It's been wonderful to see some of the artists who are opening themselves to the new virtual session experience. Solidifies the idea that artists who can perform and pull it off will still thrive in any situation.

Drive-By Truckers' Mike Cooley, at home in Birmingham, Ala., and Patterson Hood, at home in Portland, Ore., connected with The Current's Bill DeVille to talk about what they've been doing during quarantine and to take turns playing songs.

After the wild success of Travis Scott's Fortnite concert, get ready for more stars to play virtual shows in multi-player video games. Meanwhile, Arkansas is preparing to host a socially-distanced concert IRL, while fans staying in quarantine will be able to watch documentaries about Wilco and the Beastie Boys. Plus, Mick Jagger shows off his shelter-in-place recreation for charity.

Florian Schneider was a co-founder of Kraftwerk, the seminal electronic German rock band that helped infuse a sleek electronic sound into music of the '70s and '80s, performing live up through recent years in groundbreaking immersive audiovisual spectaculars that blended men and machine.

No one knows when exactly venues will reopen, but many have speculated that it could be many months or even over a year until we are able to safely gather in large crowds again. “It was estimated that 90% of independent venues and promoters could close if this goes more than six months,” said First…

'Resistance' means many things in the title of Tori Amos's new book about her songs and their inspirations.

Elton John released 'Rocket Man'; Simon toured without Garfunkel; Led Zeppelin broke their own attendance record; Keith and Mick worked out the opening riff to one of rock music's most iconic songs; and Pearl Jam filed charges against Ticketmaster, Today in Music History.

Rufus Wainwright, whose career spans almost 25 years, was scheduled to release his 10th studio, 'Unfollow the Rules', before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. He has since delayed the release and opted to drop a few singles to tide fans over until the new July 10 release date. He discussed the parameters of his new record and much more in a recent interview with Mac Wilson.

Dave Greenfield, keyboardist in the Stranglers, has died of coronavirus at age 71. Also, catalog albums by artists like Fleetwood Mac and Mariah Carey are bumping back up the chart; a new baby for Grimes; a Prince guitar and other rock memorabilia go up for auction; and a little kid in pajamas may have written the song of the summer.

Tammy Wynette was born; Elvis walked down Lonely Street to the top of the charts; the Beatles released 'Get Back'; Peaches and Herb had a No. 1 hit and it felt so good; Cleveland was selected for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; and Ian McCulloch of Echo and the Bunnymen was born Today in Music History.