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…

If you're looking for a way to support First Avenue while it's closed due to the public health crisis, and you also need a new pair of sneakers for all the social distance walks you might be going on, First Avenue is partnering with Vans on a new custom design. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention shoes?

A photographer, adventurer and artist, Peter Beard split his time between New York and Kenya. The New York Times calls Beard 'the last of the great adventurers,' and Mary Lucia talks about what you'll find fascinating about him.

If you’re looking for a way to support First Avenue while it’s closed due to the public health crisis, and you, coincidentally, also need a new pair of sneakers for all the social distance walks you might be going on, this is the deal for you. First Avenue is now participating in Vans’ Foot the…

Happy Earth Day! While the coronavirus may force us to keep our distance from each other, it doesn't mean we should stop caring for the environment around us. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for Earth Day?

In 'All I Ever Wanted,' Kathy Valentine chronicles her years as bassist, songwriter, and guitarist in the Go-Go's. It was a wild ride, and Valentine's sharp wit makes the book a page-turner.

On an especially windy and barren Minnesota weekend this past winter, late-night traffic puttered along the frosty intersections. Even in the densely populated neighborhoods of Minneapolis, there was a shuttered expression to the residential avenues. The bars seemed sparsely patronized for a Friday, and foot traffic was limited to the occasional shadow shuffling across plowed…

If there’s one winner of the COVID-19 pandemic (aside from Zoom), it’s Nintendo. Their low-stakes social simulator game Animal Crossing: New Horizons came out on March 20, just as Americans’ lives started to radically change, and it has scored the third-highest launch sales of any Nintendo game ever. Animal Crossing, with its customizable islands and…