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July 29, 2021

This week, catch a posthumous release from Prince, plus the latest from James Blake, Remi Wolf, and Jack Antonoff's own project, Bleachers. Discover Icelandic artist GRDN and hear what's new from U.K. buzz band Dry Cleaning.

Hear new songs from Prince, James Blake, Remi Wolf, Dry Cleaning, GRDN and Bleachers

Hear new songs from Prince, James Blake, Remi Wolf, Dry Cleaning, GRDN and Bleachers

Jade • Jul 29, 2021

This week, catch a posthumous release from Prince, plus the latest from James Blake, Remi Wolf, and Jack Antonoff's own project, Bleachers. Discover Icelandic artist GRDN and hear what's new from U.K. buzz band Dry Cleaning.

Coffee Break: Celebrating Danger Mouse

Coffee Break: Celebrating Danger Mouse

Jill Riley and Christy Taylor • Jul 29, 2021

One of the greatest producers of our time, Danger Mouse gets one year older today. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what song produced by Danger Mouse do you want to hear?

Rock and Roll Book Club: Emma Brodie's 'Songs in Ursa Major' reimagines the relationship between Joni Mitchell and James Taylor

Rock and Roll Book Club: Emma Brodie's 'Songs in Ursa Major' reimagines the relationship between Joni Mitchell and James Taylor

Jay Gabler • Jul 29, 2021

Emma Brodie's 'Songs In Ursa Major' is a breezy yet poignant novel inspired by one of music's most iconic love affairs.

The Chart Show: The Marias make their Chart Show debut

The Chart Show: The Marias make their Chart Show debut

Jul 29, 2021

The No. 1 spot of The Current's Chart Show is held down for another week by Minnesota group Kiss The Tiger. Durand Jones and the Indications as well as Garbage made big leaps, and California newcomers The Marias debut at No. 20.

Lollapalooza to require vaccination card or negative test to attend the festival

Lollapalooza to require vaccination card or negative test to attend the festival

The Associated Press • Jul 28, 2021

The four-day event starts Thursday and is expected to be back at full capacity, with roughly 100,000 daily attendees after missing last summer because of the threat of the coronavirus.

ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dead at age 72

ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dead at age 72

Anastasia Tsioulcas • Jul 28, 2021

One-third of the Texas blues-rock mainstay ZZ Top has died. Dusty Hill, the band's bassist and one of its vocalists, was 72 years old, and according to his bandmates died at his home in Houston.

Listen to Looch: 'Icon: Music Through the Lens' goes deep on rock-and-roll photography

Listen to Looch: 'Icon: Music Through the Lens' goes deep on rock-and-roll photography

Mary Lucia • Jul 28, 2021

Mary Lucia talks about a new six-part documentary series, 'Icon: Music Through the Lens,' airing now on PBS. 'It's essentially a documentary that was made for me,' Mary says.

Coffee Break: Pop-punk GOLD!

Coffee Break: Pop-punk GOLD!

Jill Riley and Christy Taylor • Jul 28, 2021

Skateboarding is officially part of the Olympics for the first time in Tokyo. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what pop-punk songs do you want to hear?

Bon Iver, Lissie to headline Water is Life concert in Duluth on Aug. 18

Bon Iver, Lissie to headline Water is Life concert in Duluth on Aug. 18

Cecilia Johnson • Jul 28, 2021

If standing at the shores of Lake Superior isn’t enough to make your jaw drop, imagine a stage filled with world-class musicians and a “Water is Life” banner flapping in front of the waves. Honor the Earth, an environmental organization co-founded by Winona LaDuke and the Indigo Girls, will present a “Water is Life” benefit…

NYC 'Homecoming' show will star Bruce Springsteen and more, but you have to be vaxxed

NYC 'Homecoming' show will star Bruce Springsteen and more, but you have to be vaxxed

Andrew Limbong • Jul 27, 2021

The concert is being billed by New York City government as a reopening of the city -- and most of the tickets will be free, but you can only get in if you provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination.

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