Prince was inducted to the Apollo Theater Walk of Fame on Monday in Harlem. The New Power Generation and Maceo Parker were among the music luminaries on hand for the induction, which preceded the historic theater’s annual fundraising gala. During the induction, theater president Jonelle Procope said, “Prince was one of a kind. Bold. Prolific. A musical genius, rule breaker,…

Mary Lucia looks at the phenomenon by which Minneapolis-St. Paul music fans embrace certain artists and bands as their own. 'Back in the day,' Mary writes, 'I remember everyone thinking Mike Doughty actually lived here, given his popularity and warm welcome from Minnesoter.' Which bands do you consider honorary Minnesotans?

Daniel Nass reviews the new memoir from Dave Stewart of Eurythmics -- filled with tales of rock and roll excess (and a gross story of young love).

Brian Oake had the time of his life seeing Neil deGrasse Tyson at the Orpheum last night. In honor of Neil's performance, let's listen to songs that mention planets for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.

Claudia Schmidt and Sally Rogers have released a new album, 'We Are Welcomed.' Schmidt stopped in the Radio Heartland studio to talk about the making of the album and to share some tracks from the CD.

Paul McCartney wrote the most recorded song; Dylan recorded his electric sound; and Patsy Cline topped the charts, Today in Music History.

Ahead of their set at Rock the Garden, Plague Vendor open up about how vulnerability guides the band in songwriting, in the studio, on stage and with fans.

Thom Yorke grabbed a guitar on Sunday and strolled over to a garden party his neighbor was throwing on the day that Queen Elizabeth II was being honored in England for turning 90. Yorke played a 30-minute solo acoustic set that a Reddit user posted about after getting a text from his dad: “in Oxford at garden party with Suzie’s…

Ahead of their performance at Rock the Garden, Minnesota's Hippo Campus stopped by The Current to perform live in-studio and to chat with Andrea Swensson on The Local Show.

Following the mass shootings in Orlando this weekend, we'd like to hear from artists with pride for today's Coffee Break - whether that's artists who are members of the GLBTQ community or supporters and friends.