On his final album, Leonard Cohen counterbalances the heaviness of his end-of-life message with a confidence in his past choices and a sense of peace with how things have worked out.

Purple Rain won its first American Music Awards in 1985, for Favorite Pop/Rock Album, Favorite Soul/R&B Album, and Favorite Soul/R&B Single (“When Doves Cry”). There was no Top Soundtrack award that year, but don’t worry: the album scooped that one too, Sunday night at the 2016 American Music Awards. (AMA nominations are based on popularity and other…

Picture this: you’re an artist living in St. Louis, painting whenever you’re not spending time with your family. It’s 1998, and Prince is about to play a “New Power Soul” show in nearby Collinsville, Illinois. You’ve been asked to loan some art for his arrival. The night of his show, Prince doesn’t seek out your paintings…

A message posted on Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings' Facebook page announced Sharon Jones passed away Friday, Nov. 18, following a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Jones was known for her powerful voice, her soulful songs and her indomitable spirit.

For today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that somehow got a second life?

Crunchy Kids, “Wrong Medicine” The kids are back! Eric Mayson, Chance York, Marcus Skallman, and Eric Burton just dropped this trippy video — actually a compilation of still photographs from Peter Jamus — and are drumming up excitement for their opening slot at First Avenue on Jan. 21.  Mike Dreams, “Change Up” Twin Cities trap sounds good in…

“I’m excited, but this isn’t an easy place to leave.” This has been my mantra for the past few weeks, inside and out. Let’s start with the first part: I’m excited about moving to Seattle! I’ll be taking on a new marketing role with Seattle Theatre Group – a cultural hub for the Pacific Northwest…

It's Give to the Max Day - an online fundraising event for Minnesota nonprofits and schools. If you haven't already received emails from your favorite organizations asking you to donate, poke around and see what you'd like to support. But for now, what songs about giving and generosity do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Como Zoo, in St. Paul, has welcomed a new baby giraffe — and his name is Prince. Making his first appearance before the public today, Prince stands 6’6″ and weighs 160 pounds. The giraffe was named by Gretchen and David Crary, who have been the most generous donors to the zoo on Give to the…

Guthbjorg Tomasdottir of the duo My Bubba recently took some time to tell us about her vintage, Danish-built guitar. 'I was bicycling in Copenhagen and I saw this guitar in the window, and it just spoke to me,' she says. It's the latest addition to The Current's Guitar Collection.