Alabama Shakes' "Don't Wanna Figh" is at #1 for the fifth time; Jack White is inducted to the Hall of Fame; Wolf Alice are the highest new entry; My Morning Jacket and Belle and Sebastian are back after a short hiatus.

Dave Wakeling of the English Beat dropped by The Current's studio for a live chat with Bill DeVille. Wakeling described how he first discovered ska in the soccer stadiums of England, and he likens the changes in his band's lineup to putting together a good soccer team as he grows the sound of the English Beat as a global franchise. Wakeling also plays an impromptu acoustic version of 'Save it for Later'.

Minneapolis jazz quintet Endeavors visit the Current Studio to perform on the first-ever episode of Andrea Swensson's new jazz series, After Hours.

Errol Brown, lead singer of the band Hot Chocolate, has died of liver cancer at age 71. Brown wrote and sang the band’s biggest hit, 1976’s “You Sexy Thing.” Brown’s first break in show business came when his debut single, a reggae cover of “Give Peace a Chance,” won approval from John Lennon himself. (Billboard) A computer analysis…

A sold-out crowd at the Turf Club was left hollering for more from Northern London quartet Wolf Alice, who packed the venue on the strength of their shoegaze-meets-post-punk singles “Giant Peach” and “Moaning Lisa Smile.” Though their full-length debut album, My Love is Cool, isn’t even due out until June 23, it’s clear that their…

Dolls have been making the news recently, so for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that reference 'doll' or 'dolls'? Send us your requests.

Heavy Table Editor James Norton joins Jill Riley and Sean McPherson (in for Steve Seel) to review the new Cafe Racer Kitchen, the bricks-and-mortar manifestation of the popular Cafe Racer food truck.

12 Rods, the Minneapolis band who built a cult following from 1992-2004, recently reunited and are now to be the subject of a documentary film. Filmmaker James Francis Flynn is seeking Kickstarter backing for a proposed 12 Rods movie called Accidents Waiting to Happen. In between their explosive entrance into the cultural milieu with their…

Ike and Tina earned a Gold Record; Elton John released 'Rocket Man'; Simon toured without Garfunkel; Led Zeppelin broke their own attendance record; the first Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place in Cleveland; and Keith and Mick worked out the opening riff to one of rock music's most iconic songs, Today in Music History.

Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard stopped by The Current to record a stripped-down session before a sold out show at Northrop in support of their new album, Kintsugi, a nod to the Japanese technique of repairing broken ceramics with gold.