Today's top music news stories include developments with the Prince catalog, a Grammy Honors speech by Jack White, and Ryan Adams telling the story of the infamous 'Summer of '69' heckler.

In an interview with KPCC's John Horn, Dave and Pos of De La Soul reveal their innovative approach to making their latest album, which paid off with a Grammy nomination.

It's National Pizza Day! But there are no good songs about pizza. So for today's Coffee Break, what songs that mention playing card suits do you want to hear?

All four members of the indie rock band Early Eyes got their start playing music at young ages. Jake Berglove (guitar and lead vocals) and Henry Patterson (guitar and vocals) met through mutual friends while they were still in high school, and decided they would be roommates in college. Wyatt Fuller, drums, popped up on…

Today in Music History: The Beatles made their live U.S. television debut, Paul McCartney made his live debut with Wings, Madonna started a three-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with 'Like A Virgin', Iggy Pop and the Stooges performed their final concert at the Michigan Palace in Detroit, and Bill Haley died of a heart attack.

Yesterday, early ticketbuyers for the 2017 Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival started to receive pamphlets that seemed to reveal the lineup for this year’s festival. In an official announcement, the festival has now confirmed that lineup — which includes Paul Simon, Chance the Rapper, Wilco, and more. The delight, though, is in the details.…

This February, The Current is celebrating Black History Month by celebrating four artists chosen by our listeners. We’ll be playing their music on the radio and sharing features online. This week, we’re featuring Jimi Hendrix. The Blues “…while your ears are still ringing, we’d like to go on and do another little tune called ‘I Don’t…

Haley Bonar and the Shins have debuts; Japandroids, Hippo Campus and Old 97's make big moves; and Bon Iver remains at No. 1 as Eaux Claires teases the Eaux Claires lineup.

Today's top music news stories include the launch of a new vinyl subscription service, the confirmation of a Prince tribute at the Grammys, and an in-depth look at music history among the houses of North Minneapolis.

This week, Mary Lucia shares her thoughts about a couple powerful documentaries she's seen recently. 'I had a conversation with someone I respect creatively about forced inspiration,' Mary writes. ' We tried offering each other ideas to jump-start our respective juices. I immediately thought of recommending to him a few documentaries I've recently consumed that lit a fire under me.' Have a closer look at Mary's documentary recommendations.