Today's top music news stories include the sale of the Parkway Theater, Run the Jewels being named Record Store Day ambassadors, and a Smashing Pumpkins reunion.

Watch video of Dave Rusan talking about he got the assignment to design and build a very special guitar for Prince, seen in the 'Purple Rain' film and onstage at Prince's live shows. Rusan also describes how the guitar is made, and what having built this special guitar means to him today.

Quoting Margaret Atwood, Barnett has a few cutting words to men cowering behind keyboards. Tell Me How You Really Feel comes out May 18.

Yesterday we played "Gimme Some Money" from Spinal Tap and today is the last day of our winter member drive so we thought it's high time we rock out to some money songs. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention money, cash machines, coins, etc.?

Kendrick Lamar’s new album is a soundtrack. Black Panther: The Album was curated by Lamar, who performs on five of the 14 tracks. In Ryan Coogler’s movie, which opens Friday, music from Lamar’s album is artfully blended with music by Ludwig Göransson, whose orchestral score incorporates musicians recorded in Senegal and South Africa. The way Lamar’s…

Nat King Cole passed away, Sid Vicious joined the Sex Pistols, "Everyday People" hit a chord with the nation, and Vanity passed away at the age of 57, Today in Music History.

Usually, audience members at concerts play a passive role. Crowds gather to enjoy music and cheer the performers on. But for local artist Charles Price, that is not the case. As of recently, Price has adopted a hobby of sketching musicians from the crowd as they entertain onstage. It all started around 2008, when Price…

It’s been a little less than a year since we first wrote about the Happy Children, and quite a bit has changed for the band since then. They have a new lineup, a new album, and, soon, a new book. 2017 proved to be a tumultuous year for the band. Their founding members, Caleb Hinz…

One Michigan rocker knocks out another for the top spot on this week's chart show lineup. Voters also landed a new debut for CHVRCHES this week, their first single in two years.

Today's top music news stories include a seemingly imminent Smashing Pumpkins reunion, a Polar Music Prize for Metallica, and Frances Bean Cobain opening up about her addiction struggles.