Saturday, Aug. 8, was the informal celebration to recognize the Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer, known simply as the "808." So many popular tracks use the 808 sounds, so let's celebrate it. For today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that use the 808 sound to lay down the beat? Send us your requests.

Bowie on a ten-pound note? That’s the case in the Brixton district of London, where cash has recently become crafty. As the New York Times reports, custom currencies are springing up in several areas around the world, including England, Amsterdam, and the northeastern United States. The idea behind these new notes is to keep the cash…

Last week, Bedlam Theatre announced a campaign to raise $400,000 by December. In order to reach that goal, the theater is rolling out a series of fundraisers and events to raise money in creative ways. Since opening their Lowertown venue just over a year ago, the theater says on a Keep Bedlam Alive Facebook page, Bedlam has…

Mac DeMarco's fourth studio album is a mini-LP of eight songs that satisfy your curiosity yet leaves you wanting more. The Canadian musician has now relocated to Queens, N.Y., and perhaps the location change is apparent in some of his arrangements.

Prince has announced that, at least initially, his new album HitNRun will be released exclusively on Jay Z‘s streaming service Tidal. “After one meeting, it was obvious that Jay Z and the team he has assembled at Tidal recognize and applaud the effort that real musicians put in2 their craft 2 achieve the very best they can at this…

With her first album, the British singer-songwriter gained fans and famous friends. Her second record, Blood, is infused with more intensity

Happy Friday! The Pizza Luce Block Party and Square Lake Festival are just around the corner, as are plenty of other opportunities to get outdoors and enjoy some sun-soaked tunes this weekend. To get you up to speed on the latest in local music, here are five just-released videos from the Land of Sky Blue…

On the day Dr. Dre releases his 'Compton' album, for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that are either a) named after a city; or b) from an album with a city title? Send us your requests.

August not only marks the beginning of the dog days of summer, but also the fourth round of Local Current’s DJ in Residence! Here at the Current, we’ve 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. So…

Ryan Adams is in the process of recording a covers of all the songs on Taylor Swift’s album 1989, but Adams is setting the songs entirely in the style of the Smiths. When Swift learned of the project and Adams confirmed it, she tweeted, “I’m not gonna be able to sleep tonight or ever again,…