What songs from serial (but unnecessary) sunglass wearers should we play for today's 9:30 Coffee Break? Give us your suggestions and we'll put together a play for today's theme.

Tragedy struck, and was then compounded, over the weekend when a ventilation grate collapsed at a South Korea concert by K-pop stars 4Minute. On Friday night, 16 fans fell to their deaths down a 65-foot shaft leading to an underground garage, and 11 more were seriously injured. “There was a sudden, loud screaming,” said one…

Yes, you can enjoy Alt-J without knowing the lyrics, but you are missing out on some witty and smart moments. These guys are the Wes Anderson of music: they are self-referential; they allude to poets, books, movies and photographs; and they know how to twist the mundane into a crafty turn of phrase.

In town to play a show tonight at the Turf Club in St. Paul, Sondre Lerche stopped by The Current's studio to talk to Jade about his new album, 'Please'.

So, what songs about celebrities should we play for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Happy Friday! With new albums popping up all around, this week’s Friday Five is almost entirely culled from artists who are celebrating new releases this month. But first we’ll sample a song from a highly anticipated new solo release that’s due out early next year… Adam Levy You never know where MN Original is going to show…

When Ryan Adams came to town this past weekend to play Northrop, Barb Abney was able to visit with him for a few minutes backstage before the show. Though unfortunately a technical glitch caused the audio recorder to stop during portions of their conversation, Barb and Ryan Adams were able to share a freewheeling 15-minute…

The world’s most infamous twerker, Miley Cyrus, is done with that allegedly appropriated dance move. Her new jam? The Atlanta-born “Nae Nae,” which involves putting a hand in the air, dropping the rest of your body low, and more or less freestyling from there. (Billboard) Here’s the move as performed by its inventors, We Are Toonz. 2015…

Today, we're thinking songs that have anything and everything to do with Christopher Walken.

Just two days before the 2014 general state election, Congressman Keith Ellison will host a Minnesota hip-hop-star-studded event billed as #GetOuttheVoteMN in the Mainroom of First Avenue. The November 2 show will feature a pair of hip-hop acts that have new albums out this fall—Sims, who released Field Notes just last month; and Toki Wright and Big…