Diva swap for Coachella After Beyoncé postponed her Coachella appearance due to her pregnancy with twins, festival organizers reportedly decided a woman still needed to headline Coachella (for the first time since Björk did so in 2007). On Tuesday, Lady Gaga was named as Beyoncé’s replacement, coming off her Super Bowl halftime show and the release of last year’s…

It's Fat Tuesday! So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what music in the style of Mardi Gras/New Orleans do you want to hear?

The album art features a single, well-worn amplifier blown to oblivion, the cross-hatching fraying to reveal the speakers underneath. Which seems like just about the best way possible to announce Time Bomb, the first album in 39 years from the riotous, explosive and highly influential Minneapolis trio the Suicide Commandos, who helped pave the way…

Thin Lizzy's guitarist collapsed; Ray Charles was attacked by a member of his audience; "Brimful of Asha" was No. 1 in the U.K.; and 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' hit the top of the charts, Today in Music History.

It’s been almost five years since Brother Ali (Rhymesayers Entertainment) released an official album, but he’ll be back on May 5 with All the Beauty in This Whole Life. Ali’s sixth studio LP, All the Beauty was entirely produced by Rhymesayers co-founder and Atmosphere producer Ant; “It might be our best work,” Ali writes, which means a lot considering the three…

On Monday, Pitchfork revealed the headliners to the 2017 Pitchfork Music Festival, including LCD Soundsystem, Solange, and A Tribe Called Quest.

The video, for a demo of 'My Brave Face,' includes rare footage of McCartney and Costello in studio for the late-'80s recording sessions.

In town to play a show at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis, Jody Stephens and Luther Russell, aka Those Pretty Wrongs, stopped by The Current to chat with Bill DeVille and to play a song from their self-titled album. Stephens, formerly of Big Star, and Russell, formerly of the Freewheelers, talk about their longtime friendship and how playing at Nashville venue The Basement has opened many doors for them.

Scandinavian artist Skott's single 'Glitter and Gloss' is Jade's DJ Pick of the Week. ' It is a song about the beautiful and shiny exterior hiding a deeper and stronger person,' Jade writes. Read more about the artist and the song, and watch the music video.

Whoo boy! The Oscars ended with a colossal mistake last night. The incorrect film was announced for Best Picture and multiple thank you speeches were given before the mistake was corrected. Awkward turtle! So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that have mistakes in them, or are about making a mistake?