Today's music news: Motorhead are released a covers album, Lorde drops a video for 'Perfect Places,' LL Cool J is the first rapper to be honored at the Kennedy Center and you could buy Glenn Danzig's house.

“Life is like a hotel, you check in and you check out.” Those were some of the last words rapper Shotty Boo told his cousin and music partner, Joe Cross, before he passed away in late July after suffering from a long-term illness. To those who knew him, Boo was a gentle soul who showed love to…

The Beach Boys released "Surfer Girl" today in 1963, so for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what surf rock songs do you want to hear?

Macca announced the formation of Wings; Tears for Fears had something to shout about; Def Leppard released 'Hysteria'; singer and all-around good guy Tony Bennett has a birthday; Bob Dylan returned to Newport Folk Festival after a 37-year absence; and The Beach Boys released 'Surfer Girl', Today in Music History.

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.

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.

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?

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.'

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.

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…