Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Anthony Michael Hall starred in this classic John Hughes flick. By the way, are YOU in the physics club?

During this election season, you hear candidates talk a lot about "small business" -- and so for our Policy and a Pint, we thought we'd talk to some Twin Cities entrepreneurs about the rewards, and struggles, of striking out on your own in these tough economic times.

Mick Jagger was a big fan of this band, he even produced some of their songs. We melted some faces with "Cult of Personality," with one of the best guitar solos ever (at least in the top 30).

Sound Unseen, Minneapolis' annual festival of films about music, returns this fall with a full slate of films whose topics range from cartooning to hardcore, from the history of radio to the stories of musicians both obscure and legendary. Join The Current, Sound Unseen and Take-Up Productions in celebrating music on film.

Over the past few years I’ve developed complicated feelings about the Sup Pop band Beach House, which I find especially ironic given that their music is so uncomplicated. For the longest time I couldn’t decide whether I found the music boring or brilliant, and for some reason I felt that it must be one or…

This Thursday, we're turning over the airwaves to your favorite artists.

Mark Mallman stopped by the Current recently to chat about his eight-day-long musical journey Marathon 4 and share a few tracks from his new album, Double Silhouette, which is out today. If you missed the interview when it aired on the Local Show Sunday night, you can catch up by streaming it here or reading…

Major local music news broke this morning when Dan Murphy, a founding member and guitarist for Soul Asylum, issued a statement that he would be parting ways with the band. Fans of the band began speculating that something was awry when Murphy was conspicuously absent from a gig last month in Chicago. He told the Star…

A pair of sprawling, multi-venue festivals top the local show calendar this week, with Sound Unseen kicking off Wednesday and Zombie Pub Crawl taking over the West Bank on Saturday. We’ve compiled the info for both of those events along with a handful of other highlights here. Get your calendars out, it’s time to hit…

Guess what? The song "Sweet Leaf" is not about grandma's tea.