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October 22, 2020

Both Jeff Tweedy and his son Spencer Tweedy released books this month - just a week apart. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from fathers, and then their sons?

Coffee Break: Father and son

Coffee Break: Father and son

Oct 22, 2020

Both Jeff Tweedy and his son Spencer Tweedy released books this month - just a week apart. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from fathers, and then their sons?

Rock and Roll Book Club: Interview with 'Mirror Sound' creators

Rock and Roll Book Club: Interview with 'Mirror Sound' creators

Jay Gabler • Oct 22, 2020

'Mirror Sound' is a new book from writer Spencer Tweedy, designer Lawrence Azerrad, and photographer Daniel Topete. The book, subtitled 'A Look Into the People and Processes Behind Self-Recorded Music,' features the personal studio spaces of artists including Sharon Van Etten, Sadie Dupuis, Mike Eagle, Melina Duterte (Jay Som), Emitt Rhodes, Suzanne Ciani, Laetitia Tamko (Vagabon), Ty Segall, and tUnE-yArDs.

TikTok is changing the way we interact with music. Is that a good thing?

TikTok is changing the way we interact with music. Is that a good thing?

Caleb Brennan • Oct 22, 2020

In a recent viral TikTok video, Nathan Apodaca, a.k.a. @420doggface208, skates next to an Idaho highway while sipping cran-raspberry juice. Apodaca has a playful smirk on his face; he seems relaxed. “Dreams” by Fleetwood Mac plays in the background. As evening sets in, he glances behind his shoulder before emphatically lip-synching the famous vocal flutters…

Today in Music History: Remembering George Young

Today in Music History: Remembering George Young

Oct 22, 2020

Shaggy was born, The Beach Boys' song 'Good Vibrations' entered the singles charts; the Supremes had the No. 1 album; Bob Dylan returned to Duluth for a gig after a near-30-year absence; and Pearl Jam played their very first gig 28 years ago, Today in Music History.

The Chart Show: beabadoobee Debuts With Care

The Chart Show: beabadoobee Debuts With Care

Oct 22, 2020

Big moves this week from Sylvan Esso and Angel Olsen who both move up as Glass Animals and SZA fall towards the bottom of the chart.

Listen to Looch: digging into First Avenue history with The Current Rewind

Listen to Looch: digging into First Avenue history with The Current Rewind

Mary Lucia • Oct 21, 2020

Mary Lucia talks with Cecilia Johnson, producer of The Current Rewind podcast. In season two of The Current Rewind, the program looks at 10 pivotal dates in the history of First Avenue. Johnson talks about what it's been like working on the new season of the program, and she also discusses First Avenue's past, present and future.

Coffee Break: Unity Day

Coffee Break: Unity Day

Jill Riley and Anna Weggel • Oct 21, 2020

Today, October 21, is Unity Day, the signature event of National Bullying Prevention Month. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that exude unity, kindness, inclusion and love?

Tony Glover archives, including rare Bob Dylan recordings, going up for auction

Tony Glover archives, including rare Bob Dylan recordings, going up for auction

Jay Gabler • Oct 21, 2020

The widow of Tony Glover, the late Minneapolis folk-blues icon known as one of Bob Dylan’s most intimate early musical associates, is auctioning Glover’s archives in an online sale taking place Nov. 12-19. It’s a collection of extraordinary historical significance, particularly for anyone interested in Dylan’s Dinkytown period and his lifelong Minnesota connections. The items…

Today in Music History: Remembering Elliott Smith

Today in Music History: Remembering Elliott Smith

Oct 21, 2020

Lulu hit No. 1 with 'To Sir with Love', which Soul Asylum would cover 30 years later; Mick Jagger became a dad; Chuck Berry hit No. 1 with a novelty song; Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong got in a little bit of trouble in Milwaukee; and singer-songwriter Elliott Smith was found mortally wounded, Today in Music History.

'Gimme Some Lovin' ' bandleader Spencer Davis dead at 81

'Gimme Some Lovin' ' bandleader Spencer Davis dead at 81

Andrew Limbong • Oct 20, 2020

The Welsh multi-instrumentalist helped take his self-named band to the Top 10 in the U.S. and the U.K. in the mid-1960s and launched the career of Steve Winwood.

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