Free Energy - Hangin On, from the new album "Love Sign."

Muse's latest album is a testament to high production values in an era when anyone can record an album.

January 11 marks the 2013 installment of First Avenue's long-running Best New Bands showcase. The line-up this year is filled with bands that made a huge impression in the local community last year. Among the mix are high-school born acts Bomba De Luz and John Mark Nelson, Strange Names' '80s-influenced dance-pop, the dirty electro of Wiping Out Thousands, Picked To Click winners The Chalice, Eric Pollard's new Bob Dylanesque affair Actual Wolf and the brand spankin' new group Eleganza!, hopefully filling a void that rockers The Rockford Mules left after breaking up in the fall.

We dug into our playlist to figure what songs you've been recommending and rating the most over the course of this week, and one song emerged victorious.

Today for our 9:30 Coffee Break we're looking for songs that feature giberish phrases (ie. womp-bomp-a-loo-bop, rama lama, etc).

The Sex Pistols caused a scene on a plane, Barry Gibb baught Johnny Cash's home and Phil Lynott passed away Today in Music History.

The Current Presents the Best Video Game Scores of 2012, hosted by Emily Reese of Top Score.

Happy New Year! Here's a handful of fresh videos from local artists who are dead set on proving that Minnesota music doesn't have a "slow season." Ever. Which is totally fine with me.

Starting in 2013, we’ll be spotlighting a prominent Minnesota musician each month with our new Artist of the Month feature. You’ll be able to hear a variety of songs from throughout the artists’ career on both the Local Current stream and the Local Show, and you can read more about each person’s history and their…

Hums - Digital Winter, from the new album "Deep In Swim."