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October 04, 2018

Death Cab for Cutie debuts at the top, and the curtain has fallen for Greta Van Fleet who were inducted into the Hall of Fame this week along with Chance the Rapper.

The Chart Show: Stream the Number One Band!

The Chart Show: Stream the Number One Band!

Mark Wheat • Oct 4, 2018

Death Cab for Cutie debuts at the top, and the curtain has fallen for Greta Van Fleet who were inducted into the Hall of Fame this week along with Chance the Rapper.

Music News: Check out Courtney Love's new clothing line

Music News: Check out Courtney Love's new clothing line

Jay Gabler • Oct 3, 2018

Courtney Love is launching a new clothing line - are you in? Also in the news today: a Mac Miller tribute concert is planned, St. Vincent is reimagining her latest album, Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick has died, a Tina Turner musical is headed to Broadway, and Billboard looks at whether the music industry is ready for a new California law mandating female representation on corporate boards.

Watch CHVRCHES live in concert at the Palace Theatre

Watch CHVRCHES live in concert at the Palace Theatre

Oct 3, 2018

CHVRCHES played the second of two sold-out shows at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, Minn., on their tour supporting the album, 'Love Is Dead.' We streamed live video of CHVRCHES' entire set at The Palace Theatre; watch the archived concert.

Hear 'Has Ended,' Thom Yorke's unsettling song from the 'Suspiria' soundtrack

Hear 'Has Ended,' Thom Yorke's unsettling song from the 'Suspiria' soundtrack

Lars Gotrich • Oct 3, 2018

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke's first film score includes this psychedelic track.

Sharon Van Etten returns with 'Comeback Kid' and a bold new sound

Sharon Van Etten returns with 'Comeback Kid' and a bold new sound

Stephen Thompson • Oct 3, 2018

'Remind Me Tomorrow,' Van Etten's forthcoming new album, follows four years of dramatic changes and ambitious pursuits in the singer's life.

Coffee Break: MN Wild goal song

Coffee Break: MN Wild goal song

Anna Weggel • Oct 3, 2018

After two seasons, the the Minnesota Wild is dropping Prince's "Let's Go Crazy" as their official goal song. Wild season ticket holders will be able to vote to go back to the old goal song "Crowd Chant" or Kaleo's "Glass House". For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, tell us - what songs would make good options for the Wild's goal song?

Rock and Roll Book Club: Dessa's 'My Own Devices'

Rock and Roll Book Club: Dessa's 'My Own Devices'

Jay Gabler • Oct 3, 2018

There's never been a music memoir quite like Dessa's.

Today in Music History: Sinead O'Connor tears up the Pope photo

Today in Music History: Sinead O'Connor tears up the Pope photo

Oct 3, 2018

Elvis went on stage for the very first time; Sinead O'Connor tore up a photo; and The Cars lost their singer, Today in Music History.

Music News: Buddy Holly's 'Peggy Sue' dies at 78

Music News: Buddy Holly's 'Peggy Sue' dies at 78

Jay Gabler • Oct 2, 2018

Buddy Holly's 'Peggy Sue' has died at 78. Also, has Ticketmaster really been running a secret scalping scheme? And why is Hayley Williams eating potato chips into a microphone? Plus, Las Vegas remembers a tragic day, Billboard releases this year's stadium power rankings, and UB40 didn't want to get involved in the debate over Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination, but...too late.

Listen to Looch: talking about Eugene Jarecki's Elvis doc, 'The King'

Listen to Looch: talking about Eugene Jarecki's Elvis doc, 'The King'

Mary Lucia • Oct 2, 2018

This week, Mary Lucia explores Eugene Jarecki's documentary 'The King,' a film that looks at the story of Elvis Presley as a metaphor for American history and culture. It's an ambitious premise - but is it trying too hard?

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