In town to play a solo gig at the Turf Club in St. Paul, Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze dropped in to The Current's broadcast studio to chat with Mary Lucia about his projects past and present.

There’s an anecdote I like to pull out anytime I’m having a conversation about how quickly songs that you might hear on the Current—which is to say, songs in the overarching contemporary indie rock vein that might range from Americana to punk to electro-R&B—have started crossing over into the Top 40 sphere. Earlier this year…

L’Assassins: Kill Kill Kill! Bang Bang Bang! The garage-punk quartet L’Assassins release Kill Kill Kill! Bang Bang Bang! this week. The EP release party will be at the Triple Rock Social Club on Saturday. The women of L’Assassins will be joined by Fury Things, Leather Sweater, and Calabrese. “Haji Shake” is a track that exemplifies…

“The lights will draw you in And the dark will take you down And the night will break your heart Only if you’re lucky now” Those are lyrics from a song that Ryan Adams didn’t play on Monday night at Northrop (“Lucky Now” from his 2011 album Ashes & Fire), but they were ringing in…

Lorde has become the latest running gag on South Park, which has it that she’s the alter ego of Randy Marsh, the father of South Park character Stan. Lorde is amused by the gag, and told New Zealand’s TV3 news that “We actually, in my hotel room, went ‘Ya ya ya ya ya I’m Lorde! Ya ya ya!’…

What songs do you want to hear for our "no drums allowed" Coffee Break? Give us your suggestions and we'll pick out a few to play at 9:30am.

“This is the beginning of the long goodbye,” Roger Daltrey said as the Who announced a world tour behind their Who Hits 50! anniversary set. The tour will stop at Target Center in Minneapolis on Oct. 10, 2015. (Billboard) Another farewell: Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young will never tour again, says Neil Young…”but I love those guys.” Not that…

Hozier's music is that of substance. On his self-titled release, he taps directly into the reality surrounding issues that matter, wraps it up in poignant lyrics, and delivers it in the smoothest sonic package you can imagine.

“Don a henley and take it easy,” recommended the Duluth Trading Co. in a recent e-mail advertisement touting its henley shirts. Maybe Don Henley hears a lot of henley jokes, because he was not amused by this one: he’s suing the company for “damages and other appropriate relief.” He’s also demanding the company stop making…

Local indie label Amphetamine Reptile Records started in a hand grenade crate under a United States Marine’s bunk almost 30 years ago, then went on to achieve national notoriety. It is now the subject of a new documentary film coming to town. The screening will mark the local debut of a documentary that’s been winning…