Will “the next great musical” to hit movie theaters be a jukebox film that tells a fictional story inspired by songs like “Raspberry Beret” and, dare we imagine, “Darling Nikki”? It couldn’t be worse than Fifty Shades of Grey. Variety reports that Universal Pictures is developing a movie featuring Prince’s music — but not a biopic,…

Hanukkah began last night - a Jewish holiday also known as the Festival of Lights and the Feast of Dedication that is observed for eight nights and days. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention light or miracles?

Elle King returns with an album bristling with self-doubt, depression, and more than a little self-medication. If the proceedings sound a little too dark and dreary, not to worry. This is after all an Elle King record, so there's also plenty of snarling loud guitar fun.

Transmission Presents ‘80s Prom – A New Year’s Eve Celebration Ft. DJ Jake Rudh First Avenue, Minneapolis 9 p.m., $10/$20, 18+ Join The Current’s own DJ Jake Rudh for a special New Year’s Eve edition of Transmission at First Avenue — featuring their signature mix of new wave, indie, British pop, funk, garage rock and…

A serial burglar was caught this week after escaping from the Hennepin County jail in downtown Minneapolis. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear about prison and jail?

Ryan and Pony – Fast As I Can Ryan and Pony of the Melismatics become anime characters in this video by Sara Miscavage. Check out their monster battle and super-catchy single before seeing them at the Turf Club on Dec. 19. Holy Hannah! – Time Machine Looks beachy, sounds fevered. Established Twin Cities vocalist Hannah van…

For a group that recently released their debut album, the Midnight Hour are no novices to writing, recording, or producing music. The Midnight Hour is the collaboration of composer/ arranger/ producer Adrian Younge and rapper/ DJ/ producer/ A Tribe Called Quest member Ali Shaheed Muhammad. After collaborating on various projects for years, the duo released…

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced an exhibit dedicated to iconic instruments of rock & roll opening April 2019. Recently, Neko Case took to Twitter to call out the Met on their lack of instruments from female-identifying musicians included in the exhibit. The museum has announced two female performers who will be featured, but let's brainstorm a list of even more. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what female artists do you want to hear that famously used an iconic instrument?

Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants, has died of Lou Gehrig's disease at age 57. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that feature marine life do you want to hear?

There's a lot Brian Wilson doesn't know about his own life. His memoir is 312 pages of things he's pretty sure he does know.