Momentum is building for the new Vampire Weekend album, it went to Number One on the Billboard charts last week and this week, to the top of ours!

It’s been a busy year for singer, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist Eric Mayson. Having spent a lot of time collaborating with other musicians on their projects, Mayson recently made the switch back to taking the lead on some of his own projects — releasing not one, but two different albums in 2019. From May 23…

Today is World Goth Day - a day where the goth scene gets to "celebrate its own being, and an opportunity to make its presence known to the rest of the world". And the weather in the Twin Cities today is perfectly cooperating as it's cloudy and rainy and moody and broody. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what goth songs do you want to hear?

Jonathan Scott's new book 'The Vinyl Frontier' chronicles this story of the Voyager Golden Record: humanity's double-disc message shot to the stars in 1977, with Chuck Berry (but not the Beatles) on board.

Off the stands for over six months, we have extra copies of this very special, 100-page commemorative issue and we're giving them away to lucky Purple Current listeners.

Jerry Lee Lewis started an ill-fated U.K. tour; Paul McCartney had a 'silly' song go to No. 1; the Boss set a record for number of consecutive concerts at a single arena; and the Rolling Stones had an album that stuck at No. 1 for four weeks, Today in Music History.

Weyes Blood played a sold-out show at the Turf Club last night with special guest Jackie Cohen. Throughout the 90-minute set, the stage was awash in warm light with flickering electronic candles; and draped over the keyboard, a gauzy white fabric was lit from beneath in psychedelic blues and greens. The atmosphere remained cozy while…

Soul Asylum’s “Runaway Train” is one of Minnesota’s iconic songs, its success propelling the 1992 album Grave Dancers Union to multi-platinum status. The song is also known for its distinctive video, which put the faces of three dozen actual runaway children on MTV — helping families and authorities to recover contact with most of the kids. A…

Over the past two decades, Soundset has gone from a Lake Street warehouse party to one of the largest hip-hop festivals in the country. Now, we're revisiting some of Soundset's most iconic moments in photos.

Most people know Soundset for its music — the festival draws tens of thousands of people to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, and it has hosted big names like Lauryn Hill, Future, and Atmosphere. But the festival brings more than just music to the Twin Cities. Every year, skateboarders, painters, car enthusiasts, B-boys, and B-girls gather to celebrate hip-hop through sports, dancing, and art.