Ten years after its release -- and seven months after the death of singer Jason Molina -- The Magnolia Electric Co is still an ambitious and unsteady beast, strangely graceful and crying out to be explored. Throughout the album, Molina sings of his own smallness and struggle, but also the stubbornness inherent in standing up as the gravitational forces of grief try to pull him down.

Shane Meadows' documentary, The Stone Roses: Made of Stone, is being released in the U.S. and Canada on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Here's your chance to sign up for a chance to win the Stone Roses' album The Very Best of the Stone Roses and a pair of tickets to see the film at the Riverview theater on Thursday, Nov. 7.

A minor edit turns into an extended remix.

On the way to their show tonight at First Avenue, Okkervil River stopped by The Current's studios to talk about and to play some songs off their new album, The Silver Gymnasium.

Happy Friday! Here’s a handful of fresh Minnesota-made music videos to help you pass these last few workweek hours… Mason Jennings’ Wilderness If you only watch one Minnesota music video this week, make it this one. Filmed by Dan Huiting in Marfa, Texas, and featuring a cameo from local artist Lauren Josephine, the video for…

We are helping to kick off Movember and today's "Shave the Date" with a Coffee Break celebrating musicians with great mustaches.

MPR Movie Maven and Cube Critic Stephanie Curtis joins Jill Riley and Jade to talk about a new historical drama starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender.

The staff at The Current reflect on the music of Lou Reed in the wake of the rock pioneer's passing on Sunday at age 71.

He may say he doesn't want to talk about his music, but Josh Tillman (a.k.a Father John Misty) has strong feelings about the music he listens to in his free time. The eclectic singer-songwriter draws his inspiration from a varity of music genres and he played us some of his current favorite songs.

The Beatles went to no. 1 for the 13th time, U2 set up a video link, and Rlvis Presley hit no. 1 for the first time in 7 years Today in Music History.