Behind the Scenes: Director Sanaa Hamri on Prince’s “Black Sweat” April 09, 2021 Few artists are as known for their distinctive eras as Prince. From Purple Rain to The Rainbow Children to PLECTRUMELECTRUM, each Prince album is accompanied by its own creative world. 3121 represents a return to some of the legend’s greatest strengths, situated within the context of the early 21st century. Now, following the 15th anniversary of the release… Read More ›
Musicheads Essential Artist: Bob Dylan April 09, 2021 One of the most influential songwriters of the twentieth century, Bob Dylan is a Musicheads Essential Artist. Read More ›
Valerie June on finding the light in each other, plays new music in virtual session with The Current April 08, 2021 Valerie June connects with The Current's Mary Lucia to play a few songs from her latest record, 'The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers' plus an older favorite. June leads us on a meditation to kick things off, and speaks with Mary about channeling light in dark world, finding her voice, and spending time along the Mississippi River. Read More ›
For operators of shuttered arts venues, financial assistance arrives at last April 08, 2021 The long-awaited Shuttered Venues Operators Grant, administered by the Small Business Administration, is now accepting applications. Read More ›
Discover new songs from Spirit of the Beehive, Beach Bunny, Ivers, Rostam and more April 08, 2021 This week's batch of new music brings sounds from Philadelphia, Chicago, Minnesota, New York, the Congo and Australia. Read More ›
Prince album ‘Welcome 2 America’ to be released in July April 08, 2021 The Prince estate has announced that Welcome 2 America, an album Prince recorded in 2010 but never shared with the public, will be released on July 30. Welcome 2 America is the first stand-alone Prince album to be released posthumously, as opposed to re-releases (1999, Sign O’ The Times) or compilations (Originals). It will be… Read More ›
Announcing some programming changes at The Current April 08, 2021 Honoring our commitment to bringing you the music you love, we're excited to announce the following changes to our weekly programming schedule. Read More ›
Rock and Roll Book Club: Brandi Carlile's 'Broken Horses' April 08, 2021 Brandi Carlile's new memoir 'Broken Horses' is a heartfelt, candid, rousing read. Read More ›
Every shopper at every Target is listening to the same song at the same time April 08, 2021 Last weekend, I left my apartment and made my way to a large room full of strangers. We were all listening to music, whether or not we thought about it. Familiar songs piped through overhead speakers as we shuffled around one another, taking care to remain six feet apart. There was no dancing, no singing… Read More ›
Musicheads Essential Album: Prince's 'Lovesexy' April 08, 2021 There are two words that sum up Prince's music in a nutshell: 'Lovesexy.' Read More ›
St. Vincent talks about 'Daddy's Home,' and SNL April 13, 2021 St. Vincent's Annie Clark connects with Jade to talk about her upcoming album, Daddy's Home, the visual representations that have accompanied the eras of her discography, and putting together the band for her recent Saturday Night Live performance. Read More ›
Valerie June on finding the light in each other, plays new music in virtual session with The Current April 08, 2021 Valerie June connects with The Current's Mary Lucia to play a few songs from her latest record, 'The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers' plus an older favorite. June leads us on a meditation to kick things off, and speaks with Mary about channeling light in dark world, finding her voice, and spending time along the Mississippi River. Read More ›
Judith Hill discusses vulnerability in Hollywood, plays new tracks in virtual session with The Current April 07, 2021 Judith Hill joins The Current to play tracks from her latest record, Baby, I'm Hollywood! Hill catches up with Sean McPherson about having your parents in your band, the art of lyrical metaphors, and maintaining vulnerability in Hollywood. Read More ›
Tune-Yards perform songs from 'sketchy.' in a virtual session April 01, 2021 Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner of Tune-Yards join Maddie for a virtual session to play songs from their latest record, 'sketchy.' The three of them discuss the band's first time scoring a film, how martial arts movies played a role in their creative process, and thinking of themselves as athletes in the studio. Read More ›
Frances Forever: Virtual Session March 18, 2021 Frances Forever joins The Current to play a few tracks and talk about balancing their senior year of college with a record label signing, their philosophy of recording cover songs, and which instruments they want to learn next. Read More ›
#Current15: The Best of The Current in a new stream January 06, 2020 We're celebrating the 15 years The Current has been on the air, so we took your favorite songs from the past decade and a half and made them into a brand new stream. Read More ›
Download The Current app January 29, 2018 Download The Current's app to hear a crisp, high-fidelity stream of our station (and our additional streams) wherever you go! Read More ›
Listen to The Current via Smart Speakers July 23, 2018 Listen to The Current on Google Home and Amazon's Echo devices. Similarly, you can use your smart speaker to listen to Purple Current, Radio Heartland and Rock the Cradle Radio. Read More ›
Musicheads Essential Album: Prince, '1999' April 08, 2021 In 1982, Prince released the critically acclaimed double album '1999,' and it made him a superstar. Read More ›
Coffee Break: Our song April 16, 2021 LaTonya Floyd, George Floyd's sister, said the last time she talked to her brother they sang their favorite song to each other, "Keep on Loving You" by REO Speedwagon. That story has us thinking about our special songs with meaningful people in our lives. Read More ›
Today in Music History: Remembering Dusty Springfield on her birthday April 16, 2021 Buddy Holly's first single was released; a Led Zeppelin got a gold record; Hutch from Starsky and Hutch had a big hit; Kiss put the makeup back on; composer Henry Mancini was born; and Dusty Springfield was born, Today in Music History. Read More ›
Coffee Break Suggestions and Archive November 08, 2016 Got an idea for a Coffee Break? Want to see what we did a while back? Read More ›