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May 06, 2021

Buzzy UK artist Beabadoobee has a new album on the way and appears on The Chart Show for the first week at #18.

The Chart Show: "Last Day on Earth," First Week on the Chart

The Chart Show: "Last Day on Earth," First Week on the Chart

May 6, 2021

Buzzy UK artist Beabadoobee has a new album on the way and appears on The Chart Show for the first week at #18.

Ed Ward, rock critic and historian, dead at 72

Ed Ward, rock critic and historian, dead at 72

Rose Friedman and Andrew Limbong • May 5, 2021

Ward spent time writing and editing reviews for a young Rolling Stone -- and later became both a broadcast critic and historian, publishing two volumes on the beginnings of rock and roll.

Coffee Break: Cinco de Mayo

Coffee Break: Cinco de Mayo

Jill Riley and Anna Weggel • May 5, 2021

Today is Cinco de Mayo, a day that commemorates the defeat of French forces in the city of Puebla in Mexico in 1862. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear by artists or bands with Mexican-American roots? Send us your requests.

OK Go Sandbox: Damian Kulash on how the band inspired students...with some Minnesota help

OK Go Sandbox: Damian Kulash on how the band inspired students...with some Minnesota help

Jill Riley • May 5, 2021

The OK Go Sandbox is a collaboration between the band and the Playful Learning Lab at the University of St. Thomas.

Need aid for your shuttered venue? End of May is the earliest you might get it

Need aid for your shuttered venue? End of May is the earliest you might get it

Andrew Limbong • May 5, 2021

Qualified applicants can expect to see emergency relief money by the end of the month.

Coffee Break: For the teachers

Coffee Break: For the teachers

Jill Riley and Anna Weggel • May 4, 2021

Happy Teachers' Day, during Teacher Appreciation Week. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for the teachers?

Marie Ulven, 'Girl In Red,' Talks Fame, Sexuality And Her New Album

Marie Ulven, 'Girl In Red,' Talks Fame, Sexuality And Her New Album

Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Isabella Gomez Sarmiento • May 3, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Marie Ulven, who calls herself "girl in red," about her new album if i could make it go quiet.

Coffee Break: My skin

Coffee Break: My skin

Jill Riley and Anna Weggel • May 3, 2021

The first Monday in May is Melanoma Monday, leading into Skin Cancer Awareness Month. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that center around "skin"?

Album of the Week: Lake Street Dive, 'Obviously'

Album of the Week: Lake Street Dive, 'Obviously'

Bill DeVille • May 3, 2021

Boston's Lake Street Dive return with their seventh studio record, 'Obviously'.

Coffee Break: Arbor Day

Coffee Break: Arbor Day

Jill Riley and Anna Weggel • Apr 30, 2021

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for Arbor Day?

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