Category Archives: KQ Features

Some songs are worn-in jeans, they remember the outline out your wallet and phone, completely known and comfortable. Then there are the songs that tug at your brain with a distant dj vu feeling, the "...

by Lisa Miller email: Lisa@92KQRS.com Nothing beats the excitement of seeing your favorite band live. But before you rush online and type the artist's name into a search bar, here's a word of caution:...

Everyone knows the best dads in the world come from Minnesota, but don’t you think your dad is just a little better than the rest? We think so too!That’s why we’re crowning KQ’...

Posted by JadeRICHARD ASHCROFT – “LOVER”“Bittersweet Symphony” is one of those powerful songs that could easily overshadow any legacy making for a musician. But for Richa...

Steve Gorman, Paul Fletcher and Kevin Smith (aka Silent Bob) on the unbelievable way Smith got the rights to Dogma back just in the nick of time for the movie’s 25th anniversary, why it’s ...

Posted by JadeGREEN DAY – SAVIORS (dition de luxe)Last January, Green Day returned with their fourteenth album, Saviors. It helped continue their legacy of punk rock dominance and even scored th...

Soundgarden photo credit: Patrick DunnSteve Gorman and Editor Gary Graff on a book that’s “designed to start arguments” (501 Essential Albums of the ’90s: The Music Fan’s...

We're changing. Let's get that said up front. It's a good thing. Rock music has to evolve and so does KQ. There are things which exist that do not evolve whether by choice or fear, and when they don't...

FEB 23-MAR 1: Historic events this week from Toto, Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, U2, Pink Floyd and more FEBRUARY 23, 1983: TOTO WINS BIG AT GRAMMYSToto’s fourth album, Toto IV, was a big one for the...

Same Songs, Same Band, New Name: Kevin Cronin on how he feels about leaving the REO Speedwagon name behind, why he’s happy the first ever Kevin Cronin Band performance is happening in Minnesota,...