Robin Green was the first woman writer to land on the masthead of Rolling Stone. In a freewheeling memoir, she looks back on an era that defined a generation.

This week, Mary Lucia is joined by The Current's Assistant Program Director, Lindsay Kimball, to talk about what you'll hear on The Current on Friday, March 8: International Women's Day.

Today is Mardi Gras, and we take a look at the musical tradition of Fat Tuesday. Also, a fake Rihanna album climbs the charts, Jack White rebuilds a baseball stadium, and a Beatles fan finally returns a magazine from 1968.

As per our tradition for Fat Tuesday, what songs do you want to hear that embody the New Orleans sound for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Kiss is in town tonight to play at the Target Center, so for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from musicians and bands that had notable makeup?

You can hear the use of different producers across the album with a close listen without it getting in the way of the songwriting. It's an easy listen that combines what Hozier fans love about his voice with instrumentation and arrangements that weren't present on his debut.

Empress Of performed an exuberant set at the Turf Club Saturday night with special guest Salt Cathedral. “Thank you for sharing your energy with me, and letting me do the same,” she beamed out into the crowd as the stage flashed green and gold. Throughout the night she would make varied use of this stage,…

Jay talks with Jenny Lewis about her upcoming album 'On the Line,' an absorbing LP about love and loss recorded with an all-star (or should that be all-Starr?) backing band.

The Record Store Day countdown to April 13 has begun, and the list of artists releasing exclusives for this special day has been revealed. Prince, Bob Dylan, Jenny Lewis, Courtney Barnett, and John Lennon are just a few names on the list. Maybe the coolest offering is a recreation of Prince’s 1995 The VERSACE Experience:…

One of the themes you'll hear throughout weekday mornings on The Current is "always learning". Especially through our daily vinyl and music history segments, we LOVE learning about music. Let's lean into that for today's 9:30 Coffee Break. What songs do you want to hear that teach, or reference teaching or learning?