Pickwick - Hacienda Motel, from the new album "Can't Talk Medicine."

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  Some say the internet killed the full-length album. But a trend I’ve been particularly fond of is the resurgence of the two-track digital 7″, a way of releasing music that hearkens back to the days when rock and pop acts would release singles on 45s —or, if you want to trace it all the way back,…

Let's put together a set of songs that sound like what they are. Give us your suggestions for our onomatoepoeia Coffee Break.

While she was in town for Wits™, The Current Morning Show was happy to welcome Paula Poundstone into our studio to chat with the hosts and take over our airwaves for a little bit, playing some of her favorite tunes for another edition of Theft of the Dial.

Today John Moe chatted with The Morning Show's Jill Riley and Steve Seel about the much hyped new video game, BioShock Infinite, and the positive reviews it's receiving. Also, the FAA restrictions on the use of electronics during take off and landing may loosen up.

  The Wisconsin town where I grew up, about 70 miles south of Duluth, was small. Think “under-900-people-in-the-whole-town” small. The local music scene consisted of a handful of bands cobbled together from kids living in surrounding towns, who somehow seemed to find the same influential bands despite the nearest record store being 50 miles away…

  One of the best local albums of 2012 also happened to be one of the shortest, as Strange Names made their official debut last year with their immaculately produced four-song EP, Strange Names. The duo’s tight, punchy disco-pop caught the attention of the Twin Cities and landed them in last fall’s Picked to Click…

  City Pages music editor Reed Fischer stopped by the Current this morning to unveil the details for 10 Thousand Sounds, a brand-new downtown Minneapolis music festival that is scheduled for Saturday, June 22. The Minneapolis alt-weekly booked and organized the festival, which will be held in a parking lot at the intersection of 8th…

Caitlin Rose - Waitin', from the new album "The Stand-In."