Congrats to Monica LaPlante who makes a Chart Hall of Fame debut after ten weeks on the chart with "Compression." Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings push to #1 this week with their soulfilled rendition of the Mickey Newbury song, "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)."

Mary Lucia talks about a brand-new series from Netflix, directed by Martin Scorsese, that captures the observations and wit of New York City writer and humorist Fran Lebowitz.

In honor of Wayne Coyne's birthday, what psychedelic music do you want to hear throughout the ages?

Albums by Minnesota artists including Nur-D, iLLism, Sarah Morris, Mae Simpson, Venus DeMars, MaLLy, the Bad Man, Kiss the Tiger, Desdamona, Humbird, Pert Near Sandstone, the Okee Dokee Brothers, Superior Siren, and Mary Bue are among 93 new titles added last month to Hennepin County Library’s MNspin streaming program, free to library users. A two-night…

January 12 is "Kiss a Ginger Day". For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from redheaded musicians?

Dan Wilson, the musician from St. Louis Park who rose to fame with Semisonic and went on to become a hot songwriter-for-hire, has become the latest in a string of stars selling their song catalogs. Primary Wave Music Publishing has acquired Wilson’s entire songbook, which includes songs he’s written for and with artists including Adele…

In honor of Nirvana's 'Nevermind' reaching the top of the album charts on this day in 1992, what songs do you want to hear that could be classified as "the essential music of Gen X" for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

There's a thesis of sorts to be found in the midway point of Sault's Rise. "The Beginning and The End" with the lyrics, "We shall reclaim our joy/We shall remuster our strength, through millennia/Bathed in the tears of a thousand ancestors, we shall rise." And there is joy in this album, it's the most danceable record of the four released in the last two years, but that joy is also an act of resistance.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from the world of David Bowie?

From sourdough starters to embroidery projects, the past year has left a lot of us clinging to the joy in the simplest parts of living, and that’s exactly what Keep for Cheap bring with their latest music video for their new single, “Forgive Me.” The song opens with a gentle guitar melody and guitarist Kate…