News & Interviews

The latest music news and interviews for fans of the music heard on The Current.

The National: 'We've Earned Our Stripes'

Singer Matt Berninger discusses'Trouble Will Find Me,' being in a band of brothers, how his own brother inspired "I Should Live in Salt," and his own sheepish attitude toward the band's recent success.

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Eleanor Friedberger Unashamed Of Her Favorite Sounds

On her second solo release, the Fiery Furnaces singer mines the music of her birth decade. "I'm not embarrassed to say I love the sound of an Elton John record or I love the sound of a Carole King record," she says. "That's my taste."

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Vampire Weekend to play the Orpheum Theatre on August 5

Vampire Weekend has just announced they will perform live at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis on August 5 in support of their just released, critically acclaimed third album, Modern Vampires of the City. Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 24 at 10 a.m.

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Daft Punk On 'The Soul That A Musician Can Bring'

In spite of the robotic persona they've cultivated for years, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo elected to make their new album, Random Access Memories, in a real studio, with real musicians. Hear the elusive electronic duo explain why being human after all was important to them.

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