At the same auction where Prince’s signature yellow guitar sold for $137,500, a lock of David Bowie’s hair sold for $18,750 — over four times its estimated value of $4,000. The hair was clipped from Bowie’s head in 1983 to aid in the creation of a wax figure at Madame Tussauds. (Pitchfork) More Prince news According to court…

In the wake of the recent death of keyboardist and composer Bernie Worrell of the band Parliament-Funkadelic, NPR Senior Producer Walter Ray Watson reflects on the impact of the band. 'Parliament showed me that being black has liabilities,' Watson writes, 'but that it's also a powerful gift.'

This week Monday through Thursday we are giving away a pair of passes to the Pitchfork Music Festival! To get our lucky winners pumped (and to celebrate the great lineup this year), what songs do you want to hear from people playing this year's Pitchfork festival for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

MCA bought Motown Records; The Who's bass player was chosen as the best; The Jackson 5 was at the top of the charts with "The Love You Save"; and Black Flag played their final gig, Today in Music History.

'True Sadness' isn't an inviting title, but the idea of an album that exposes the truly sad parts of life is profound, and the traditional folk arrangements and instrumentation on the album lift you up instead of dragging you down.

Sheila E, Stevie Wonder, the Roots, Erykah Badu, Dave Chapelle, Jennifer Hudson, and Tori Kelly are among the musicians who paid tribute to Prince in performances sprinkled throughout Sunday night’s BET Awards. (BET, Rolling Stone) On Monday, a second hearing will examine the question of who exactly will inherit Prince’s vast estate. (Billboard) Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has paid $137,500 for…

Each week on the Local Show, we’ll meet a new person from the Minnesota music community who has some fresh discoveries to share in a feature called “Ask a Cool Person.” These people will come from all corners of the scene, including record store clerks, recording studio engineers and producers, artists, writers, bookers, photographers, and…

JT Bates brings his new organ trio into the studio to perform unreleased material and chat with Andrea Swensson for the series After Hours.

Ralph Stanley was one of the early leaders of bluegrass music, and enjoyed an unexpectedly broad following after he sang a song for the Coen Brothers' film, O Brother, Where Art Thou.

It's Pride weekend! And The Current is turning it out this year. To get our weekend started off right, what Pride anthems do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?