America's longest-tenured punk trio celebrate their 25th anniversary with the release of their ninth studio album, "Uno!" The Current has four copies of the new CD to give away to lucky listeners!

Paul and Linda McCartney's "Ram" was released in 1971, and was the only album credited to the pair. The Current is giving away the Deluxe Box Set of the record's re-release.

Local music notes from the week of October 1-5

US release from The Kinks with the big hits "All Day and All of the Night" and "Tired of Waiting for You," and their respective B-sides.

After the breakup of The Runaways ("Cherry Bomb"), Joan Jett started her solo career. This record was her second release and first with her backup band The Blackhearts.

Local bands that deserve must-hear status this week

Morrissey returns to Minneapolis this month. Tranmission's Jake Rudh lists the top Moz/Smiths jams that get folks out on the dance floor for his Transmission dance nights.

This week we kick off another fall member drive here at The Current, but that doesn't mean there's nothing else exciting going on. Check out some of the great new music we've added to our mix from artists like Tegan and Sara and A.C. Newman alongside relative newcomers Dark Dark Dark and Lavender Diamond.

The Morning Show's Jill Riley sat down with piano man Ben Folds and drummer Darren Jessee to talk about making the first new album in over 12 years.

Steve Winwood joined The Spencer Davis Group when he was a teenager, went on to be a member of Traffic and Blind Faith, and had a successful solo career in the 80's.