For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what punk, emo, and hardcore songs do you want to hear on this fine Thursday morning?

For just over a decade, punk bands were able to cash in on major labels’ thirst for relevant rock. Dan Ozzi’s new book chronicles the era from Green Day’s Dookie to Against Me!’s New Wave.

A playlist featuring more than 35 hours of curated holiday music is now streaming live at TheCurrent.org, and The Current’s mobile app.

Peter Jackson’s tremendous endeavor gives true Beatles fans an intimate fly-on-the-wall perspective.

The Lumineers have a Chart Show debut with a track from their upcoming 2022 record "BRIGHTSIDE,” and so do Tears for Fears with their first new song in nearly 18 years, “The Tipping Point.”

What holiday songs from Minnesota musicians do you want to hear for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break?

A Red Cross expert tells Jill Riley the need for blood donations is more urgent right now than it’s been in decades. Learn why, and how you can help.

Rhian Teasdale, Hester Chambers, and their band perform a playfully wistful Tiny Desk (home) concert from a creative arts space on the Isle of Wight.

The Current’s local music team has picked 89 songs by Minnesota artists (or, in a couple of cases, about Minnesota characters) to delight your family this holiday season.

Foo Fighters at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on August 3, 2022.