Lady Midnight: "We need to have moments of peace" June 15, 2020 Lady Midnight's debut album 'Death Before Mourning' feels like the cosmos, slipping in and out of fire, water, air, and earth. Her response to George Floyd's death seems to be just as fluid, depending on the needs she senses in herself and the community: duty, mutual care, and now, a moment of peace. On Friday, June 12, she joined The Current's Morning Show to talk to Jill Riley about healing and the definition of "safety."
Jeffrey Bissoy: 'I want to make sure I'm here for my community' June 9, 2020 Jeffrey Bissoy is a former MPR News producer, a contributor at The Current, freelance reporter at the Sahan Journal, and founder of an app called Plugged. Bissoy spoke to Jill Riley about his experiences growing up as a black man in the Twin Cities, as well as the impact his app, Plugged, could potentially have on black communities nationwide.
Toki Wright speaks on this 'pick-a-side moment' June 8, 2020 Toki Wright has worn a lot of hats: artist, activist, The Current host, and most recently, educator. This week, he called up The Current's Jill Riley to educate about injustice, white silence, and the hard truths of "being Minnesotan."
Bob Mould talks about 'American Crisis' June 5, 2020 In an interview with the Local Show's Andrea Swensson, Bob Mould talks about his new single, 'American Crisis,' which just happened to be released as the nation experiences a new awakening to Civil Rights. 'My role is to share what my heart tells me and to share the water that I catch when it rains,' Mould says.
Music companies promise a Tuesday 'Blackout' for Black Lives June 2, 2020 Record labels and other organizations will participate in a daylong moratorium on 'business as usual,' though some argue the actions don't do enough to address the industry's history of exploitation.
Suzi Quatro talks with Mary Lucia: 'If I want to do something, I'm going to do it' May 27, 2020 Suzi Quatro burst onto the music scene in 1973 and singlehandedly re-wrote the rulebook for women in rock and roll. In the run-up to the North American release of a documentary on Quatro's life, Quatro spoke with The Current's Mary Lucia in a wide-ranging, highly personal and deeply fascinating interview.
Jason Isbell on the past lives that inspired his new album, 'Reunions' May 15, 2020 Singer-songwriter Jason Isbell talks about releasing his new album early to independent record stores and reconnecting with a younger version of himself after being sober for almost a decade.
Lukas Nelson on staying home and focusing on the music March 31, 2020 NPR's David Greene talks to Lukas Nelson about a new album, hunkering down with family, silver linings and focusing on what's important in life.
Trampled by Turtles singer Dave Simonett releases his first solo album under his own name March 16, 2020 After almost 20 years leading the Duluth-based bluegrass rock band Trampled by Turtles, singer and guitarist Dave Simonett just released what could be -- depending on how you look at it -- his first or his third solo album. Simonett's latest collection 'Red Tail' is much lighter and more open to interpretation than two he issued as Dead Man Winter.
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, provocateur and industrial music co-creator, dead at 70 March 15, 2020 The Manchester-raised artist was an invariably complicated and controversial figure, said to exert an unhealthy level of control over their collaborators.