Listen to LoochListen to Looch: 'David Crosby: Remember My Name'Mary Lucia • Jul 30, 2019Releasing Aug. 2, from director A.J. Eaton and producer Cameron Crowe, 'David Crosby: Remember My Name' offers what Mary Lucia describes as a raw and candid look at Crosby's life in music.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Life in the fast laneAnna Weggel • Jul 30, 2019Starting this Thursday, officers patrolling Minnesota roads can act on a new "slowpoke law", designed to keep the left lane open for passing under most circumstances. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear about driving fast, driving slow, life in the fast lane, etc?
Local Current BlogDesigner Laura LiPuma Nash talks directing Prince’s iconic album packages from ‘Purple Rain’ to ‘Lovesexy’Lydia Moran • Jul 30, 2019In 1984, Laura LiPuma Nash was a fresh hire in the art department of Warner Bros. studios when a twist of fate landed the twentysomething a spot working with the label’s biggest artist. “I was kind of the new kid on the block,” she said. “One day, the boss comes running into the art room…
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Danger Mouse collaborationsAnna Weggel • Jul 29, 2019Brian Joseph Burton turns 42 today, so for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what collaborations and producer credits do you want to hear from Danger Mouse?
DuluthAll Pints North 2019 leads another perfect weekend of music and fun in DuluthJay Gabler • Jul 29, 2019Mayor Emily Larson said it, speaking to 5,000 attendees at the All Pints North beer festival in Bayfront Festival Park. I said it, speaking to anyone who would listen. It just rolls off the tongue, the phrase popularized by a local blog: Saturday was truly a perfect Duluth day. 120 Minnesota breweries and cideries lined…
ReviewsAlbum of the Week: Chance the Rapper, 'The Big Day'David Safar • Jul 29, 2019The album is 22 songs of Chance's genius at work along with an impressive list of credits spanning from Nicki Minaj to Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, Coco Rosie to Benjamin Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Knights and DamesAnna Weggel • Jul 26, 2019Mick Jagger turns 76 today and it's got us thinking about all the artists who have been given Orders of the British Empire, of which there are many types - knights, dames, commanders, officers, members. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, which artists do you want to hear that have been given an OBE honorific?
Local Current BlogFriday Five: Gully Boys, Prince, and more new Minnesota music videosCecilia Johnson • Jul 26, 2019Gully Boys – “Neopet Graveyard” Gully Boys — aka rockers Kathy Callahan, Nadirah McGill and Natalie Klemond — gallivant around the Mall of America in their first-ever music video. Filmed by Keegan Burkhard, “Neopet Graveyard” sees the Boys explore the Sea Life aquarium, the Old Time Photos studio, and the theme park formerly known as…
Local Current BlogReview and photos: Jeff Lynne’s ELO electrifies Xcel Energy CenterKayla Song • Jul 26, 2019Almost every single seat in the Xcel Energy Center was filled Thursday night while the Electric Light Orchestra’s iconic spaceship hovered on screens above the stage, the audience awaiting the British rock band that’s been rolling since the ’70s. The crowd rose from their seats to applaud the shadows gliding on stage, accompanied by a…
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: On a CarouselAnna Weggel • Jul 25, 2019We're so excited to ride the mechanical tree at Betty Danger's this afternoon that we can't think about anything else. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention a ride or attraction you might find at a carnival or state fair? Give us your carousels, your ferris wheels, your merry-go-rounds, etc.