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September 21, 2017

Queens of the Stone Age debut 'Feet Don't Fail Me Now' at the top of the chart!

The Chart Show: Queens of the Stone Age rule the chart

The Chart Show: Queens of the Stone Age rule the chart

Mark Wheat • Sep 21, 2017

Queens of the Stone Age debut 'Feet Don't Fail Me Now' at the top of the chart!

Music News: Bob Dylan is the last Village Voice cover ever

Music News: Bob Dylan is the last Village Voice cover ever

Jay Gabler • Sep 20, 2017

Today's top music news items include Bob Dylan making the cover of the last-ever print edition of the Village Voice, New Order making peace (well, in legal terms) with Peter Hook, and Yoko Ono putting the smack down on 'John Lemon' soda.

Lowland Hum perform in the Radio Heartland studio

Lowland Hum perform in the Radio Heartland studio

Mike Pengra • Sep 20, 2017

Lowland Hum -- a folk duo from Charlottesville, Va., comprising Lauren and Daniel Goans -- released their latest album, 'Thin,' in on Feb. 10, 2017. In the run-up to a show at the Dakota in Minneapolis, Lowland Hum stopped in our studio to share a few tunes and to talk about life on the road.

Bob Dylan’s next Bootleg Series set will focus on his Christian era

Bob Dylan’s next Bootleg Series set will focus on his Christian era

Jay Gabler • Sep 20, 2017

Bob Dylan was raised Jewish in Duluth and Hibbing, Minnesota — but in his 30s, he found a new religion. From the late 1970s through the early 1980s, Dylan was a practicing born-again Christian, and that became a central fact animating his songwriting for three albums that have since become known among fans as “the…

Coffee Break: Stringed instruments

Coffee Break: Stringed instruments

Anna Reed • Sep 20, 2017

According to the internet, today is National String Cheese Day. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature stringed instruments?

Rock and Roll Book Club: 'What is Punk?' and 'What is Hip-Hop?'

Rock and Roll Book Club: 'What is Punk?' and 'What is Hip-Hop?'

Jay Gabler • Sep 20, 2017

After the success of their 2015 picture book 'What is Punk?', writer Eric Morse and illustrator Anny Yi are back with 'What is Hip-Hop?'

Today in Music History: DMB released 'Under the Table and Dreaming'

Today in Music History: DMB released 'Under the Table and Dreaming'

Sep 20, 2017

AC/DC got cheap and dirty; Queen went to No. 1; David Bowie hit No. 1 for the first time in the U.S.; and Kate Bush scored her first U.K. hit album, Today in Music History.

Music News: Pop-up nightclub to host big acts at Mystic Lake during Super Bowl 52

Music News: Pop-up nightclub to host big acts at Mystic Lake during Super Bowl 52

Jay Gabler • Sep 19, 2017

Today's top music news stories include a planned pop-up nightclub at Mystic Lake, a St. Paul reunion for Gene Simmons and Ace Frehley, and more details on David Bowie's involvement with 'Twin Peaks.'

Rochester works to cultivate its music scene

Rochester works to cultivate its music scene

Catharine Richert • Sep 19, 2017

Despite Rochester's reputation as something of a cultural backwater with a 'buttoned-up' culture, entrepreneurs are finding a strong music scene to spotlight.

Coffee Break: Dance moves

Coffee Break: Dance moves

Sep 19, 2017

Today in 1960, former chicken plucker Chubby Checker went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "The Twist". So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention dancing - with special bonus points for songs that mention specific dance moves?

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