Despite at least one attempt, the famed British broadcaster never made it big in the U.S.A., but a new history of his career at the BBC shows that America was central to Peel's career. Here at The Current, Mark Wheat cites Peel as a major influence in his life and career, and our Saturday show, 'Teenage Kicks,' is named for one of Peel's favorite songs.

When this weekend’s massive snowstorm forced the postponement of a Madison Square Garden show by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, the Boss decided to soften the blow for fans who are bummed to miss out — even if only temporarily — on the tour, which features front-to-back performances of Springsteen’s entire River album at each…

Last night was the premier of the long-awaited reboot of X-Files. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that might reference something found in an X-Files episode?

Pet Sounds — the 11th studio album by the Beach Boys — was released in May of 1966. It’s number two on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and is still widely regarded as one of the most influential albums of the rock era. Many songs on the album — including “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” “Sloop John B,”…

A year and a half after its initial release, Lynyrd Skynyrd peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with "Free Bird"; The Allman Brothers Band bassist Lamar Williams died of lung cancer age 34; The Rolling Stones kicked off their "No Security Tour"; and Paul McCartney recorded Unplugged for MTV, Today in Music History.

As we pass the two-week mark since David Bowie’s death, it’s becoming clear that this is a loss the world may never truly get over. A local tribute to David Bowie has just been announced for Minneapolis’s Parkway Theater on Feb. 19th: “We Can Be Heroes: The Bowie Tribute.” The tribute will feature special guests Dave Pirner (founder of Soul…

If you have an upcoming baby announcement to make, the bar has been set: Joshua and Hannah Welton have shared their joyful news in the form of a new music video featuring an original Joshua Welton song called, appropriately, “Our Baby.” The married couple have become familiar to Minnesota music fans through their recent collaborations…

A master of commercial jingles, Hughes knows how to stuff his impeccably crafted AM pop songs with humor and heart, pain and delight.

Grimes's 'Art Angels' will almost certainly go down as one of the most boundary-pushing Albums of the Week we've ever featured at The Current. It is one of the strongest, strangest and best albums of recent years.

The singer/poet/actor/activist's newest opus is another slice of genre-agnostic, cultural agitprop inspired by a fictional miner-turned-hacker in the African nation of Burundi.