2014 was a banner year for Minnesota artists on late-night TV (among them the Replacements, Jeremy Messersmith, Lizzo, and Trampled By Turtles)—and 2015 is starting with a bang, as Morris Day plays Jimmy Kimmel on Feb. 9. There’s a twist, though: the Minneapolis pop-funk legend will appear as part of a special mash-up series, and he’ll…

Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett has been busy at work recording the follow-up to her 2013 Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas. We’re pleased to present the video for “Pedestrian at Best,” the first single from Barnett’s new album recorded with producer Burke Reid. The new album, Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just…

Kanye West has just released an intimate video for his single “Only One.” The song, a collaboration with Paul McCartney (who plays keyboards on the track), is a tribute both to Kanye’s late mother and to the artist’s young daughter North. North appears in the video, which is directed by Spike Jonze—the director behind such…

When the company Hologram USA recently announced a posthumous Liberace hologram tour, they promised that other artists were coming soon. Now, we have the next tour announcement: a Buddy Holly hologram tour, authorized by Holly’s widow, will kick off in 2016 with a show in the rocker’s native state of Texas. “I am so excited that my…

Despite the fact that the phrase is a clear reference to Prince’s song “1999,” Taylor Swift has filed for federal trademark protection of the phrase “party like it’s 1989.” The year is the title of her Swift’s new album, which also contains the newly trademarked phrase “this sick beat.” You’ll additionally get in trouble with Swift’s…

We Rock Long Distance, the first feature-length documentary by Minneapolis-based director and producer Justin Schell, is set to premiere on Feb. 6. The film follows the stories of three Minnesota hip-hop artists, showing how their roots “far beyond the Land of 10,000 Lakes” have influenced their life and music. The documentary film has been a several-year…

Us Weekly isn’t the New York Times—but it’s not the National Enquirer either, so an Us Weekly report that Prince has “something in the works” for the Grammys has fans’ tongues wagging. The report only cites an anonymous source, but this mystery person is absolutely certain that “He has something very, very special in the works!” Stay…

A month after suggesting they might reunite, the original lineup of L7 have made it official: they’re getting the band back together after 14 years apart. In a Facebook post, the band enthusiastically announced their reunion for two European festival dates and a fan-funded documentary. Just hours after the announcement, nearly $20,000 has been pledged…

Things are about to get droney on our Local Current stream. Beginning tonight at midnight and ending at 4:00 a.m. on Thursday, Local Current will be streaming the full 28 hours of last year’s Drone Not Drones charity concert. The concert took place Feb. 7-8 of last year, raising money and awareness for Doctors Without Borders. The second…

Doomtree: All Hands The hometown hip-hop collective known as Doomtree are dropping their fourth studio album. To celebrate the release of All Hands, Doomtree will be appearing at various businesses around town, pausing for a 2 p.m. “ask-me-anything” Reddit chat. They will be ending the day at the new Surely taproom to share some beers with their…