Johnny Clegg, a uniting voice against apartheid, dies at 66 July 16, 2019 The pioneering South African singer, songwriter and activist died Tuesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Listen to Looch: The Seeds: Pushin' Too Hard July 9, 2019 Progenitors of garage and psychedelic rock, The Seeds were hugely influential to punk and modern rock. Mary Lucia speaks with Neil Norman, the director of the documentary 'The Seeds: Pushin' Too Hard,' which is showing Wednesday, July 10 at The Trylon Cinema.
Stiff Little Fingers' founder Henry Cluney lives in Rochester, rocks everywhere else July 2, 2019 Henry Cluney, founding member of the seminal Belfast punk-rock band Stiff Little Fingers, has lived in Rochester, Minn., since 1997, but continues to tour the world as a solo performer and as a member of his new band, XSLF. Cluney visited The Current studio to talk to Mark Wheat about his music career and about how he came to live in Rochester.
Drummer Janet Weiss leaves Sleater-Kinney July 1, 2019 'The band is heading in a new direction and it is time for me to move on,' Weiss writes.
Dave Bartholomew, a father of rock and roll, dead at 100 June 23, 2019 The Louisiana native became a mentor to Fats Domino, transitioning from well-regarded horn player to producer and arranger of some of rock and roll's bedrock artists.
The Raconteurs mark their return: 'We have this chemistry' June 23, 2019 The Grammy-nominated rock supergroup The Raconteurs are back after 11 years. Jack White and Brendan Benson talk about the band's latest album 'Help Us, Stranger.'
SOAK talks 'Grim Town' and more at Bonnaroo June 21, 2019 Northern Irish musician SOAK (aka Bridie Monds-Watson) is back with her second album, 'Grim Town,' and is touring heavily in support of it. During Bonnaroo, SOAK stopped at The Current's booth to talk to Jade about the new record and about the mental acuity that can be stirred by the olfactory system.
How Prince worked his magic on the Bangles' 'Manic Monday' June 21, 2019 In the 1980s, Prince wrote one of the Bangles' biggest hits, 'Manic Monday.' Now, The Prince Estate has released the demo version of the track as part of the artist's posthumous album, 'Originals.'
Shovels and Rope talk about 'By Blood' and about raising kids on tour June 18, 2019 During The Current's live broadcasts from Bonnaroo, Shovels and Rope, the Charleston, S.C., husband-and-wife duo comprising Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst, stopped by to talk about their new album and about what it's like raising kids as touring musicians.
Jake Luppen of Hippo Campus talks 'Demos I' and how he ended up on a Bon Iver track June 18, 2019 During Bonnaroo 2019, Jake Luppen of Hippo Campus stopped at The Current's broadcast booth, where he talked to host Jade about Hippo Campus's recent release of 'Bambi' demos and about how he ended up playing guitar on a new track from Bon Iver.