Today's top music news stories include an auction of music memorabilia, musicians speaking up about sexual assault, and Chance the Rapper planning to play the Obama Foundation's inaugural summit.

Two recently surfaced videos offer a rare look inside Paisley Park circa the early 1990s. Michael Williams, then a VJ on the Canadian TV channel MuchMusic, visited the studio in 1992 — wearing a very 1992 sweater — to shoot an episode of his show Soul in the City. He knew he was at Prince’s…

Music history is full of surprises. A couple of weeks ago, I was digging through the Minnesota Historical Society’s archive of First Avenue/7th St Entry shows. Along with well-known acts like the Replacements and the Jayhawks, one unfamiliar band name kept popping out at me: Arcwelder (née Tiltawhirl), who’ve played at least 29 shows at…

Enter to win an astounding new 13 LP David Bowie set. 'A New Career in a new Town (1977-1982)' celebrates the Berlin Trilogy, and you can win a copy from The Current.

Every year the Minnesota Music Coalition (MMC) and The Current team up to present live music in venues across greater Minnesota. This year’s series, which kicks off tomorrow in Grand Marais, features 18 different acts in six different cities. In addition to the performances, each stop also features workshops and a social hour so audience…

It's Friday the 13th! So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention superstition, luck, black cats, supernatural circumstances, etc.?

The title of Prince’s 14th studio album, released 25 years ago today, was unpronounceable. Today, it’s iconic — synonymous with the name the artist would give himself the following year. What seemed like an alienating or antagonistic move at the time turned out to be another, and perhaps the most profound, example of Prince refining…

Don Everly had to cancel a U.K. tour; Muse took legal action against Celine Dion; Ronald Isley owed back taxes; Ringo Starr finally called a halt to fan mail; and Michael Jackson had his second No. 1 single, Today in Music History.

Shredders, “Flipping Cars” The boys are back with another mind-bending music video. Shredders‘ debut album, Dangerous Jumps, comes out Nov. 3. William Within, “Amuse Me” William Within‘s next and final show will take place on Sunday at the Triple Rock. If you need encouragement to go see this underrated local band, watch dance trio Kelvin Wailey…

Today's top music news stories include the release of a Linkin Park Carpool Karaoke episode, the official reopening of Target Center, and AMA nominations.