Phantogram's music sounds like a movie soundtrack. If this were a movie, its characters would be marked by grief and torn apart by darkness. Confusing emotional ground forced Phantogram to dig deep on 'Three'.

World Smile Day is celebrated on the first Friday of October every year, so for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that mention "smiles" or "smiling" do you want to hear?

Bionik, “Ball Like Beijing (feat. Lizzo)” Producer Bionik and the one and only Lizzo deliver all of the Cartoon Network throwbacks with the new video for “Ball Like Beijing.” The song went slept on all summer, but the video might just launch it into the spotlight. Juniper Douglas, “Wood Rose” This video accompanies the noteworthy first single from Juniper Douglas,…

Now in its second year, Local Current’s DJ in Residence program is an opportunity for The Current to invite local musicians to take over our all-Minnesota music stream and share their favorite stories and music from the local music scene. So far, Local Current’s DJ in Residence roster has included Eric Mayson, Kerry Alexander (Bad…

The biggest revelation when Paisley Park opened for tours yesterday was that the studio has become Prince’s final resting place: his cremated remains reside in the venue’s atrium, in an urn that resembles a miniature Paisley Park. Beyond the surprise and awe, visitors had questions: how was the urn designed? Who made it? Details have now…

Even after seeing them at First Avenue, I’m caught in the middle with electropop duo Marian Hill. When I first heard their biggest single, “One Time,” I wrote down the song information and recommended it to a friend. I played their Sway EP most mornings while setting up shop at a serving job. Rather than fueling…

In this trusted place U can erase Every tear that ever rolled down your weary face These lines from Prince’s song “U Make My Sun Shine” are scrawled across a wall just inside the entrance to Paisley Park, enlarged so much that the font is slightly pixelated, cascading down around tourists as they step inside.…

This morning just before 9 a.m., Joel Weinshanker stepped out of the front door of Paisley Park. Wearing a purple tunic and obviously both emotionally and physically exhausted, the facility’s manager welcomed the first fans to the museum that Prince’s home and studio has now become. Promised surprises, fans got a big one right away: the music…

It's German-American Day - a day to celebrate German American heritage and commemorate the day 13 German families first immigrated to Philadelphia. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what German-American bands or musicians do you want to hear?

While the questions about permanent status linger, Paisley Park opened its doors as a museum to visitors for the first time this morning. Select media, like Today show’s Al Roker, had access in days leading up to Paisley Park’s October 6th opening, and a short briefing was held at 8:45 a.m. this morning for media…