The Current launched 10 years ago this morning, with the first song playing at 9 a.m. on January 24, 2005. If you’ve been following the station since the beginning, you already know that a lot has happened since then. Thousands of things—or tens of thousands, if you want to talk about how many songs have…

So here’s something I don’t talk about very often. When the Current launched in the beginning of 2005, I was living a dramatically different life. I was a college drop-out, floundering around trying to figure out where I had left all my ambitions and dreams, and I spent my days pinning tiny paper numbers to…

What songs from this year's artists do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Happy Friday! We have a lot of ground to cover in this week’s video roundup, as we travel to Mexico with Dessa, the set of reality show American Idol, and the United Nations with Guante. Buckle up… Dessa takes us underwater Be sure to check out Dessa’s interview with PRI to get the full backstory on…

“I was so much older then,” sang Bob Dylan in 1964. “I’m younger than that now.” Dylan’s 51 years older now (at least by the calendar), and he’s embracing his senior demographic with the marketing strategy for Shadows in the Night, his forthcoming album of Frank Sinatra covers, which is set for release on Feb. 3. Dylan…

As he prepares to release his new album Shadows in the Night, Bob Dylan gave a long interview to AARP’s magazine—ironic, given that the septuagenarian is anything but retired. In the interview, he talks about the process of recording the new album (he says all the songs were recorded in the order they appear on the album),…

Thanks to listener, Marley, for today's Coffee Break theme suggestion. What songs featuring the Bo Diddley beat should we play for today's Coffee Break?

The music industry has changed dramatically since the Current launched in 2005. In the early days of the station iPods and other mp3 players were still a fairly new revelation, and people still mainly purchased CDs—although those sales numbers were shifting dramatically. As the Current celebrates its 10th anniversary, I’ve been thinking a lot about…

Colorguard: yes, it’s that flag-waving team you remember from high school. David Byrne became fascinated with the activity after a team asked to use some of his music in a routine, and he’s now organized four all-star concerts, in New York and Toronto in late June, that will pair colorguard teams with artists including himself, tUnE-yArDs,…

Given the worldwide reach The Current has achieved over the past 10 years, as evidenced by Lou Papineau's listening in Rhode Island -- not to mention Mark Wheat's "Global Shout Out" -- Lou suggested songs with 'world' in the title. What 'world' songs would you like to hear today?