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July 26, 2013

Speed's The Name - Circles, from the new album "No Planets Exist."

Speed's The Name - Circles

Speed's The Name - Circles

Jon Schober • Jul 26, 2013

Speed's The Name - Circles, from the new album "No Planets Exist."

The Chart Show: The National on top, but the royals are coming

The Chart Show: The National on top, but the royals are coming

Mark Wheat • Jul 26, 2013

The Royals are coming...the royals...?! Is it just a coincidence that on the week of the birth of George, the royal newborn, that ALL the new entries seem to have a reference to him?!?

Tonal Recall: 90's Movie Sountrack Edition

Tonal Recall: 90's Movie Sountrack Edition

Barb Abney • Jul 25, 2013

After some recent discussion on Twitter, it seems that it is high time for another soundtrack episode of Tonal Recall! This time, let's put the focus on movies from the 90s. A bad movie doesn't necessarily mean a bad soundtrack! We've already received requests from the movies pictured above, but we want to play your request, as well.

9:30 Coffee Break: Power of the Pause

9:30 Coffee Break: Power of the Pause

Jul 25, 2013

We're opening this one to the masses, thanks to our listener Jim. What songs do you want to hear the use the "Power of the Pause"?

Weekend Arts Roundup: Pop-Up Art

Weekend Arts Roundup: Pop-Up Art

Luke Taylor and Euan Kerr • Jul 25, 2013

MPR News Arts Reporter Euan Kerr (filling in for Marianne Combs) joins The Current's Steve Seel and Jill Riley to talk about art that's popping up all over: puppets in Minneapolis, dancing in St. Paul, a play in Albert Lea and cat-video voting online.

MTV visits Minneapolis, ‘A place so cold the music has to be hot’

MTV visits Minneapolis, ‘A place so cold the music has to be hot’

Andrea Swensson • Jul 25, 2013

MTV recently launched a new series called “This Is the Place,” which zooms in on particular music scenes and explores what each city has to offer. For their third episode, they ventured into the heart of Minneapolis, where they discovered that everyone is in everyone else’s bands. Watching this video, a few things jumped out…

Then and Now: The Suburbs “Love is the Law” graffiti

Then and Now: The Suburbs “Love is the Law” graffiti

Andrea Swensson • Jul 25, 2013

  Text by Andrea Swensson and Steve Cohen Research and “Now” photos by Steve Cohen Now that every address is available with a quick Google search and every concert is Instagrammed from 100 angles, it can be hard to remember a time when things weren’t so heavily documented. Even massive concerts like the Beatles’ visit…

Speedy Ortiz - Tiger Tank

Speedy Ortiz - Tiger Tank

Jon Schober • Jul 25, 2013

Speedy Ortiz - Tiger Tank, from the new album "Major Arcana."

A Tribute to Smudge

A Tribute to Smudge

Mary Lucia • Jul 24, 2013

Send your thoughts and best wishes to Mary and Smudge, who are making a very tough decision on Thursday after learning that Smudge requires another surgery from which she is not likely to bounce back.

15 things you might not know about First Avenue

15 things you might not know about First Avenue

Andrea Swensson • Jul 24, 2013

Whether you attend shows all the time or only make it out every now and again, chances are you’ve noticed some changes going down at First Avenue. The big star repainting that happened in 2010 caught a lot of people’s attention (and led to some outcry, as fans questioned which artists would remain and which…

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