A new study argues that John Lennon, not Paul McCartney, wrote 'In My Life'; lost Neil Young and Joni Mitchell live recordings have been discovered; Kendrick Lamar wowed in his acting debut; now Toto are going to cover Weezer; and Robyn is teasing new music.

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Today in 1968, The Beatles closed their Apple Boutique in London after seven months of business, giving away all their stock to passing strangers and to Apple staff. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from musicians who are also entrepreneurs - whether by owning brick and mortar stores, selling an item or brand, investing in a performance venue, etc.?

The Troggs had a big hit with 'Wild Thing'; Andy Gibb was record-buyers' everything with a hit single; Steve Winwood rolled with a late-80s chart topper; Billy Bragg helped spread goodwill and guitars to the incarcerated; and Kate Bush was born, Today in Music History.

Most of Dessa‘s 2018 album Chime concerns romantic relationships (“Boy Crazy,” “Half Of You”) or gumption (“5 Out Of 6,” “Shrimp”). But its final track, “I Hope I’m Wrong,” mourns a woman named Jeanette. This woman, Dessa’s grandmother, forfeited some dreams and suffered her losses — but according to Dessa, she “stayed worldly and curious” until…

As I stood on the pavilion at Bayfront Festival Park, waiting to watch Duluth mayor Emily Larson take the stage with Jade and our Duluth Local Show host Mike Novitzki, I complimented her on the pithy, well-received response to a disparaging recent feature in Rolling Stone. She nodded. “It felt good,” she said. Rolling Stone’s…

Today's top music news stories include Rudolphs Bar-B-Que closing, the death of Joseph Maus, and surprises at the Newport Folk Festival.

Mike Peters of The Alarm stopped by to guest host Teenage Kicks and we had him sign a couple of records you could win!

A huge stretch of I-35W is closing the next 2 weekends in the Twin Cities. Drivers will be detoured around the closure using Highway 62, Minnesota Highway 100 and I-694 or Interstate 35E to Interstate 94 east. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for this troubling road construction?

The film 'Purple Rain' was released; Juliana Hatfield was born; Cass Elliot released her first solo single; John Denver got his second No. 1 hit; 'Men in Black' soundtrack was a bestseller; and the late Soul Asylum bassist Karl Mueller was born, Today in Music History.