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.
The Current Music NewsMusic News: Prince helped with new Janelle Monae albumJay Gabler • Feb 26, 2018Today's top music news stories include Prince's involvement with Janelle Monae's new album, a final tour for Joan Baez, and Flea speaking out about opiate addiction.
Revisiting the debut of Prince's 'Cause and Effect' Feb 26, 2018On this day in 2010, The Current debuted a brand new exclusive song by Prince.
The Current Music NewsMusic News: Prince-inspired cookbook coming outJay Gabler • Feb 26, 2018Today's top music news stories include the announcement of a Prince-inspired cookbook, the death of a Crystals singer, and Neil Young taking on Google.
Local Current BlogSheila E. and fDeluxe to perform at Paisley Park’s Celebration 2018Jay Gabler • Feb 23, 2018Sheila E. and fDeluxe will perform at Paisley Park for Celebration 2018 this spring, the venue announced this morning. Paisley Park also announced a list of guest speakers — including the likes of photographer Steve Parke, the Time’s Jellybean Johnson, and close Prince confidante Kirk Johnson. The three-day event, scheduled for April 19-22, is the…
