In Prof’s latest video “Farout,” the Rhymesayers cut-up trades his rap chops for some playful harmonization. Prof’s brand-new single discusses the fantasies of a daydreaming carwash attendant, accompanied by a video featuringwith plenty of poolside booty-shaking. “’Farout’ is about a feeling. A happy place,” explains Prof in a press release. “It’s a beautiful woman giving you a smile.”…

When I arrived last Thursday at the Boats and Bluegrass Festival grounds on Prairie Island—located right on the Mississippi River, in Winona—it was obvious that campfire would be my scent for the weekend. The campgrounds were already full of mini-communities bordered by canoes, and would only get more crowded over the weekend. Any apprehension I had that I…

Jackson Five fanatics rejoice—on Oct. 28, Minneapolis label Secret Stash Records will release the clan’s long-lost first recording of “Big Boy” circa 1967. The rare 45 RPM will be part of an elaborate anthology of soul, funk, and gospel tracks recorded for Chicago’s One-derful! Records between its founding in 1962 and 1971. Previously thought to be Steeltown…

What songs with "new" in the title or featured in the lyrics should we play for today's Coffee Break?

MPR News Arts Reporter Euan Kerr joins Steve Seel and Jill Riley to talk about a couple of live shows that involve a lot of onstage creation and improvisation.

The Clash rocked the Casbah, John Lennon's solo effort entered the charts, and Bruce Springsteen released some demos Today in Music History.

MTV doesn’t call it the “Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award” for nothing: the late artist was a pioneer in music video, and his 1983 video for “Thriller” is among the landmarks of the genre, voted the greatest of all time by Rolling Stone readers. Director John Landis is now creating a 3D version of the 14-minute…

Our new #1 this week, Hozier, is seemingly set to be the biggest breakout star of the year. Like Lorde last year, he's "crossing over," meaning he's won over fans across a multiple range of platforms and tastes.

From Sept. 17 to 21, The Current's Bill DeVille was in Nashville, Tenn., attending the 2014 Americana Music Festival and Conference. Get a sense of the experience through this collection of Bill's Tweets and Facebook posts.

Mike Pengra has been trying for years to get his and Slaid Cleaves' schedules to line up so Cleaves could stop into the Radio Heartland studio for an interview. This week, the stars finally aligned.