Music was an afterthought for Paramount Records, a short-lived label founded by a furniture company. But in its final years, it gave vital exposure to the artists who would come to define Delta blues.

Watch video of Billy Idol performing "White Wedding" and "To Be a Lover" from his intimate acoustic set at the Turf Club as a part of The Current's 10th Anniversary.

Ahead of two nights of shows at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Bob Mould stopped by The Current's studio for a live on-air chat with Jim McGuinn. "Coming back to the Twin Cities is always a great experience for me, this is my music home," Mould says, "so the expectations are always pretty high." Listen to the complete interview.

Ahead of a live taping of his Infinite Guest podcast, 'Secret Skin', tonight at MPR's Forum, hip-hop artist and writer Open Mike Eagle spoke with Steve Seel on The Current's Morning Show.

With the prevalence of "whoa-oh-oh's" in today's pop music, we thought we'd ask: Are there other songs that use the "whoa" to great effect but aren't specifically part of the current wave of pop tunes? Give us some ideas for "whoa" songs that are a little different for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.

MPR's Movie Maven Stephanie Curtis joins Steve Seel and Jill Riley to talk about a new thriller starring Jude Law.

“My goal as a human being is to live my life as an authentic person,” Molly Dean says, leaning back in her chair and contemplating her role in the electro-pop band Moon and Pollution. Dean has just spent the previous 45 minutes discussing her musical history, her approach to songwriting, and her appreciation of her…

Elvis began recording his first album, The Stone Roses caused a scene, and Janis Joplin had her most successful song released Today in Music History.

This week’s Friday Five kicks off with a Local Show exclusive: the first live footage of a new collaboration between Gayngs founders Zach Coulter and Ryan Olson, who came by our offices to turn the whole idea of an in-studio on its head… Taggart and Rosewood Dude. Duuuuuude. Although this footage of Taggart and Rosewood was…

Are you one of the people who’s sick of hearing Journey‘s “Don’t Stop Believin'”? Sorry, but you’ve been disagreed with over 20 million times by Pandora users who have made the 34-year-old anthem the single most-liked song on the streaming service. Rounding out the top five most-liked songs are Drake‘s “The Motto,” Imagine Dragons‘ “Radioactive,” Mario‘s “Let Me Love You,” and Goo Goo…