Lorde appears as a guest vocalist on the new Disclosure single “Magnets.” A new video for the song is basically one long makeout session starring the New Zealand sensation—with a dramatic twist ending. (Rolling Stone) When EDM artist Oscar Powell e-mailed Steve Albini to ask the famous producer’s permission to use a vocal sample from Albini’s tenure with the…

'No No No' is first album that Zach Condon and his band of globally minded explorers have released since 2011, debuting many of its songs at Brooklyn's Bell House for NPR Music's First Listen Live. Watch video of the entire concert.

Hippo Campus: South EP The boys of Hippo Campus have grown up. Fresh out of high school with a successful record already behind them, their songwriting has turned up some grit on the singles “The Halocline” and “South.” Don’t worry, though: they’re still as catchy as ever. The band’s new EP South comes out on Friday,…

On Monday, Sept. 28, NASA announced new findings that provide the 'strongest evidence yet' of salty liquid water currently existing on Mars. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention Mars? Send us your requests.

This week, John Moe stopped by The Current's Morning Show to talk to Jill Riley and Sean McPherson about how and why we binge-watch TV series, and also how one could choose to watch the upcoming Democratic Presidential debate in virtual reality.

The Beatles mixed 'I Am the Walrus'; Grand Funk Railroad got their first of two No. 1 hits; Prince and the Revolution went to No. 1 with 'Let's Go Crazy'; Bruce Springsteen jammed with a house band in Arizona; and piano-rocker Jerry Lee Lewis was born in Louisiana 80 years ago Today in Music History.

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…