During their recent shared tour, Har Mar Superstar and former child actor Macaulay Culkin of the Pizza Underground made a habit of locking lips on stage while covering the Association‘s “Never My Love.” Most fans understood the makeout sessions to be just part of the show, but the National Enquirer decided that clearly Culkin and Har Mar must be gay.…

On their third album, Rural Alberta Advantage continue to ponder themes of anxiety, love and place, while maintaining their signature sound and continuing to create tight, catchy folk-pop songs.

Let's put together a playlist of songs that intentionally feature the crackle and pop sounds found on old vinyl records or the sound of vinyl being placed on a record player. What songs do you think we should play?

Presented by McNally Smith College of Music, Healthy States, and the Current, Dissonance: Mental Health in Music was a refreshingly honest conversation covering topics of mental illness, substance abuse, and creativity. This year’s iteration of the annual forum featured a panel of four local musicians that have been, in some way, affected by mental illness. Adam…

Happy Friday! Here’s your weekly look at the latest in Minnesota music videos, starting off with one of my favorite releases of December… RONiiA I think I’ve watched this video at least five times already; the music and the imagery coalesce to create an ode to nostalgia, coming of age, and the restless ennui of tweendom. RONiiA (which…

Lego’s website has an “ideas” section where fans can submit their ideas for new Lego sets and rally support behind their designs. Over 4,000 users are urging Lego to create a Daft-Punk-themed set. “Through costumes, elaborate stage lighting / structures, and even vehicles, Daft Punk have created a visual history that lends itself to Lego,”…

What songs that feature the sound of sleigh bells, but aren't holiday songs, should we play for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

This morning, Target Center announced that Billy Joel will perform at the Minneapolis arena on May 16. The news came at a press conference preceded by two days of speculation—fueled by a teasing Instagram photo of Times Square in 1999—as to what the venue’s “major concert” announcement would be today. Tickets will go on sale…

“Please bear in mind that I’m just one old girl with arthritis and I have to rest my hands between dolls,” writes British knitter Kate Park, whose handmade Morrissey dolls have become the year’s hottest Christmas gift among music aficionados. Park is so overwhelmed with inquiries that she’s had to stop taking orders, but you can watch…

Nick Lowe accompanied a friend on an errand to a guitar shop in Portland, Ore.; implored to try a guitar by a store employee, Lowe originally dismissed the instrument as "ugly." But after playing it, Nick Lowe bought it. Read the story and learn about the guitar in the latest installment of The Current's Guitar Collection.