On tour supporting his highly anticipated debut album release, Benjamin Booker stopped in to The Current studios to talk to New Hot host David Safar about how he was discovered and signed to ATO records. Booker also plays a few songs off the forthcoming album, scheduled for Aug. 19.

As the World Cup enters the quarter-finals, Mark Wheat reflects on the tournament it's been so far, and what may lie ahead as the world watches the progression to the final. Plus, a music pick!

Bon Iver's Justin Vernon took one look at Wish I Was Here, the new film by Zac Braff, and was immediately inspired to write this song.

Born and raised in Tracy, Minn., Dennis Morgan is a songwriter who has had a quite a bit of success in Nashville since the late 60s. Besides Bob Dylan, Morgan is the only other Minnesota-born writer on the Country Songwriters Hall of Fame. Morgan spoke to Bill DeVille on United States of Americana.

It may take you more effort to write your suggestion for the theme than it took the artist to write the lyrics for the song.What songs do you want to hear from lazy lyricists?

Michael Rand chatted with The Morning Show's Jill Riley and Steve Seel about: The Timberwolves draft pick, The Twins come home, and World Cup fever builds.

Paul wrote a classical piece, Elvis tried his hand at television again, and The Who revisited "Tommy" Today in Music History.

Sam Smith's debut release is an ambitious album that shows Smith is both a talented singer and writer, and his songs bring out the raw, unaffected voice that might be the best of the year.

The legendary singer rose to prominence with such hits as "Lookin' For A Love," "Across 110th Street" and "It's All Over Now."

On July 1, the Jayhawks albums Sound of Lies (1999), Smile (2000), and Rainy Day Music (2003) will be reissued in deluxe editions with new liner notes and bonus tracks. The Jayhawks’ Gary Louris as well as PD Larson—archivist and one of the producers of the reissue project—stopped by the Current’s studios this week to talk with David…