Coffee Break9:30 Coffee Break: Songs that mention dogsAnna Reed • Feb 16, 2016In honor of the Westminster dog show and this week's Throbbing Hive with John Moe, what songs do you want to hear that mention dogs for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?
Coffee BreakThrobbing Hive with John Moe: Dog breeds and Dark SideJohn Moe • Feb 16, 2016This week, John Moe stopped by The Current's Morning Show to talk to Sean McPherson about an app that matches people with their dog breed, and a new theory that suggests 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' syncs up perfectly with Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side Of The Moon'.
Local Current BlogBroad City season three opener features Lizzo and Caroline Smith song ‘Let ‘Em Say’Jay Gabler • Feb 16, 2016“Let ‘Em Say,” the 2014 joint single by Lizzo and Caroline Smith, is featured in the opening scene of the forthcoming third season of Comedy Central’s wildly popular show Broad City. In a clip shared via Entertainment Weekly, the show’s heroines Abbi and Ilana enjoy a wide range of activities (some NSFW, albeit pixelated) in their…
Local Current BlogVanity, of Prince’s girl group Vanity 6, dies at 57Jay Gabler • Feb 15, 2016Vanity, the singer who led the Prince-formed group Vanity 6, has died of kidney failure at age 57. Active from 1981 to 1983, Vanity 6 were best-known for their Prince-penned 1982 hit “Nasty Girl.” Born Denise Matthews, the future star grew up in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Rechristened Vanity, she recorded one album with Vanity 6…
The Current Music NewsMusic News: Bob Dylan is recording another standards albumStaff • Feb 15, 2016Bob Dylan is currently in the studio working on a standards album that will be a follow-up to Shadows in the Night, his 2015 collection of songs made famous by Frank Sinatra. Engineer Al Schmitt says “it’s going great” and that Dylan’s “mood in the studio is fabulous.” (Billboard) The Current will be covering the 2016 Grammys live. Follow…
Local Current BlogReview and photos: AC/DC rock the Xcel Energy Center all night longPeter Diamond • Feb 15, 2016The first thing I saw when I arrived at the Xcel Energy Center on Valentine’s Day were the protesters huddled outside — carrying signs and toting Bibles and pamphlets that denounced the AC/DC show about to take place inside the arena. I realized at that moment that I could not remember the last time I had ever…
ReviewsAlbum of the Week: Cloud Cult, 'The Seeker'Mark Wheat • Feb 15, 2016In his foreword to the Cloud Cult book, 'Chasing the Light,' The Current's Mark Wheat posited the band's album 'Love' was their best ever. Mark now takes that back; 'The Seeker,' he says, is their best ever!
Coffee Break9:30 Coffee Break: Grammy mistakesAnna Reed • Feb 12, 2016The Current is going to spend the next few days doing some programming around the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, airing on Monday. For today's Coffee Break, let's have a slightly different take on this - send us your ideas that center around horrible mistakes that the Grammys should be embarrassed about.
Local Current BlogA ‘Life of Pablo’ timeline: What’s Kanye West up to?Peter Diamond • Feb 12, 2016Like most artists, Kanye West is anything but organized in his creativity — and true to his nature, West seems as though he’s never content with the final product of any of his albums until they are finally dropped. As those who follow his manic, trollish Twitter feed have gathered, perhaps there’s no better word to describe…
The Current Music NewsMusic News: Bon Iver is ‘no longer winding down,’ says Justin VernonStaff • Feb 11, 2016Bon Iver is “no longer winding down” as a project, said Justin Vernon as the lineup for this year’s Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival was announced — featuring, as it did last year, Bon Iver. “You know, we’re not just gonna play the same set we did last year,” Vernon told Billboard. Don’t camp out at…