Fred Goodman tells the tale of a behind-the-scenes rock legend in 'Allen Klein: The Man Who Bailed Out the Beatles, Made the Stones, and Transformed Rock & Roll.'

John Berg, a longtime art director for Columbia Records, has died at age 83. Among his most recognizable designs were Bob Dylan‘s Blonde on Blonde and Greatest Hits album covers, and Bruce Springsteen‘s Born to Run. (Rolling Stone) Wayne Coyne says that Miley Cyrus and the Flaming Lips are planning a show where everyone—audience members included—will be completely naked while…

Flamin’ Ohs: Hear and Now EP Dating back to 1977, the Flamin’ Oh’s are classic. I mean, they have a star on First Ave. They’re back again with their newest Here and Now EP. They haven’t released anything from the new from the EP, but you should be able to grab physical copies at their…

Today's Coffee Break theme is inspired by Ringo Starr's announcement, made on this date in 2008, that he would no longer receive fan mail. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention some aspect of postal mail? Send us your requests.

This week, John Moe stopped by The Current's Morning Show to talk to Jill Riley and Sean McPherson about a band who have released an album of songs based on monologues from Paul Thomas Anderson films, plus a viral video of a youth sports team who cannot resist the urge to whip and nae nae.

After a couple of jam-packed years on the road, Lizzo is getting ready to unleash an artistic masterpiece: The tightly focused, empowering, and inspirational Big GRRRL Small World, which is coming out on her own BGSW label. “When you see the world, you’re able to write about it in a different way. And that’s why…

Don Everly had to cancel a U.K. tour; Michael Jackson had his second No. 1 single; Muse took legal action against Celine Dion; Ronald Isley owed back taxes; and Ringo Starr finally called a halt to fan mail, Today in Music History.

Today, Greater MSP—a regional economic development partnership for the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area—is launching a new site for its initiative Make It. MSP. The site serves as a welcome mat for everyone in the MSP area, especially newcomers and those who are considering moving to the area. I’ve had the privilege of working with this…

'People just download one or two songs rather than listening to an entire album,' laments Blitzen Trapper's Eric Menteer. Nevertheless, the Portland, Ore., outfit have persevered for 15 years and counting. Blitzen Trapper share their thoughts on the state of the music industry and play songs from their latest album, 'All Across This Land,' during a recent visit with The Current's Bill DeVille.

Twin Cities rock legends Hüsker Dü have their first-ever official website. The site is just a merchandise mart—but still, notes the Star Tribune’s Chris Riemenschneider, “marks the first thaw in a glacial ice pack that formed in early 1988, when the influential Minneapolis punk trio broke up.” The band’s bassist Greg Norton tells Reimenschneider that “there’s ongoing communication…