In MemoriamSinger Anita Pointer of The Pointer Sisters has died at age 74The Associated Press • Jan 1, 2023The Pointer Sisters won three Grammy Awards and had 13 U.S. top 20 hit songs between 1973 and 1985, Anita Pointer's publicist said. The 1983 album "Break Out" went triple platinum.
In MemoriamPunk fashion designer Vivienne Westwood has diedThe Associated Press • Dec 29, 2022Westwood's fashion career began in the 1970s with the punk explosion, when her radical approach to urban street style took the world by storm.
News and InterviewsInterview and session: Raffaella performs at The CurrentDiane • Dec 20, 2022Raffaella performed music from her recent EP, Live, Raff, Love (Act 1) and spoke with The Current's Local Show host Diane about integrating into the Twin Cities music scene and incorporating humor into serious subject matter.
In MemoriamTerry Hall, singer with ska icons The Specials, dies at 63The Associated Press • Dec 20, 2022Terry Hall, lead singer of The Specials, has died. With its mix of Black and white members and Jamaica-influenced fashion style, the band became leaders of the anti-racist 2 Tone ska revival movement.
Home StoriesIn 2022, Bad Bunny made pop stardom a subversive actIsabelia Herrera • Dec 15, 2022An irrepressible global pop star and political provocateur, Bad Bunny collects streaming accolades with ease, but refuses to temper his idiosyncrasies or move to U.S. pop's center.
News and InterviewsDuluth remembers Mimi Parker with Low 'Christmas' EP listening partyMark Nicklawske • Dec 13, 2022“A Very Mimi Christmas,” featuring a cookie exchange, will be held at Sacred Heart Music Center in Duluth on Wednesday, Dec. 21.
News and InterviewsUnknown Prophets return with new album and attitudeAli Elabbady • Dec 8, 2022After 11 years, Big Jess, Mad Son, and DJ Willy Lose are back with 'Evolve.’
Home StoriesTaylor Swift fans sue in wake of ticket fiascoRachel Treisman • Dec 6, 2022The lawsuit, filed Friday, alleges fraud and antitrust violations, among other claims. Nearly 400 more people have since shown interest in joining and will be added as plaintiffs, a lawyer tells NPR.
In MemoriamStax co-founder Jim Stewart has died at age 92The Associated Press • Dec 6, 2022The white Tennessee farm boy and fiddle player co-founded the influential record label with his sister in a Black, inner-city Memphis neighborhood and helped build the soulful "Memphis sound."
Home StoriesJazzy 'Charlie Brown Christmas' soundtrack swings onThe Associated Press • Dec 6, 2022"A Charlie Brown Christmas" became an indelible holiday tradition and so, too, has jazz musician Vince Guaraldi's composition, "Christmas Time is Here" for the animated TV special.