about how Mary will be spending the holidays this year and in future years.

Planned and completed before Sharon Jones's death on Nov. 18, 2016, the video for Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings' rendition of 'Please Come Home For Christmas' from their 2015 album 'It's A Holiday Soul Party!' was released Dec. 20, 2016. The video recalls the style of the stop-motion animation used by classic Rankin-Bass TV holiday specials.

The latest round of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees has been announced, and it includes two big names from the '90s.

The results are in and the 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees have been announced. So for today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from the winners?

Today in Music History: Mike Watt was born, Elvis was drafted, the Rolling Stones released one of their best albums, and The Hollies released a song about their brother.

Today's top music news stories include the Black Keys coming to Spotify; and new-release updates from Chic, Broken Social Scene, and Dirty Projectors.

Neil Diamond, who has released a new album, 'Acoustic Christmas,' says that for him and other Jewish artists, Christmas music is a way to catch up on what they missed as kids.

Good news for Andrew Broder fans: the Fog frontman has announced he’ll host a “residency for music and action” at the Turf Club in January. It’s called “Andrew Broder & People,” and although several guests have yet to be announced, the current roster lists local talent such as Kill the Vultures, Dizzy Fae, Broder/Dosh/Ylvisaker/Mark Erickson project the Cloak…