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March 08, 2013

Adelaide, Australia's Atlas Genius got signed to Warner Brothers in the wake of the success of their sleek, melodic indie-rock tune "Trojans," released as a single back in 2011. The quartet gave us a taste of their evolving sound on last summer's Through the Glass EP, and just a couple of weeks ago they released their debut LP When It Was Now.

Rising stars Atlas Genius perform in The Current studio

Rising stars Atlas Genius perform in The Current studio

Mary Lucia and Peter Valelly • Mar 8, 2013

Adelaide, Australia's Atlas Genius got signed to Warner Brothers in the wake of the success of their sleek, melodic indie-rock tune "Trojans," released as a single back in 2011. The quartet gave us a taste of their evolving sound on last summer's Through the Glass EP, and just a couple of weeks ago they released their debut LP When It Was Now.

Brother Ali gives us a preview of this weekend’s Nobel Peace Prize Forum

Brother Ali gives us a preview of this weekend’s Nobel Peace Prize Forum

Andrea Swensson • Mar 8, 2013

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Minneapolis-based Nobel Peace Prize Forum, and the second year that the Forum is incorporating hip-hop into its programming. Following on the heels of last year’s successful presentation and Q&A session with Dessa, this year’s summit will include a special evening with Minneapolis’s own Brother Ali and Syrian-American…

9:30 Coffee Break: Iconic Women in Music

9:30 Coffee Break: Iconic Women in Music

Mar 8, 2013

Happy International Women's Day! We're keeping the theme simple today and honoring iconic women in music. Give us your suggestions for who we should play for the iconic women in music Coffee Break.

Movie Maven: 'Dead Man Down'

Movie Maven: 'Dead Man Down'

Luke Taylor and Stephanie Curtis • Mar 8, 2013

MPR's Movie Maven, Stephanie Curtis, reviews 'Dead Man Down', a new film set in the New York underworld that stars Colin Farrell and Noomi Rapace.

YourClassical

Today in Music History: Happy Birthday Micky Dolenz

Mar 8, 2013

Diana Ross emerged as a live act for the first time, The Small Faces broke up, and Micky Dolenz celebrates a birthday Today in Music History.

YourClassical

Friday Five: All-female edition featuring Mayda, Vague-a-Bonde, Têtes Noires, more

Andrea Swensson • Mar 8, 2013

  Today is International Women’s Day, and it also happens to be Women’s History Month, so I’ve spent a lot of time these past few weeks sifting through our Minnesota musical past and learning more about the female artists who helped create the more genre-balanced scene we enjoy today. I’ll share many of my findings…

Molly Maher reflects on music as therapy, her Disbelievers, and working as a guitar tech for Prince

Molly Maher reflects on music as therapy, her Disbelievers, and working as a guitar tech for Prince

Erik Thompson • Mar 8, 2013

  Molly Maher has consistently found salvation in music. Whether through listening to her dad play guitar in a church band back in the ’70s or during her victorious battle with breast cancer a few years ago, Maher has found solace and drawn inspiration from songs and the endless worlds found within them. The seasoned…

Bad Bad Hats - Super America

Bad Bad Hats - Super America

Jon Schober • Mar 8, 2013

Bad Bad Hats - Super America, from the "It Hurts EP."

Global Chart Toppers!: The Chart Show, March 7, 2013

Global Chart Toppers!: The Chart Show, March 7, 2013

Mark Wheat • Mar 8, 2013

From Iceland to right here in the Great Midwest, this week's Chart Show is counting down the hits from around the globe!

New music: An unreleased Rilo Kiley tune surfaces

New music: An unreleased Rilo Kiley tune surfaces

Peter Valelly • Mar 7, 2013

Don't get your hopes up just yet—this track isn't the first sign of an impending Rilo Kiley reunion. However, we are going to hear some new material from the band this year, in the form of a rarities compilation called RKives.

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