March 21, 2025Our Classic Americana pick this week highlights foundational blues artist and slide-guitar innovator, Son House. Save This Story
Classic Americana: Son HouseMike Pengra and Luke Taylor • Mar 21, 2025Our Classic Americana pick this week highlights foundational blues artist and slide-guitar innovator, Son House.
March 21 in Music History: Pixies released 'Surfer Rosa' Mar 21, 2025David Bowie and Iggy Pop got busted; Soul Coughing disbanded; Blondie's rap was their biggest crossover hit; and Rose Stone was born, today in music history.
Coffee Break: ReunitedJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Mar 21, 2025For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from bands that have gotten back together would you like to hear?
Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner embraces melancholy in new albumLindsay Totty • Mar 21, 2025With a new album, Michelle Zauner tells NPR she is finally finding balance between all the things she yearns for: her career goals, a connection to family and a connection to her ancestral home of Korea.
The Chart Show: The Linda Lindas enter Hall of Fame at No. 1 Mar 20, 2025The Linda Lindas now have two songs in the Chart Show Hall of Fame. After 10 weeks on The Chart, the Los Angeles punk rock band’s "Nothing Would Change" is at No. 1 in their final week.
March 20 in Music History: Remembering Sister Rosetta Tharpe Mar 20, 2025Janis Joplin's cover of a Kris Kristofferson tune took her to No. 1, albeit posthumously; John married Yoko; Lou Reed got excluded from a club for being too punk-ish; T Rex played their final gig ever; and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts loved rock 'n' roll all the way to No. 1, Today in Music History.
Coffee Break: Spring Equinox! Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Mar 20, 2025For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that celebrate spring would you like to hear?
March 19 in Music History: Bob Dylan released his debut album Mar 19, 2025Ruth Pointer was born; Apple Records released The Beatles' 'Anthology 2'; The film 'Blackboard Jungle' pushed rock 'n' roll into the mainstream; Jefferson Airplane took a new name; Bob Dylan's self-titled debut album was released; and Andrew Wood passed away, Today in Music History.
Coffee Break: Women in Hip-HopJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Mar 19, 2025For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from women in hip-hop would you like to hear?
Celebrate Women's History Month with The Current Mar 19, 2025The Current launches special features and The Siren, a 24/7 DJ-curated stream that honors and amplifies the sounds of women’s voices and music, as part of Women’s History Month.