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August 03, 2017

Nine Inch Nails grab the highest chart debut at #10 this week, and The National grab their sixth spot on the Chart Show Hall of Fame.

Nine Inch Nails hammer away at the competition

Nine Inch Nails hammer away at the competition

Mark Wheat • Aug 3, 2017

Nine Inch Nails grab the highest chart debut at #10 this week, and The National grab their sixth spot on the Chart Show Hall of Fame.

Music News: Paul McCartney to play drums on Foo Fighters' new album

Music News: Paul McCartney to play drums on Foo Fighters' new album

Luke Taylor • Aug 2, 2017

Paul McCartney will play drums on one song on the Foo Fighters' forthcoming album, 'Concrete and Gold'; the Smiths are releasing a series of live recordings in the run-up to the release of 'The Queen is Dead' reissue; Thundercat documents his love of Japan on new video; Bon Iver announce four-day concert festival in Mexico; Bjork announces a new album - kind of; and Kanye West sues an insurer over his canceled tour dates.

Coffee Break: Romeo + Juliet

Coffee Break: Romeo + Juliet

Anna Reed • Aug 2, 2017

Listener Renae wrote in with today's topic idea - songs that mention Romeo and Juliet. She says "the classic tragic tale from William Shakespeare pops up in songs quite a bit - some songs tell the tale and some just reference." So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention Romeo + Juliet?

Rock and Roll Book Club: Garbage talk about 'This Is the Noise That Keeps Me Awake'

Rock and Roll Book Club: Garbage talk about 'This Is the Noise That Keeps Me Awake'

Aug 2, 2017

All four members of Garbage tell Brian Oake and Jill Riley about the band's new coffee-table book, 'This Is the Noise That Keeps Me Awake.'

Today in Music History: Remembering Funk Brother James Jamerson

Today in Music History: Remembering Funk Brother James Jamerson

Aug 2, 2017

Funk Brother James Jamerson died; Bob Dylan got into a fight at his reunion; Fela Kuti passed away; and Aretha Franklin made her television debut, Today in Music History.

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Twin Cities band Of the Orchard make 10 music videos in 10 months

Cecilia Johnson • Aug 2, 2017

It’s 11:30 a.m., and Ben Vanden Boogaard has already spent six hours in a coffee shop. From 5-11, he worked as a barista, making drinks behind the counter. But after his shift, he headed to another cafe, having agreed to tell me about his other line of work: music. Vanden Boogaard is an artist at…

Listen to Looch: 'The Defiant Ones'

Listen to Looch: 'The Defiant Ones'

Mary Lucia • Aug 1, 2017

This week, Mary Lucia talks about how she is fascinated by the new HBO documentary, 'The Defiant Ones,' which looks at the lives and careers of music producers Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine.

Music News: Dave Grohl teases mystery collaborator, André 3000 turns rap career into a hobby

Music News: Dave Grohl teases mystery collaborator, André 3000 turns rap career into a hobby

Hanna Bubser • Aug 1, 2017

Dave Grohl teases mystery contributor on new Foo Fighters album We already know that the new Foo Fighter’s album Concrete And Gold will feature the talents of artists such as Boyz II Men’s Shawn Stockman, Inara George from the Bird And The Bee and the Kills’ Allison Mosshart, but according to frontman Dave Grohl the…

Close to home: the Rudh family recall first-hand experience of 35W bridge collapse

Close to home: the Rudh family recall first-hand experience of 35W bridge collapse

Luke Taylor • Aug 1, 2017

On Aug. 1, 2007, Mercedes Gorden - now Rudh - was on her way home from work, driving across the 35W bridge, when it collapsed into the Mississippi River. What happened over the next year brought Mercedes and her then-fiance, The Current's Jake Rudh, even closer, and made an indelible impression on their lives.

Coffee Break: National/night/out

Coffee Break: National/night/out

Anna Reed • Aug 1, 2017

Yesterday we played anti-social songs for those that needed to gather up their energy for tonight's National Night Out event. For today's Coffee Break, we'll do something a little different. What songs do you want to hear that prominently feature the words "national", "night", or "out"?

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