This week, Mark Wheat looks at the excitement and romance of the FA Cup, where the huge teams are sometimes surprised by the minnows. Plus, an exclusive interview with Jake Bugg about Bugg's support of Notts County F.C.

While Cory Wong’s name may not be as synonymous with Twin Cities rock stardom as are the names gracing the stars of First Avenue, there is a chance he has worked behind the scenes on some of your favorite albums and TV shows, and maybe even helped out with that generic holiday CD you bought…

How about a mental vacation with some songs about warm weather destinations? What do you want to hear?

Daft Punk picked up trophies for album and record of the year, Lorde won two awards for "Royals," and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis took home four, including Best New Artist.

Update 1/29: TMZ is reporting that Prince has withdrawn this lawsuit—though “without prejudice,” meaning that he reserves the right to re-file the suit if and when he feels like it. “Because of the recent pressure,” Prince’s attorney told TMZ, “the bootleggers have now taken down the illegal downloads and are no longer engaging in piracy.” Meanwhile, Prince went ahead…

It’s shaping up to be a busy spring for bluegrass band Pert Near Sandstone, who stopped by the Current’s Morning Show today to chat about a couple of significant events coming this April: the release of their new album, The Hardest Part of Leaving, and a show at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul as…

You know it’s a good party when one of the biggest stars from the first night comes back to perform an encore at the second. After delivering a show-stopping set on Friday, Lizzo returned at the end of headliner Caroline Smith’s performance to steal the spotlight once again—and it was just as much a testament…

In what has now become an annual tradition, the First Avenue Mainroom filled to the brim last night with giddy listeners and members of the Current for the first of two back-to-back birthday parties. Adding to the festivities this year was the fact that the first night of birthday parties took place on the station’s…

Bruce Springsteen is back with one of the more interesting albums he's recorded. His 18th studio album is a kind of an "odds & sods" collection, and the first culled from older material.

To help get everyone ready for the celebration let's put together a play list of songs with the number 9 featured in the title or very prominently in the lyrics. Let's get this party started!