The Current hosts have been checking in with various artists throughout this extended quarantine period to see how they are holding up, and how this global pandemic has been affecting them. Jade caught up with Cage The Elephant guitarist Brad Shultz to chat about the new normal, including spending time with family at home in…

Mary Lucia talks about a new documentary from director Spike Jonze that's streaming now on Apple TV+. 'It's the definitive Beastie Boys in-their-own-words documentary,' Mary says. 'For any Beasties fan, I think you'll love it.'

We're excited about a new podcast for families launching today from APM starring Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton - "Julie's Library". Also last week was National Library Week, and so many libraries in the Twin Cities are doing e-book rentals and curbside pickup. So it's got us in the mood for books. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention libraries, books and reading?

From the birth of grunge to its subsiding amidst tragedy, Mark Lanegan of Screaming Trees saw the whole show. He was blacked out for a lot of the '90s, but what he does remember fills his new memoir, 'Sing Backwards and Weep.'

Showers and thunderstorms are likely in Minnesota today with a high of 53 expected so we want to put a playlist together for you of cold and rainy songs -- hopefully you can get a nap in at some point today. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for a rainy day?

The New York Times reports that NYC hospitals have started picking their preferred recovery anthems to play as discharged patients roll out the doors. Let's come up with our own list of recovery anthems today. What would you want to hear if you were leaving the hospital?

There's no shine, there's no hiding. The songs unfold and flower in darkness and light. She pounds on the walls, screams, whispers, and invite the neighbor's dog to record some vocals.

Spring is here, we're looking at a high of 65 in the Twin Cities today and sun throughout the weekend, so let's all make sure to get outside and (hygienically, from a distance) stop and smell the flowers. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention flowers of any type?

For this year’s 893-song countdown, The Current is asking you to vote for songs that bring us together — whatever that means to you. What does that mean? To help you think it through, here are five lists of songs that, in various ways, bring people together. Top karaoke tracks What songs are the top picks…

If you have a music video you’d like to be considered for an upcoming feature, send it my way at fridayfive@mpr.org! Local musicians – “Lean On Me (The Quarantine Version)” Local media group KAJ Productions rallied a group of nearly 20 local musicians — including J.D. Steele and Prince drummer Kirk Johnson — for a…