This month's pick for The Current's Rock and Roll Book Club is a new collection of conversations about Bob Dylan, curated by longtime local music writer Jon Bream.

It only makes sense that a company dedicated to preserving the art of analog recordings would be excited about old-school Polaroid film. Jack White‘s Third Man Records has announced that it’s teaming with The Impossible Project to produce limited-edition Polaroid film that develops in black and yellow, Third Man’s signature colors. The film will be officially…

Haley Bonar joined Mark Wheat for a live performance from the MPR booth on the corner of Judson and Nelson at the Minnesota State Fair.

Intimacy, unease and aggression coexist in bracing, beautiful ways throughout Ones And Sixes, which feels as intimate as a whisper over pillows and as obtuse as transmissions from a faraway satellite.

A couple weeks ago, we looked at rhyming 'fire' and desire'. Today, we're looking at a specific construction: For the 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that use the phrase 'on fire' in the title or lyrics. Send us your requests.

MPR News Arts Reporter Marianne Combs joins Jill Riley and Sean McPherson to talk about three events that each features four people. What does that mean? Check out this diverse lineup of arts offerings.

Mitch Miller had a No. 1 single with a song written in 1853; Ringo returned to the Beatles after a little time off; Fats Domino was rescued from post-Katrina New Orleans; and Donovan went to No. 1 with a song that became one of the first examples of psychedelia, Today in Music History.

Eric Mayson is a tad uncomfortable with the idea of being a frontman. Also, he’s rather anxious about using solely his own name and image to market his own music. But based on the quality of his debut album, Detail, the ubiquitous and well-respected sideman should get used to the attention and the spotlight. After…

Cool and in control, Clark can shed his voice's earthier timbre and slide into a dreamy falsetto at will. That makes for a striking contrast with his turbulent guitar attack.

Jason Isbell, Kurt Vile, Beach House, Mac DeMarco are new chart entries; Mumford and Sons slip back on; Father John Misty is inducted to the Hall of Fame; and Florence and the Machine reach No.1 as they're inducted, too.