Today's top music news stories include the first Olympic skating to songs with lyrics, half of a Prince song for sale, and the deaths of two music greats.

Christopher Michael Jensen has put together the latest in his series of charitable and/or activist-minded concerts: a benefit for eating disorder recovery, supporting the Joy Project in Minneapolis. He stopped by The Current to discuss the show.

Dirt Train, Chris Koza, Kiss the Tiger, and DJ Jake Rudh performed at the Varsity Theater last night to celebrate its re-opening under new ownership. The 962-capacity venue has a very long history, spanning over 100 years in Dinkytown. The new staff opened the theater’s doors to some very cold Minnesotan music fans, who felt…

How do bands create and/or adjust their set list for a bunch of 2-8 year old kids?

Tomorrow marks the 40th anniversary of Van Halen's self-titled debut album and "Runnin' with the Devil" is the second single and first track off the album. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention the devil?

Many musicians see their careers change when they have kids. Few actually make music out of their children’s toys, but this is exactly what Zach Bagaason, better known as Medium Zach, does in episode 75 of his #BeatStory video series. I had the opportunity to sit in on the making of this episode with Medium Zach,…

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, Today in Music History.

Dosh just sent “some random e-mails to friends,” he remembers, asking them to sing the songs of Mister Rogers. “Just record them into your cell phone, make it kind of low-fi, don’t even worry about going into the studio. Just send it to me and then I’ll sort of do my thing with it. I’ll…

POLIÇA + s t a r g a z e, “Agree” Poliça and orchestral group s t a r g a z e are one week away from releasing their collaborative album, Music for the Long Emergency. They’ve prefaced the release with a video by Maria Juranic, as tender as Channy Leaneagh’s vocals and as urgent…

Today's top music news stories include a very important Huey Lewis announcement, the death of John Perry Barlow, and a posthumous album featuring stars singing new songs based on Johnny Cash's poems.