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Teenage Kicks®

Teenage Kicks® is The Current's weekly trip into our collective retro past, then is now as this show is the same as it never was, before Alternative wasn't, with a focus on the musical era from 1970s punk to '90s grunge, and everything that happened in between. Listen from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Saturday mornings.

Patti Smith's Birthday

Jessica Paxton • Dec 30, 2023

This week we’re paying tribute to high priestess of punk, Patti Smith, who celebrates her 77th birthday December 30th.

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Holiday Hits from Teenage Kicks

Jessica Paxton • Dec 23, 2023

The holiday season is upon us and this week we’ll be spinning a mix of holiday hits from the Teenage Kicks era.

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Stop Making Sense

Jessica Paxton • Dec 16, 2023

Forty years ago this week on December 16, 1983, new wave punk-funk-rock pioneers Talking Heads wrapped a 3-night stint at Hollywood’s Pantages Theater – performances that would ultimately become Stop Making Sense, the landmark live album and acclaimed film by director Jonathan Demme.

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Happy Birthday Joan Armatrading!

Jessica Paxton • Dec 9, 2023

This week we’re showcasing music from albums released in the 1980s by pioneering British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joan Armatrading, who celebrates her 73rd birthday on December 9.

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X-Ray Spex and Siouxsie and the Banshees Debuts

Jessica Paxton • Dec 2, 2023

This week we’re celebrating not one but two debuts, both released 45 years ago in November 1978.

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Big Hits of Mid-America Volume Three

Jessica Paxton • Nov 18, 2023

This week, we're celebrating the forthcoming reissue of Big Hits of Mid-America Volume Three, the cult classic compilation album from local label Twin/Tone Records.

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