Friday Five: New Cloud Cult, STNNNG, Solid Gold and moreAndrea Swensson • Dec 7, 2012Local music notes from the week of December 3-9
9:30 Coffee Break: Home Dec 7, 2012Songs that mention "house" or "home" in the title or lyrics is today's theme.
Today in Music History: The Beatles' "Let It Be ... Naked" Makes The Top 20 Dec 7, 2012Brian Wilson suffered a nervous breakdown, Otis Redding recorded his biggest hit and The Beatles open an Apple store Today in Music History.
Prissy Clerks’ Clara Salyer on cuteness, death, and channeling the early ’90sAndrea Swensson • Dec 7, 2012With 2012 nearing its end, a few artists in the Twin Cities are throwing a wrench in the year-end list-making by issuing finely crafted albums in the final weeks of the year. Two of those standout late releases don’t appear to have a lot in common at first glance—Rich Mattson’s Ol’ Yeller has reformed and…
Beatles Forever: The Fab Four’s legacy lives on and onErik Thompson • Dec 7, 2012A closer look at the latest Beatles reissues and the ongoing Minnesota Beatle Project
Current Presents: Garage Rocks 3Jon Schober • Dec 7, 2012Sunday night on the Current Presents, "Girls Got Rhythm" co-founder Dana Raidt joins Jon Schober for a Garage Rock 'road trip' across the United States. Tune into 89.3 The Current on Sunday night from 9-10 p.m. to hear the freakbeat play out.
A new Christmas anthem and a long-anticipated debut: 4 new songs you'll hear on The CurrentPeter Valelly • Dec 6, 2012Feast your eyes and ears on some of the great songs we've started spinning lately, including a new Christmas anthem, an unexpected collaboration, a welcome return and a long-anticipated solo debut.
Theft of the Dial: Mike DoughtyBarb Abney and Mike Doughty • Dec 6, 2012While in town to perform at Wits, singer-songwriter, author and self-described "Most Improved Camper, West Point Youth Camp, 1982," Mike Doughty stopped by The Current to hijack our airwaves and spin some yarns about his favorite tunes.
9:30 Coffee Break: Weed Party Dec 6, 2012Hundreds of people congregated under Seattle's Space Needle to count down to midnight. When midnight hit a ploom of smoke filled the air, because marijuana is now legal under Washington state law. We'll play songs that are blatantly about the act of smoking marijuana for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.
