For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for your Labor Day weekend? Send us your request, and tell us why your song says 'Labor Day' to you.

We’re rolling into fall with round five of Local Current’s DJ in Residence! The Current has been inviting local musicians to take over our all-Minnesota music stream to talk about the local music scene and to spin tracks from other local musicians. Martin Devaney, Sophia Eris, Al Church, and Reina del Cid have all had…

To celebrate the Monday release of his new album HITNRUN, Prince has announced a “three-day international dance party” to be held at Paisley Park this coming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday—Sept. 4-6. The party is billed as “presented by Tidal,” the streaming service where the album will exclusively premiere. On each of the three nights, the doors…

This month's pick for The Current's Rock and Roll Book Club is a new collection of conversations about Bob Dylan, curated by longtime local music writer Jon Bream.

It only makes sense that a company dedicated to preserving the art of analog recordings would be excited about old-school Polaroid film. Jack White‘s Third Man Records has announced that it’s teaming with The Impossible Project to produce limited-edition Polaroid film that develops in black and yellow, Third Man’s signature colors. The film will be officially…

A couple weeks ago, we looked at rhyming 'fire' and desire'. Today, we're looking at a specific construction: For the 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that use the phrase 'on fire' in the title or lyrics. Send us your requests.

Eric Mayson is a tad uncomfortable with the idea of being a frontman. Also, he’s rather anxious about using solely his own name and image to market his own music. But based on the quality of his debut album, Detail, the ubiquitous and well-respected sideman should get used to the attention and the spotlight. After…

One of the most iconic names in music hardware—Technics—will once again produce turntables, Panasonic announced at a Berlin consumer electronics show. The line was discontinued in 2010; last year the name was revived for a line of other products, and now comes confirmation that Technics turntables will again be available sometime in 2016 or possibly early…

There are a lot of songs out there that have initials for names. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that have initials in the title? Send us your requests.

Artist Demi Anter has created a life-size David Bowie pillow that she’s selling on Etsy for $400. “Sit this Bowie doll onto a daybed or sofa, against a wall as a soft sculpture artwork or on the floor as a makeshift chair,” suggests Anter, who calls it “the ultimate gift for a David Bowie fan.” (NME) Several…