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February 01, 2013

Are you sitting at your desk counting down the minutes until Beyoncé Bowl? Or is that just me? Perhaps you’d like to whittle away these remaining Friday afternoon hours with a little YouTube time. Slip on your headphones, crank up the volume, and take in these five fresh videos, all of which emerged from the…

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Friday Five: Farewell Milwaukee, Bob Mould, the Color Pharmacy, more

Andrea Swensson • Feb 1, 2013

Are you sitting at your desk counting down the minutes until Beyoncé Bowl? Or is that just me? Perhaps you’d like to whittle away these remaining Friday afternoon hours with a little YouTube time. Slip on your headphones, crank up the volume, and take in these five fresh videos, all of which emerged from the…

Coffee Break on the Road: Animal Humane Society

Coffee Break on the Road: Animal Humane Society

Feb 1, 2013

On the last Friday of every month The Current's Morning Show takes its Coffee Break on the road. In January, they brought treats from Gigi's Cafe -- and a performance from Actual Wolf -- to the Animal Humane Society.

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9:30 Coffee Break: Superbowl

Feb 1, 2013

Feel free to interpret the Superbowl theme however you like, songs about games, watching tv, football, advertisements, etc. What songs do you want to hear for the Coffee Break?

Who Has The Power in Minnesota? Tim Gihring of Minnesota Monthly Tells Us

Who Has The Power in Minnesota? Tim Gihring of Minnesota Monthly Tells Us

Feb 1, 2013

Who has the most power? How do you judge power? And can you get away with saying you are powerful in a state like Minnesota? Tim Gihring from Minnesota Monthly answers our questions.

Today in Music History: What Band Do You Use To Send A Message Into Space?

Today in Music History: What Band Do You Use To Send A Message Into Space?

Feb 1, 2013

Neil Young performed his first professional gig, Blur went to number one, and NASA beamed The Beatles into space.

Coming of age with Soundgarden: A look back at the origins of grunge

Coming of age with Soundgarden: A look back at the origins of grunge

Erik Thompson • Feb 1, 2013

Update: As the world learned of Chris Cornell’s passing on May 18, 2017, we re-shared this piece from 2013. For a teenage kid from suburban Milwaukee, getting to drive my parents’ car into Chicago, unsupervised, for the first time was a really big deal. That I was making that trek to see Soundgarden (also for…

Carroll - Lead Balloon

Carroll - Lead Balloon

Feb 1, 2013

Carroll - Lead Balloon, from the new "Needs EP."

The Elephant on the Chart: The Chart Show, Jan. 31, 2013

The Elephant on the Chart: The Chart Show, Jan. 31, 2013

Feb 1, 2013

We send Macklemore to the Hall of Fame and welcome a new top song on this week's Chart Show!

Weekend Arts Roundup: a theater-rich weekend

Weekend Arts Roundup: a theater-rich weekend

Luke Taylor and Marianne Combs • Jan 31, 2013

Three new stage productions open this weekend in Minneapolis and St. Paul

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9:30 Coffee Break: Boastful Songs

Jan 31, 2013

There are plenty of boastful songs out in the world. What song that features the performer bragging about themselves do you want to hear for our 9:30 Coffee Break?

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