Destiny Roberts, “Glow” Destiny Roberts and friends share the gospel of self-love and melanin glow. Literati, “Swan Song” Intense raps play against black-and-white clips in this captivating video. The Tune Ups, “Montage” Calling fans of Daniel Radcliffe, Minnehaha Falls, and a capella music: Minneapolis singers the Tune Ups have a song featured in upcoming movie Swiss Army…

Before I got the gig as a DJ in Residence, I was kinda in a lull with my creative process. My days consisted mostly of waking up going to my computer trying to write, consumed with one task alone. It’s all perception; I don’t know, maybe it was how I was feeling at the time…

Bruce Springsteen has written a new forward to Born On the Fourth of July, the memoir by wounded Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic. In the foreword, Springsteen talks about how he discovered the book in 1978 and subsequently befriended Kovic. Springsteen reads the foreword for a new audiobook edition of the memoir; hear Springsteen’s foreword at Rolling…

Imagine this: you’re at a concert by your favorite band, and suddenly they start to play a deep cut you’ve never heard live before. You raise your phone to take a video and — nope! Your phone screen simply says, RECORDING DISABLED. That could happen if Apple implements technology they’ve patented. The invention would, if implemented,…

A special bond exists between Prince fans online — especially those who have been congregating, sharing their love of the Purple One and interacting with the man himself through his decades of digital evolution, from AOL’s early chatrooms to the modern-day hum of Twitter. Much like Prince would gather his die-hard fans IRL at Paisley Park…

Bora York — multi-instrumentalist Chris Bartels, vocalist Rebekah Bartels, vocalist/guitarist Brian Seidel, drummer Bjorn Nilsen, and bassist Jamie Kauppi — make some of the most fun music in the Twin Cities. I’ve been curious to learn more about them, especially since I saw their “Arrest Me” video. And when I first reached out, one of my most pressing questions for the band…

Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has been ordered to pay $25,000 to Survivor to settle a lawsuit over his decision to play the band’s signature hit “Eye of the Tiger” at a September rally in support of Kim Davis. The song’s co-writer Frankie Sullivan said that the song “was being used to further a political agenda — and no one even…

You may not know Chank Diesel as a person, but you’re likely well-acquainted with his work. If you’ve glanced at The Hunger Games‘s cover, seen last year’s World Series logo, or picked up a box of Crayola crayons, you’ve already spent time with the font pioneer; he’s one of only about 100 independent typeface designers in the…

At the same auction where Prince’s signature yellow guitar sold for $137,500, a lock of David Bowie’s hair sold for $18,750 — over four times its estimated value of $4,000. The hair was clipped from Bowie’s head in 1983 to aid in the creation of a wax figure at Madame Tussauds. (Pitchfork) More Prince news According to court…

Sheila E, Stevie Wonder, the Roots, Erykah Badu, Dave Chapelle, Jennifer Hudson, and Tori Kelly are among the musicians who paid tribute to Prince in performances sprinkled throughout Sunday night’s BET Awards. (BET, Rolling Stone) On Monday, a second hearing will examine the question of who exactly will inherit Prince’s vast estate. (Billboard) Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has paid $137,500 for…