Australian music website Max TV is raising a question that’s come up before in fan forums: Did Guns N’ Roses steal “Sweet Child O’ Mine” from the band Australian Crawl? There are a number of similarities between GNR’s 1987 hit and “Unpublished Critics,” a song from Australian Crawl’s popular 1983 album Phalanx. Australian Crawl broke up in…

Prince, who recently penned a tribute song dedicated to the people of Baltimore and played a “Dance Rally 4 Peace” this past Saturday night at Paisley Park, has announced that he’ll play a concert this Sunday with his band 3RDEYEGIRL at Baltimore’s Royal Farms Arena. The event is being advertised as “family friendly,” and a statement…

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Usually on Saturday nights from 11:00 p.m. to midnight, P.O.S ruins The Current with his show P.O.S is Ruining The Current. With P.O.S currently on tour, though, we’re temporarily turning to another local musician to curate that time slot. Every Saturday night through June 7, tune in at 11:00 p.m. to hear The King’s Speech, a show…

Sunday, May 10, is Mother's Day. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that name-check "mom" or "mother"? Send us your requests.

Movie Maven and Cube Critic Euan Kerr joins Jill Riley and Sean McPherson (in for Steve Seel) to talk about a new comedy directed by Anne Fletcher and starring Sofia Vergara and Reese Witherspoon. Euan also talks about his upcoming travel to Cuba to cover the Minnesota Orchestra's concerts in Havana, which will be broadcast on Classical MPR.

The Dinner Party Download's Rico Gagliano and Brendan Francis Newnam stopped by The Current's Morning Show ahead of their show at the Fitzgerald Theater this weekend. They also shared some lesser-known tracks -- hand-picked by today's better-known artists -- to help you win your dinner party.

“I think this is going to be an amazing show,” said the Cedar Cultural Center emcee introducing Daniel Lanois and Rocco DeLuca last night, “and I think everybody here knows it’s going to be amazing.” That was probably true, but not just because of the names on the marquee: when a show starts with two extremely…

You guys, today’s Friday Five is so good. I seriously didn’t think this much awesomeness could fit in five little videos. This is why May is typically one of my favorite months out of the whole musical year: Everyone’s playing shows like crazy, releasing new work, and getting ready to tear through a full summer…

The Beatles released 'Let It Be'; John Sebastian had a hit from a TV show; 'Chariots of Fire' raced up the charts; a whole bunch of drummers celebrate birthdays; and Bob Dylan and friends shot an iconic film, Today in Music History.