Lemmy Kilmister, the frontman and only constant member of Motörhead, has died at age 70. The band have just shared this news via Facebook: There is no easy way to say this…our mighty, noble friend Lemmy passed away today after a short battle with an extremely aggressive cancer. He had learnt of the disease on…

Radiohead have released a song that they wrote and recorded for the James Bond movie Spectre. Radiohead’s song “didn’t work out” for the movie, they say, but the band are proud of it — and released the track via SoundCloud on Friday as a holiday gift to their fans. Radiohead say they “were asked” to write a song…

John Lippman, the man who bought the defunct Columbia House music club for $1.5 million, says he’s hoping to relaunch the club as a vinyl retailer. Lippman believes the online market for vinyl sales is underserved: “For a category that is meaningful and growing rapidly,” he told the Wall Street Journal, “you don’t see a…

Now that we’re 11 episodes into the OK Show, I realized that I’ve started to weave a bit of a tangled web between some of my guests. You may remember that season 1 wrapped up with Manchita of GRRRL PRTY, and season 2 kicked off with one of Manchita’s collaborators in GRRRL PRTY, Lizzo. Well…

Gabriel Douglas (the 4onthefloor), Erik Berry (Trampled By Turtles), and Fever Dream will play an upcoming benefit show for a Duluth woman who’s undergoing treatment for a kidney disease. The benefit and silent auction for Duluth native Erica Rodriguez is being held at the Red Herring Lounge this Sunday, Dec. 27, at 7 p.m. Rodriguez was diagnosed with a kidney…

Earlier this week, Billboard reported that negotiations between the Beatles and streaming services were complete, and that the Fab Four’s musical catalog could start streaming on services like Spotify and Apple Music as soon as this week. Now, it’s official: the Beatles’ catalog will be available at 12:01 a.m. on Christmas Eve via Apple Music, Deezer, Google…

Original Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos says he doesn’t “get along very good” with frontman Robin Zander, but he expects the band’s founding members will “make nice” and reunite to play together for the band’s forthcoming induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (Rolling Stone) Fellow inductees Chicago will also play at the 2016 ceremony —…

Each year, The Current sees dozens of artists through our doors. 2015 was no different. When artists come to the station, we try to spend time with them in the studio, but often their schedules don’t allow for anything more than a quick on-air chat, and if we’re lucky, a quick portrait session. The best…

Villa Rosa: Le Muria This album is named after the mythical lost continent Lemuria. That’s where Maria Isa and Muja Messiah went with this album: mythical and mystical. There are a few classic Villa Rosa songs, “Utah” being one of them, but for the most part, you are floating along through stories of pain and…

CBGB, one of the most famed venues in music history — proving ground for artists like Talking Heads, Patti Smith, and the Ramones — closed in 2006. Now, it’s set to reopen — but no, not in its original Bowry location. Also, not as a music venue. CBGB — renamed the CBGB L.A.B. (Lounge And Bar) — will…