Santigold is the highest new entry; Dr. Dog, the Arcs and Lucius make debuts; and Bad Bad Hats make it to No.1 after a charming First Avenue performance.

Miles Ahead, a new biopic about Miles Davis, is slated to hit theaters on April 1. The film marks the directorial debut of Don Cheadle, who also stars as the jazz legend. Below, watch a new trailer for the movie — which has already sparked controversy for some of the “poetic license” that Cheadle admits taking with the…

A new study based on recorded calls over two years determined which is the fastest-talking state in the union. The fastest talkers are in Oregon and the second-fastest are in Minnesota. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, send us your ideas for songs that feature fast talking or fast singing.

Joe Alton visits The Current's Morning Show to talk about the Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival.

A new electronic label has popped up in Minneapolis. Pytch – the name will make sense in a minute – began while producer Ryan Olcott (FoodTeam, Mystery Palace, 12 Rods, c.Kostra) was working with Garrison Grouse on Grouse’s record last year. Grouse and Olcott say they didn’t exactly have an epiphany moment leading up to Pytch’s official…

The Beatles started work on their new single "Lady Madonna"; Elton John started a three-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Crocodile Rock"; Pearl Jam began their first-ever European tour; and Buddy Holly, JP Richardson (aka The Big Bopper) and Ritchie Valens, along with pilot Roger Peterson, died in a plane crash shortly after takeoff from Clear Lake, Iowa, Today in Music History.

Nazeem Cunningham met Spencer Joles in middle school, and neither expected to be making music together almost a decade later. “I kind of just went up to him and started freestyling, but we wouldn’t ever freestyle about anything or have it rhyme. It would just be ridiculous,” Joles said. By the time the collaborators, now…

Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to make a movie based on the story of Zach Sobiech — the Lakeland teenager who died of osteosarcoma in 2013, just after his 18th birthday, leaving a musical legacy including the unforgettable song “Clouds.” His mother Laura Sobiech told the family’s story in her 2014 memoir Fly a Little Higher, which is to…

The Pines: Above the Prairie The Pines describe themselves as “transcendental folk.” The group — who hail from Moonrise, Iowa, but have strong local ties due in part to their longstanding relationship with St. Paul’s Red House Records — have never sounded more transcendental than on Above the Prairie, the new album they’re releasing on Friday. The title,…

In honor of the rare "Corpse Flower" set to bloom at the U of M this week, let's hear your suggestions for songs whose lyrics reference flowers and plants for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.