Fresh off his recent visit to the U.S., Pope Francis has announced that he’ll release a rock album. Wake Up!, which will be released on Nov. 27, “features the Pontiff delivering sacred hymns and excerpts of his most moving speeches in multiple languages paired with uplifting musical accompaniment ranging from pop-rock to Gregorian chant,” explains Rolling Stone. As Billboard…

Following the release of their self-titled debut album, Carroll stopped by The Current to perform live in-studio and to chat with host David Campbell of The Local Show.

"I wanted a touch of vulnerability from Bond, where you see into his heart a little bit," says the British singer. His theme song for Spectre, the latest film in the James Bond series, came out on Friday, Sept. 25.

Tomorrow night Milkweed Editions and the Southern Theater will host a gathering of authors, musicians, and author-musicians to discuss and perform their work. The event serves as a book launch for Brian Laidlaw‘s first full-length poetry collection, The Stuntman. The evening’s focus is on the relationships among poetry, music, and communities. In addition to Laidlaw, the evening will include performances by Allison LaBonne…

Listener Brett sent us an email recently. 'I love songs with clapping in them!' she writes. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that include hand claps? Send us your requests.

The Beatles topped the charts with 'Hey Jude'; Bad Company hit No. 1 with their debut album; Andy Kim sang 'Rock Me Gently'; Miles Davis passed away; Tina Turner had a highway named for her; and Julian Lennon's childhood friend, Lucy Vodden, who inspired a Beatles song, passed away Today in Music History.

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'Caracal' is a production masterpiece featuring some of the best contemporary voices of 2015. It works as an album and is more listenable than most rock albums out this year.

Concerts and festivals this past weekend brought out a number of unexpected duets. In Phoenix, Foo Fighters were joined on stage by Jewel, and together they covered Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love.” (Rolling Stone) In Nashville, Steven Tyler joined Taylor Swift for a rendition of Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing.” (Rolling Stone)…

Ahead of his show at the Fine Line Music Cafe with Destroyer, Dan Bejar sat down for a chat with host Bill DeVille about his new album Poison Season.