As of today, just one degree separates the Minneapolis rap scene and the Marvel Universe, thanks to local artist P.O.S. His new song “Born A Snake” is featured in a video for Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet — the Ta-Nehisi Coates-penned comic series, not the Black Panther movie quite yet — and it has fans excited both for new comics and…

'Gold Experience: Following Prince in the '90s' collects Jim Walsh's Pioneer Press coverage of the Purple One from 1994 to 2002. It's full of amazing details that even some hard-core Prince fans might have forgotten.

Brian Oake and Flea talk for twenty minutes about music education, basketball and how, if we're to survive, we have to understand that we're all connected to one another.

January 24 is National Compliment Day - a day to reflect on what you admire about the people around you and take the time to let them know. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that pay a compliment?

Since opening in 2015, Winona’s Mid West Music Store has emerged as a premier destination for live music, offering truly unique concert experiences; Gaelynn Lea’s sold-out performance on Friday, Jan. 13 was no exception. The Duluth native and 2016 NPR Tiny Desk Contest winner returned to play the intimate 80-person venue for a second time.…

This year’s Oscar nominations were announced this morning via livestream. As expected, La La Land dominated with a Best Picture nod and 13 others — including a nod for Best Original Score and two nominations for Best Original Song. That ties the all-time record for most nominations, set previously by Titanic and All About Eve. In a surprise,…

This weekend in a Meet the Press interview, President Trump's senior adviser Kellyanne Conway said White House press secretary Sean Spicer's claims about the size of the crowd at Trump's inauguration were "alternative facts." So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that feature lies, lying and untruths do you want to hear?

In honor of Minnesota Public Radio’s 50th anniversary, which was Sunday, January 22, the Current assembled a list of 50 Songs for 50 Years. Which got me thinking about how many important songs have come out of our state over these past five decades, from the commercially successful to the culturally significant. This list was…

It's been five years since the xx released an album, and their new release, 'I See You', bravely wipes away the film that misted over the band's previous music and instead leaps forward with clear vocals front and center.

Tomorrow (Saturday, Jan. 21) at 9 p.m., Paisley Park will be screening footage from a 1992 Prince concert. The concert, a London show that took place on June 15 of that year, was part of Prince’s Diamonds and Pearls tour. The Diamonds and Pearls tour was the first to feature Prince’s backing band the New Power Generation, which first…