Natalie Cole: Underappreciated But Never Forgotten She who ended Aretha's eight-year Grammy-winning streak deserves more credit than she's usually afforded: she was influential and flexible and a phenomenal singer.

As we look back on the Top 89 of 2015, we also reflect on significant artists who died over the past year. Before the Top 89 countdown begins, The Current's Mac Wilson spins tracks by the late Lesley Gore, Percy Sledge, B.B. King, Allen Toussaint, Scott Weiland and Lemmy Kilmister.

Debut album from Spanish garage-pop quartet is the sound of youthful energy, beginners' confidence and a band settling into exactly what it wanted to be all along.

Transmission's roots are in the worlds of punk, post-punk, new wave, synth, power and dream pop, shoegaze, psych, mod, space and Krautrock. Here are songs released in 2015 that fit that mold -- listed in no particular order with a very simple description of genre or feel.

Paul McCartney became a 'Sir' after he was listed in the Queen's New Year's Honours List; The Kinks made their live debut when they played at the Lotus House Restaurant in London; Paul Westerberg and John Denver were born, Today in Music History.

We’ve chosen some of this year’s most memorable quotes from the local music scene to highlight; click on each photo to go to the corresponding post from our blog.

Happy Holidays, especially to all of you who've voted for The Chart Show this year! It's been a good one for music, don't you think? For the last two weeks of 2015, we play the most popular tunes heard on our chart this year.

While a public announcement still has not been made, the New York Times is reporting that “a person with direct knowledge of the festival’s plans” has confirmed that both Guns N’ Roses and LCD Soundsystem will reunite for performances next year at Coachella. The Times reports that both Axl Rose and Slash will be part…

We asked, you voted! All December long, you — the local music lover — voted for your favorite Minnesota songs released in 2015, and the results are in!

In honor of Lemmy Kilmister, we'd like to dedicate today's Coffee Break to singing bass players.