Prince: The Story of Sign O' The Times, Episode 5: It Be's Like That Sometimes September 24, 2020 Prince: The Story of Sign O' The Times is an audio documentary series brought to you by The Current in collaboration with the Prince Estate, Paisley Park, and Warner Records. This is episode 5, 'It Be's Like That Sometimes.' Read More ›
Celebrate Record Store Day with The Current September 26, 2020 The year 2020 has been a rough one, but a bright spot in the year has been three Record Store Day dates. This Saturday, Sept. 26, is the second of the three. Celebrate with The Current, and check out the weekend's next batch of RSD drops. Read More ›
Here are all the Minnesota angles on Rolling Stone’s latest list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time September 25, 2020 Rolling Stone just updated its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, which means it’s time to look for the LOCAL ANGLES! Buckle up. (Here’s the tally of albums on the list that were actually recorded, at least in part, in Minnesota: Prince 4, Janet Jackson 3, Nirvana 1, Replacements 1, Hüsker Dü… Read More ›
Join The Current and HeadCount and register to vote September 18, 2020 HeadCount is a non-partisan organization that uses the power of music to register voters and promote participation in democracy. The HeadCount website makes the voter-registration process simple and straightforward. Read More ›
Help us find the Top 89 Cover Songs of All Time September 14, 2020 The Current is on a mission to find the best cover songs of all time, and we need your help! Tell us your favorite covers, then listen on Tuesday, Oct. 13, as we count down the Top 89 Covers, as voted by you. Read More ›
Virtual Gig List: Live streamed concerts from your favorite artists June 26, 2020 As concerts are cancelled due to social distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, artists are taking to live streaming intimate performances. We've got your watchlist. Read More ›
Virtual Session: Rufus Wainwright September 25, 2020 From his home in the storied musical neighborhood of Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles, Rufus Wainwright joins Jill Riley of The Current to chat and play a few songs from his latest record, Unfollow The Rules. Read More ›
Infographic: How Prince's 'Sign O' the Times' evolved September 25, 2020 The 'Sign O' The Times' remastered Super Deluxe Edition is dropping today. Everything on the eight-CD collection was primarily recorded from the end of 1985 to the beginning of 1987, a time for Prince that was incredibly prolific, experimental, and transformative. Over the course of this year and a half, Prince put together and scrapped three unreleased albums. All three of these albums were essential in getting to 'Sign O' The Times,' released on March 30, 1987. Read More ›
First Avenue adds George Floyd star September 24, 2020 A red star for the late George Floyd now adorns the outside of First Avenue, a permanent addition after mourners added a star there this past summer. The new star comes as part of a partial repainting across the venue’s face; a giant gold star marking the club’s 50th anniversary has also been added, and… Read More ›
Rock and Roll Book Club: BrownMark's 'My Life in the Purple Kingdom' September 24, 2020 BrownMark, bassist in the Revolution, was one of Prince's most valued musical collaborators during perhaps the most remarkable half-decade of a remarkable career. Now, BrownMark shares his story in a new memoir. Read More ›
Virtual Session: Rufus Wainwright September 25, 2020 From his home in the storied musical neighborhood of Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles, Rufus Wainwright joins Jill Riley of The Current to chat and play a few songs from his latest record, Unfollow The Rules. Read More ›
Virtual Session: Ron Gallo September 22, 2020 Ron Gallo joins Jade for a virtual session to play a few songs from his 2021 record Peacemeal, and to talk about the new levels of honesty they've found from people during quarantine. Read More ›
Virtual Session: Beabadoobee September 03, 2020 Beatrice Laus, known as Beabadoobee joined us from London to talk to Mary Lucia about her influences, what led her to writing music, and her thoughts on Charlie Brown. She'll also be performing songs from her upcoming record, Fake It Flowers. Read More ›
Virtual Session: The War and Treaty September 02, 2020 From their home outside of Nashville, The War and Treaty join Sean McPherson to play songs from their upcoming record Hearts Town. Read More ›
Virtual Session: Washed Out September 01, 2020 Washed Out join The Current's Jade for a virtual session featuring tracks from "Purple Noon." Read More ›
#Current15: The Best of The Current in a new stream January 06, 2020 We're celebrating the 15 years The Current has been on the air, so we took your favorite songs from the past decade and a half and made them into a brand new stream. Read More ›
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Prince: The Story of 1999 bonus feature: Dr. Fink, 'When Prince sang live, he was just impeccable' January 03, 2020 Matt Fink - aka Dr. Fink - was one of Prince's first keyboard players and is a member of the Revolution. In conversation with Andrea Swensson, Dr. Fink reflects on performing, recording and touring with Prince. 'He was always transforming himself into something different with every record,' Fink says. 'There was always something new and original and exploratory.' Read More ›
Coffee Break: Sign O' The Times September 25, 2020 "I feel that we're on the brink of something. It is going to be strict and wild and pretty." -- Prince, 1986. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what do you want to hear from the deluxe edition of Prince's 1987 double album Sign O' The Times? Read More ›
Today in Music History: Remembering John Bonham September 25, 2020 Dave Grohl joined Nirvana; Sam Cooke hit No. 2 on two charts; the Beatles appeared as cartoons on ABC TV; 'The Partridge Family' made its debut; Queen appeared on SNL; Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham passed away; and Will Smith was born, Today in Music History. Read More ›
Coffee Break Suggestions and Archive November 08, 2016 Got an idea for a Coffee Break? Want to see what we did a while back? Read More ›