Shortly after announcing that Paisley Park After Dark would live on through Friday night dance parties and Saturday movie screenings, Prince’s studio has slotted the first After Dark events — a dance party and a screening of 1987 movie Sign O’ The Times — for Dec. 2-3. On Friday, Dec. 2, DJ Michael Holtz will take over the…

When was the last time you sat down and listened to an album from beginning to end without hitting the skip button? Experiencing an album from start to finish is a lost art, writes Sarah Eldred.

Twin Cities illustrator Corey Sweeter shares his annual music-themed coloring page.

A Tribe Called Quest, Haley Bonar, Leonard Cohen and the Shins make debuts; Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats reach No.1; and Drive-By Truckers are inducted to the Hall of Fame for the first time.

OK Go's latest (and astonishing) video, for the song "The One Moment," took only 4.2 seconds to film. But the whole thing was slowed down to fill the four minutes it takes the band to sing the song.

Music ... the vinyl frontier, these are the voyages of the radio station The Current. Its weekend-long mission: to explore new worlds in sound. To boldly go where no radio station has gone before. Tune in all weekend, and hop into the Time Machine, visiting a different year in rock history every hour. Time Machine Weekend starts Wednesday at 10 a.m. and continues all through Thanksgiving weekend.

The Current's Time Machine Weekend is ready to put another Thanksgiving holiday weekend into the history books. Starting at 10 a.m. today, we'll feature a different year each hour throughout Thanksgiving weekend. To get us ready, we want to know three things for today's Coffee Break. What is the best year in music, why, and what song do you want to hear from that year?

With Record Store Day Black Friday coming up, our book club is spotlighting a new guide to collecting and playing vinyl. Bonus: take an online quiz to see how well you know your vinyl!

The first jukebox was installed; Elvis Presley got punched; Billy Swan had a one-hit wonder; Rush performed in Rip; Bono and The Edge surprised the audience at a charity gig; and blues legend Robert Johnson began his first recording session, Today in Music History.

Today's top music news stories include Presidential Medals of Freedom to music legends, a letter from Morrissey to General Motors, and the latest updates on Kanye West's condition.