The Black Keys new album, 'Let's Rock,' is a return to the straightforward rock dished out in the early days of the band. This one-hour radio special, hosted by The Current's Jim McGuinn, explores the making of 'Let's Rock' as well as the chemistry shared by the band's Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney.

Ahead of the release of the Black Keys' new album, 'Let's Rock,' The Current's program director, Jim McGuinn, had the opportunity to spend the day at Easy Eye Studios in Nashville, home base of the Black Keys - aka Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney. 'It was one of those rare days when you begin the morning as acquaintances but end the afternoon like friends,' McGuinn writes.

Minnesota musicians including Semisonic, the Jets, Judy Garland, and the Andrews Sisters likely had original master recordings destroyed in a 2008 Los Angeles studio fire that claimed a vast swath of historic tapes by artists ranging from jazz founders to ’90s rockers. Original recordings made in Minnesota by Janet Jackson and Nirvana may also have…

For this morning's Vinyl Tap pick, Jill brought in "Pammie's on a Bummer", a 7:45 song from 'Inner Views', Sonny Bono's 1967 solo album which took a decidedly psychedelic turn from his Sonny & Cher days. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from artists or bands who swiftly changed genres at some point in their career?

Set to perform this weekend at Rock the Garden, Minnesota's own Bad Bad Hats land in the number three spot this week, up from twelve.

As Joy Division's classic album 'Unknown Pleasures' turns 40, the band's biographer Jon Savage talked about the album and his memories of seeing the band during their too-brief career

What songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break that say "go"?

The job of a music publicist is, by design, unsung. Now, Jane Savidge sings her own song as one of the people who brought Britpop together in the '90s.

The U.S. version of 'A Hard Day's Night' was released; the Byrds hit No. 1 with a Bob Dylan cover; Elvis Presley played his final stage show; and Mick Jones of the Clash, Big Audio Dynamite and Carbon/Silicon turns 63, Today in Music History.

A new documentary from Danny Garcia, 'STIV: No Compromise, No Regrets' captures a time in New York's 1970s punk-rock scene but with a distinctly Midwestern flavor.