Album Review: Eels - Wonderful GloriousMary Lucia • Feb 4, 2013Every new Eels record is like checking in on Mark Oliver Everett. How's he doing? Is he in love? Has someone close to him died? Has he gotten another cat?
Music Meeting: Help pick new music for The Current Feb 4, 2013Think you have an ear for picking the next hit on The Current? Come to our first public music meeting Tues, Feb. 5 at 6 p.m. and help us rate and rank brand new songs before anyone else hears them.
My Bloody Valentine's long-awaited follow-up 'mbv' is here Feb 3, 2013The long-awaited full-length follow-up to My Bloody Valentine's "Loveless" is here.
First Listen: The Bryan Ferry Orchestra, 'The Jazz Age'Bob Boilen • Feb 3, 2013Ferry re-imagines his songs, both solo and with Roxy Music, as the product of a 1920s jazz band. The result is a complete joy, capturing the eccentricity of Ferry's music while still conjuring up the romance of a vintage sound.
New Hot: Next week's three must-hear albumsDavid Safar • Feb 3, 2013This week on New Hot, read about a band who has collaborated with the likes of Camera Obscura and Arab Strap, a new project with ties to My Morning Jacket and an act who has had their music in over a dozen movies. These are our three recommended releases for Tuesday, February 5.
Friday Five: Farewell Milwaukee, Bob Mould, the Color Pharmacy, moreAndrea Swensson • Feb 1, 2013Are 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 Feb 1, 2013On 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.
9:30 Coffee Break: Superbowl Feb 1, 2013Feel 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 Feb 1, 2013Who 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.