Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Prefixes and suffixesAnna Weggel • Mar 14, 2019For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention a name with a formal prefix or suffix? We're talking Mr., Miss, Mrs., Dr., Sgt., Prof., Sir, Jr., Sr., II, III, etc.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Fog, flooding and heavy rainsAnna Weggel • Mar 13, 2019Winter storm Ulmer is causing some hazardous conditions in the Midwest as we've got a flood watch in effect in the Twin Cities from 1 pm this afternoon through Thursday evening and a dense fog advisory currently in effect this morning. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that reference fog, flooding and heavy rains?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Hal BlaineAnna Weggel • Mar 12, 2019Drummer and session musician Hal Blaine has passed away at the age of 90. A Hall of Famer and member of "The Wrecking Crew", he played on songs from the Beach Boys to Simon & Garfunkel to Nancy Sinatra, and so many more. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature Hal Blaine on drums?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Time for a nap!Anna Weggel • Mar 11, 2019Monday March 11 is National Napping Day which conveniently occurs the day after Daylight Saving Time. Why not carve out one hour today to catch up on sleep lost? And for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that might be nice to nap to, including songs that mention sleep?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Songs with a message for Int'l Women's DaAnna Weggel • Mar 8, 2019It's International Women's Day, a global day celebrating the achievements of women, and The Current is playing nothing but music all day fronted by musicians who identify as women across genres and eras, presented by the women of The Current. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from women-fronted projects that have a message of empowerment?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Three!Anna Weggel • Mar 7, 2019Oake & Riley turns 3 today and we are so grateful for the opportunity to wake up with you every morning. Thank you for listening and for your Coffee Break ideas and gifs and comments. We are the luckiest! For today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that say "3" somewhere in them?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Words repeated many many timesAnna Weggel • Mar 6, 2019For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that have words repeated many, many times?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: New Orleans soundAnna Weggel • Mar 5, 2019As per our tradition for Fat Tuesday, what songs do you want to hear that embody the New Orleans sound for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Notable makeupAnna Weggel • Mar 4, 2019Kiss is in town tonight to play at the Target Center, so for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from musicians and bands that had notable makeup?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Always learning Mar 1, 2019One of the themes you'll hear throughout weekday mornings on The Current is "always learning". Especially through our daily vinyl and music history segments, we LOVE learning about music. Let's lean into that for today's 9:30 Coffee Break. What songs do you want to hear that teach, or reference teaching or learning?