The Current Music NewsMusic News: Unfinished Prince memoir expected this yearJay Gabler • Apr 11, 2018Today's top music news stories include an update on Prince's unfinished memoir, Mariah Carey's discussion of bipolar disorder, and HD vinyl.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Purple CurrentAnna Reed • Apr 6, 2018We are so excited to celebrate the launch of Purple Current today - the newest stream exploring the musical legacy of Prince and beyond. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that live in the musical world of Prince?
Local Current BlogGuthrie Theater announces ‘A Purple Celebration’ of PrinceHanna Bubser • Apr 2, 2018For Minnesotans, April is tinted in a familiar shade of purple. This is because Minnesota celebrates the life of Prince all month long, and there doesn’t seem to be a wrong way to do it. The Guthrie Theater announced today that it too will be honoring the life of Prince, with a special community event…
Prince's greatest pranks and practical jokesLou Papineau • Apr 1, 2018Prince was a notorious prankster. For April Fool's Day, we've collected the stories of his best practical jokes.
What happened to Prince's guitar after 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'?Brett Baldwin • Mar 15, 2018On March 15, 2004, Prince was inducted to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. But that's not what most people remember.
Local Current BlogLizzo: Prince-to-Janelle Monáe is “a very well-deserved passing of a torch”Cecilia Johnson • Mar 14, 2018How could we not share this with anyone who’ll listen? Our favorite Minnesota-gone-LA rap star Lizzo guest-hosted on music podcast Switched On Pop last week, and when she wasn’t unleashing her glorious laugh, she was serving up the truth. Throughout the episode, she tells hosts Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan about her own podcast Good…
Local Current BlogRecord Store Day 2018 includes exclusives from Prince, Dessa, David Bowie, and Courtney BarnettColleen Cowie • Mar 6, 2018This year, Record Store Day is taking place on April 21. Artists releasing Record Store Day exclusives include Prince, Dessa, David Bowie, Courtney Barnett, Bob Dylan, and the Grateful Dead, just to name a few. Fans of Prince can pick up a seven-track single LP version of 1999 this Record Store Day. This version of 1999 has been…
Prince's half-sister Sharon: Preserving the Nelson legacy "at the top of her bucket list"Cecilia Johnson • Mar 6, 2018Just before the release of her father's posthumous album 'Don't Play With Love,' Prince's half-sister Sharon Nelson tells The Current how she found their dad's old sheet music, who wrote the "Purple Rain" melody, and why Prince's costumes may have resembled a stripper's.
Local Current Blog‘He wanted to be bigger than life, and he was’: Susannah Melvoin tells podcast about loving PrinceHanna Bubser • Mar 5, 2018Prince always wore tube socks to bed, and he liked to spend nights watching In Living Color with a bowl of popcorn. These are things that only close friends of his would know. Or, perhaps, someone who was once engaged to him. Musician Susannah Melvoin met and worked with Prince in the 1980s, forming a…
The Current Music NewsMusic News: Minnesota Twins announce Prince NightJay Gabler • Feb 28, 2018Today's top music news stories include a second annual Prince Night at Target Field; a new line of vinyl audiobooks; and a tourlong Metallica ticket.
