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January 31, 2019

The songs at the very top and bottom of our chart are strangely connected by...bicycles?! Extra strange during a time when no one in Minnesota should be out riding in this wind chill.

The Chart Show: A bike? In this weather?

The Chart Show: A bike? In this weather?

Mark Wheat • Jan 31, 2019

The songs at the very top and bottom of our chart are strangely connected by...bicycles?! Extra strange during a time when no one in Minnesota should be out riding in this wind chill.

Interview: Chicago Rapper Serengeti digs deep into Minnesotan alter-ego 'Kenny Dennis'

Interview: Chicago Rapper Serengeti digs deep into Minnesotan alter-ego 'Kenny Dennis'

Sean McPherson • Jan 31, 2019

Sean McPherson sat down with Chicago hip hop artist Serengeti and talked about his upcoming show as part of the Andrew Broder residency at the Turf Club on January 30.

Music News: Beatles 'Let It Be' documentary will draw on 55 unseen hours of footage

Music News: Beatles 'Let It Be' documentary will draw on 55 unseen hours of footage

Jay Gabler • Jan 30, 2019

Peter Jackson is directing a documentary about the Beatles' 'Let It Be,' drawing on a trove of previously unseen video. Also in the news today: stars support Jussie Smollett after attack, Lady Gaga defends Kesha, R&B star James Ingram has died at 66, Rodgers and Hammerstein hit number one, and David Gilmour's selling over a hundred guitars.

Music-related activities for super-cold weather

Music-related activities for super-cold weather

Jan 30, 2019

On Wednesday, the temperature at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was -28 degrees F as of 8 a.m., and temperatures are expected to decrease another degree or two before a warm-up begins. We hope you're tucked away safely indoors during this cold snap, and we've gathered some fun music-related activities to help you enjoyably pass the time.

Coffee Break: Songs for a bitterly cold day

Coffee Break: Songs for a bitterly cold day

Anna Weggel • Jan 30, 2019

Listen. It's a high of -14 today in the Twin Cities. You maybe risked your life to get to work today. Or you're cooped up at home. It's hard to think about anything else besides the temp today. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for a bitterly cold day?

Rock and Roll Book Club: Anthony DeCurtis's 'Lou Reed: A Life'

Rock and Roll Book Club: Anthony DeCurtis's 'Lou Reed: A Life'

Jay Gabler • Jan 30, 2019

In his new biography of Lou Reed, Anthony DeCurtis doesn't try to dig too deep into the Velvet Underground frontman's psyche. Instead, he offers an informative description of Reed's long and wildly influential career.

Rachael Kilgour performs at Radio Heartland

Rachael Kilgour performs at Radio Heartland

Mike Pengra • Jan 30, 2019

Marking the release of her new EP, 'Game Changer,' singer-songwriter Rachael Kilgour joins Radio Heartland's Mike Pengra in the studio to play songs from the new album and to talk about how those ideas came to life.

Today in Music History: Remembering Steve Marriott on his birthday

Today in Music History: Remembering Steve Marriott on his birthday

Jan 30, 2019

Steve Marriott was born, Elvis began recording his first album, The Stone Roses caused a scene, Janis Joplin had her most successful song released, and The Shirelles had a hit with "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?".

Watch Lizzo delight with ‘Juice’ on ‘Ellen’

Watch Lizzo delight with ‘Juice’ on ‘Ellen’

Kayla Song • Jan 30, 2019

As anticipated, singer-songwriter-rapper-flutist Lizzo killed it on Tuesday’s episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Performing her recently released single, “Juice,” Lizzo weaved through the energetic audience in her sparkly, bright pink outfit as her dance crew added to the song’s party vibes with their moves. The performance ended with a flute solo by Lizzo and…

Local legacies: Brian Oake and Martin Devaney talk about the Replacements and Hüsker Dü

Local legacies: Brian Oake and Martin Devaney talk about the Replacements and Hüsker Dü

Jay Gabler • Jan 30, 2019

Hüsker Dü. The Replacements. Two seminal names in Minnesota rock, two bands that exploded out of the Twin Cities alternative scene in the ‘80s and changed the course of popular music. There, the similarities end. Or do they? I invited Replacements superfan Martin Devaney, a local singer-songwriter, to sit down with Hüsker Dü superfan Brian…

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