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1 month ago | thecurrent.org | Luke Taylor

“When the special ones perform, they have no choice. They just have to do it, like breathing.” So writes Stuart Murdoch in his novel, Nobody’s Empire, which released in January of this year. It’s a semi-autobiographical tale of a young man, Stephen, who finds himself dealing with a chronic illness just as he encounters an artistic awakening that inspires him to become a musician.

1 month ago | thecurrent.org | Jill Riley |Nilufer Arsala

Coffee BreakLog in to share your opinion with The Current and add it to your profile. Thanks for liking this song! We have added it to a personal playlist for you. March is Women’s History Month, and to celebrate, we’ll highlight some musical pioneers across genres. Today, it’s all about hip-hop. While hip-hop is still relatively young, multiple women have emerged as leaders in the scene. Artists like Queen Latifah, Salt-N-Pepa, MC Lyte, and more helped pave the way for women across the genre.

1 month ago | thecurrent.org | Jill Riley |Nilufer Arsala

Log in to share your opinion with The Current and add it to your profile. Thanks for liking this song! We have added it to a personal playlist for you. Happy Pi Day! The special day is celebrated around the world on March 14 in honor of the Greek letter Pi, which is also the symbol used in mathematics to represent the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. What’s Pi Day all about? Math, science, pies and moreIt’s also known as the number that keeps on going.

1 month ago | thecurrent.org | Jill Riley |Nilufer Arsala

Log in to share your opinion with The Current and add it to your profile. Thanks for liking this song! We have added it to a personal playlist for you. A LOT is going on in the sky in the next few days. When you look up on Thursday evening, the moon might look red because of a total lunar eclipse. On top of that, March’s full moon — typically called the “worm moon” in honor of the changing seasons — is Friday.

1 month ago | thecurrent.org | Jill Riley |Nilufer Arsala

The 23-year-old singer, songwriter, and performer Bebe Stockwell is brand new to the music scene and creating quite a buzz. Born in Boston and now based in Los Angeles, she was recently named one of BMI’s artists on the rise. Jill Riley of The Current’s Morning Show had a chance to talk with Bebe Stockwell about her song “Minor Inconveniences” and the Bob Dylan inspiration behind it. Use the audio player above to listen to the interview, and find a full transcript below.