Paul McCartney told the Daily Mirror that to set an example for his grandchildren, he’s switched from marijuana to margaritas. “The last time I smoked was a long time ago,” says the former Beatle who used to be such a heavy user that he spent ten days in jail for trying to bring a sizable stash of…

Was it the earrings, Brittany? Alabama Shakes have landed on Prince’s radar in a big way. Just two months after rocking a pair of tiny Prince faces on her earlobes while performing on Saturday Night Live, Brittany Howard and her blues-rocking band have been invited to perform at Prince’s Paisley Park wonderland in Chanhassen. The Shakes will play Paisley Park on…

Here's your chance to win a pair of tickets to the Rolling Stones' ZIP CODE tour stop at TCF Bank Stadium on Wednesday, June 3 from The Current!

Milky Chance stopped by The Current to record an in-studio session before their (very) sold out show at Mill City Nights in Minneapolis. Clemens Rehbein, Philipp Dausch and Antonio Greger told host David Campbell all about their road to success in the States and beyond.

While Tame Impala were in town to play First Avenue, frontman Kevin Parker and Jay Watson stopped by The Current's studios to record a Theft of the Dial featuring their favorite tracks by other artists.

Cube Critic Stephanie Curtis stops by The Current's Morning Show to talk to Jill Riley and Sean McPherson about a new action-adventure film starring The Rock.

As the National Spelling Bee wraps up another brilliant year, it got us thinking about how many songs there are that spell out words in the lyrics. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that spell out words in the lyrics? Send us your requests.

Ray Charles won a Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording; The Beach Boys started a two week run at No.1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Help Me Rhonda"; Elvis walked off stage; and Noel Gallagher celebrates 47 years, Today in Music History.

Thurston Moore, formerly of Sonic Youth, has paid tribute to Minneapolis rock heroines Babes in Toyland as the reunited band—who once toured with Sonic Youth—prepare for a string of European shows before they head home to play Rock the Garden. “For me,” writes Moore, “for a certain period of time, Babes In Toyland were the greatest band on…

Every Friday for the month of May (okay, I taped the shows on Wednesdays), I’ve been fortunate enough to spend the afternoon spinning (okay, mixing digital tracks on a computer) six hours of local music on the Local Current stream. It’s part of a new program that the station is trying out where they bring…