Nada Surf, touring in support of their new album 'You Know Who You Are,' stopped in to The Current's studio for a session hosted by Mac Wilson. 'The beauty of pop music is that even if some of the forms have been repeated a lot, there's always some little twist that can give you the right that it's all different and that each song is its own little universe,' says frontman Matthew Caws.

Nearly 8,000 of you voted and the results are in! Here are The Current's 893 Essential Albums.

We're still riding high from finishing up the 893 Essential Album Countdown yesterday, so for today's Coffee Break let's revisit the Top 6 albums.

Since Prince’s death on April 21, there have been innumerable tributes and services held in the music legend’s honor — from a private gathering for family and close friends at Paisley Park to a huge public party thrown by Spike Lee in Brooklyn. Sheila E. has spoken of plans for a musical tribute featuring Prince’s…

The Supremes scored their tenth chart-topping single; Led Zeppelin made their Hawaii debut; Yvonne Elliman had a hit from 'Saturday Night Fever'; and Elvis first appeared in Minnesota, Today in Music History.

For the past year, The Current has been inviting local musicians to take over our all-Minnesota music stream to talk about the local music scene and to share tracks from their favorite local artists. So far, the roster for Local Current’s DJ in Residence has included Martin Devaney, Sophia Eris, Al Church, Kerry Alexander (Bad…

Lizzo, “Good As Hell” Get ready for an instant mood boost. Celebrating black women and self-love everywhere, Lizzo and director Calmatic pair her Barbershop: The Next Cut jam “Good As Hell” with footage of ladies celebrating their hair (and each other!) in a dream salon. If Lizzo and the rest of GRRRL PRTY play this song at Rock the…

As we're counting down the 893 Essential Albums as chosen by you, we're absolutely delighted and humbled by our wonderful listeners who are doing fun and fascinating things with the data. Check out this audience-generated spreadsheet, and share your creative ideas for representing these statistics.

Prince’s two ex-wives, Manuela Testolini and Mayte Garcia, reportedly organized a memorial service Tuesday night in Los Angeles. Among those who attended to pay homage were Nile Rodgers, Janelle Monaé, and Spike Lee — who reportedly said that a Brooklyn tribute service is being planned for June 7. (Pitchfork) Also in L.A., Stevie Wonder, Dave Chapelle, Nas, John Mayer, and Kid (of Kid & Play)…

Counting down the 893 Essential Albums has been an entertaining and fascinating experience. There's a lot of data involved, so let's have a little fun with some of the numbers. Try our (fairly scientific) 893 Essential Albums Data Quiz.