Wes Anderson's 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' has been nominated for nine Academy Awards. The maker of such films as 'Rushmore', 'The Royal Tenenbaums' and 'The Darjeeling Limited', Anderson has always used music in his storytelling. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what music from Wes Anderson films would you like to hear?

MPR's Movie Maven Stephanie Curtis joins Steve Seel to talk about the Oscar nominations, including who the people are that make up The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and how they vote for their Oscar picks.

Thursday night kicked off Greater Twin Cities United Way’s 100th year with their Good for Generations centennial celebration. 3,000 volunteers representing over 450 companies attended the sold-out gala at the Minneapolis Convention Center for an evening of hors d’oeuvres, awards, and surprise musical guests. 2014 marked a successful year for Minnesota’s volunteer community, with the state…

Jimi Hendrix made his stage debut; Andrew Lloyd Weber landed at No. 1 in the U.S. album chart; and the Supremes entered the Hot 100 with a song that would go on to No. 1 and be remembered for its signature dance moves as much as its catchy groove.

Photographer Alec Soth has titled his new body of work Songbook. It’s not a songbook, and it’s not even exclusively about music, but ideas of what music is—what it means in our lives—animate the entire project. When you look at Soth’s striking new photographs, you’re likely to find yourself contemplating the music of life. Soth, a Minneapolis…

Hot out of the oven, here’s a fresh batch of homegrown music videos (plus an endearing interview with a Minnesota folk legend) to help whittle down the final hours of this work week. We’ll start with a few artists who have releases coming later this month… Brilliant Beast How good is this new Brilliant Beast…

When Sleater-Kinney came through town to play a sold-out, searing Valentine’s Day show at First Avenue with their new tourmate, Lizzo, the band’s lead guitarist and co-vocalist Carrie Brownstein and drummer Janet Weiss were gracious enough to swing by the Current’s studios earlier in the day for an interview. The band’s ongoing tour and new album, No Cities to Love,…

The classic Brit-pop band's eighth studio album, The Magic Whip, releases April 28. Hear the first single "Go Out."

Sleater-Kinney have partnered with the TV show Bob’s Burgers for their “A New Wave” video. (Pitchfork) The New Yorker said that Justin Timberlake‘s “Cry Me a River” may be “the most polyphonically complex teenybopper ballad in history.” Here’s CHVRCHES‘ synthpop take on the 2002 song. (Billboard) The 2015 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards will be held on March 28, and Billboard…

Feburary 19 is the Lunar New Year, and celebrations spread across China and much of the world in honor of it. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, we're asking, what songs would you like to hear that mention or are about the moon?