If you have a music video you’d like to be considered for an upcoming feature, send it my way: fridayfive@mpr.org! Sister Species – “Heat Death (Hold Me Here)” The music video for “Heat Death (Hold Me Here)” features tender moments of intimacy and touch that are often grounding for Minnesotans in the depths of our…

Minneapolis-based visual artist Eric Rieger, known as HOTTEA, has created an installation located on the bike path right outside of Paisley Park. The artist is known for creating installations by suspending or stringing yarn of various colors; this installation comprises 4,200 purple strands, each knotted twice, that move with the breeze and create an almost…

It's International Jazz Day! For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what jazz songs do you want to hear?

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.