Passion Pit frontman Michael Angelakos has come out as gay in an hourlong podcast interview with acclaimed author Bret Easton Ellis. Among other topics, he addressed his marriage to ex-wife Kristy Mucci: “I just wanted so badly to be straight, because I love her so much. I think that was one of the most painful things when we decided to separate.”…

Exciting news to share! We are really happy to welcome our friend, Mary Lucia, back to The Current's airwaves. Read a message from Program Director Jim McGuinn and a letter from Mary herself.

Today at 2 p.m., our friend Mary Lucia returns to the airwaves; let's welcome her back with music: For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that have 'Mary' in the title or lyrics? Send us your requests.

Mikey 'Eyedea' Larsen would have turned 34 years old this Monday, Nov. 9. We're asking fans, as fans ourselves, to use the hashtag #BrightEyedea and share selfies wearing plain t-shirts with handwritten messages – Eyedea's signature look. Whether it's a lyric, quote or a personal experience, share whatever celebrates the life the late, great Eyedea.

Tonight, the friends and family of Mikey “Eyedea” Larsen will gather at First Avenue to celebrate his life and work on what would have been the 34th birthday of the local MC, who died in 2010. This afternoon on our Minnesota music stream Local Current, Sean McPherson will be acknowledging Eyedea’s musical legacy with a…

The Everly Brothers recorded their first studio tracks; Brian Epstein saw the Beatles perform for the first time; 'Rolling Stone' magazine made its debut; Winnipeg's Bachman-Turner Overdrive hit No. 1 with 'You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet'; and Elvis Presley's 'Hound Dog' became the first non-holiday single to top 3 million in sales, Today in Music History.

The Current’s exclusive broadcast of “CRAZY 2 COOL,” a live medley recorded by Prince and 3RDEYEGIRL last year in France, turned out to be just the kickoff to a weekend-long Chanhassen party that included a James Bond movie screening and the announcement of a solo European tour. On Friday and Saturday nights, Prince opened the…

Riding on the success of So There, The Current will host Ben Folds for an exclusive show and happy hour at the Turf Cub. Enter for a chance to win you way on to the guest list!

The latest collection of Bob Dylan's unreleased rehearsals, demos and alternate takes expose the DNA of an artist who made a conscious decision to throw caution to the wind and defy what the music world wanted him to be as a political folk singer, ultimately propelling Dylan into bigger success and into the mainstream.

Bob Dylan and Sony Records have launched a website called Studio A Revisited. The site, which draws on material unearthed for Dylan’s new Bootleg Series Vol. 12: The Cutting Edge release, allows users to follow an audiovisual history of Dylan’s sessions in 1965 and 1966, and to use stem tracks to remix “Like a Rolling Stone.” (Rolling Stone)…