Desire, I Want to Turn Into You is a natural next step in the adventurous songwriter's series of evolutions, one that embraces ridiculousness and beckons pop towards a rigorous, maximalist sound.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about unrequited love do you want to hear?

Four Minnesota musicians — Haley, Nur-D, Kiss the Tiger’s Meghan Kreidler, and Landon Conrath — delve into how they write and appreciate songs about that universal feeling.

Trugoy brought skill and care-free charisma to De La Soul's innovative music, which helped to usher in a new age of hip-hop. After years of legal disputes, that music will soon be available again.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what East Coast hip-hop songs do you want to hear in honor of Trugoy the Dove?

For a band that has been rocking for nearly 40 years, Yo La Tengo still sounds like they are just getting started.

Twin Cities singer-songwriter Haley debuts new material this weekend from her first full-length album since 2018’s Pleasureland. In this interview, she discusses the album’s inspiration, motherhood, and the events ahead.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs written/composed by Burt Bacharach do you want to hear?

Roberta Flack was born; Frank Sinatra started a five-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with 'Come Fly With Me'; Paula Abdul started a three-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Opposites Attract" (starring our own MC Skat Kat / Production Manager Derrick Stevens); Amy Winehouse won big at the 2008 Grammys, and Carole King released 'Tapestry', Today in Music History.

The city of Red Wing, Minnesota, which hosts the Big Turn Music Fest each February, is also home to a nationally esteemed musical instrument repair and building program. Students from around the country — and the world — follow their passion at Minnesota State College Southeast.