Jack White plays the Armory in Minneapolis on Monday, Aug. 6. Ahead of that show, Mary Lucia talks to Brian Oake about their shared fandom of Jack White, as well as Brian's experience seeing Jack White perform at the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta earlier this year.

A Smashing Pumpkins anniversary show will feature guests including Courtney Love; Madonna has launched a birthday fundraiser; Laura Jane Grace has announced a tour with her new band; Demi Lovato continues to recover; Flea reunited with former bandmate John Frusciante; and some unexpectedly music-related shopping news.

The singer and guitarist fields comments from listeners about her music and talks about the ways her songs can be interpreted.

Rudy Giuliani took to Twitter Sunday morning and mysteriously posted the word "You". Let's finish that phrase for him. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that say "You...something something"?

Elvis got mobbed after a show; James Taylor had a No. 1 single with friend Carole King's song; Survivor had the No. 1 album with 'Eye of the Tiger'; Springsteen played his longest show ever; and R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry was born in Duluth, Minn., Today in Music History.

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…