Mumford and Sons have released another song from their forthcoming album, Wild Mind. Entitled “The Wolf”, it is another track devoid of the banjos and instead sounds a bit like Kings of Leon. (Billboard) Bob Dylan has said he began writing songs in the 1960s because he was — wait for it — bored. “I had nothing…

Dubbed 'the best new band in Australia' by Uncut magazine, Melbourne four-piece Twerps stopped in to The Current studio to play some songs and to chat with Mark Wheat before playing the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis. Listen to the songs and hear how a cover band from Wisconsin threatened the Australians into dropping the word 'the' from their name.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, in the spirit of the AWP Conference, we're wondering what songs you'd like to hear from musicians who have also written books, poems and the like. Tell us your request, and be sure to include the name of your requested artist's writing project.

MPR News Arts Reporter Marianne Combs joins Jill Riley and Sean McPherson (in for Steve Seel) to talk about a writers' conference, a film festival and a comedy about growing up as a Filipino in Minnesota.

The Righteous Brothers topped the charts; Macca released a big hit; Abba got their first U.S. No. 1; and David Bowie had a No. 1 hit in both the U.S. and U.K.

Noel Gallagher flies high as a bird to #1; Jack White is back with a bang; local breakout stars Hippo Campus hold steady; Mumford and Sons, Laura Marling and Hot Chip are all back on the Chart.

Mary Lucia is taking a temporary leave from her hosting position with The Current. In an open letter to her listeners, Looch shares the reason she'll be off the air for a short while.

Mayor Marty Walsh has officially declared April 9 to be Riot Grrrl Day in the City of Boston in honor of a lecture and performance by Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill, Le Tigre), one of the driving forces behind the Riot Grrrl movement in the early 1990s. (Stereogum) Among the bands that inspired the Riot Grrrl movement were Babes in…

For George Ezra, it was love at first sight -- for his guitar, that is. When he walked into a guitar shop in London's fabled Denmark Street, a 1959 Gretsch hollow-body instantly caught his eye, and he was also glad to see it was missing something. George Ezra tells us about his hollow-body guitar in the latest addition to The Current's Guitar Collection.

In honor of Rex Manning Day -- 'Rexy, you're so sexy' -- what songs do you want to hear that contain the word 'sexy' or that have an over-the-top sexy vibe? Send your requests.