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December 04, 2013

Blood Orange - You're Not Good Enough, from the new album "Cupid Deluxe."

Blood Orange - You're Not Good Enough

Blood Orange - You're Not Good Enough

Jon Schober • Dec 4, 2013

Blood Orange - You're Not Good Enough, from the new album "Cupid Deluxe."

Top 89 Staff Picks: Jacquie Fuller, Host

Top 89 Staff Picks: Jacquie Fuller, Host

Jacquie Fuller • Dec 3, 2013

Saturday morning and Teenage Kicks host Jacquie Fuller sums up 2013 in music in three words: estrogen, nostalgia and mania.

Prince becomes a comic-book hero

Prince becomes a comic-book hero

Jay Gabler • Dec 3, 2013

Dig, if you will, a picture: actually, 32 pages of pictures, drawn by comic artist Ernesto Lovera to a story written by Michael L. Frizell. Fame Prince, a publication from Bluewater Productions, will be available December 4 for purchase and download. It tells the story of the Minnesota music legend’s life from his 60s childhood through…

Prof signs with Rhymesayers Entertainment

Prof signs with Rhymesayers Entertainment

Jay Gabler • Dec 3, 2013

Compounding its commanding position on the local hip-hop scene, Rhymesayers Entertainment—fresh on the heels of signing young emcee Dem Atlas—announced today that it has signed Prof, the rambunctious rapper who’s built a huge local fan base since releasing his breakout LP King Gampo in 2011. In the spirit of Tom Waits, Rhymesayers announced the signing with…

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9:30 Coffee Break: Mind-Centered Tunes

Dec 3, 2013

Listener Bob suggested today's Coffee Break theme. A set of songs with the word "mind" in the title. What should we play?

The Throbbing Hive with John Moe: Amazon Prime Air

The Throbbing Hive with John Moe: Amazon Prime Air

Dec 3, 2013

Today John Moe chatted with The Morning Show's Steve Seel and Jill Riley about Amazon.com developing a way to deliver packages by hovering unmanned drones, and a Google Glass user who got a little huffy on social media.

Purple Snow, Actual Wolf, Frankie Lee, and more: Minnesota record releases this week

Purple Snow, Actual Wolf, Frankie Lee, and more: Minnesota record releases this week

KT Lindemann • Dec 3, 2013

Various Artists, Purple Snow: Forecasting the Minneapolis sound Before Prince broke to the top of the pop charts in the 80s, a group of progressive and like-minded artists were already heating up the Twin Cities music scene through the end of the 70s. Specializing in funk, sex, and technological advancement, these artists—from Andre Cymone to…

Diego Garcia - Start With The End

Diego Garcia - Start With The End

Jon Schober • Dec 3, 2013

Diego Garcia - Start With The End, from the new album "Paradise."

New York duo Cults talk major labels, banking on buzz and indie peers on New Hot

New York duo Cults talk major labels, banking on buzz and indie peers on New Hot

David Safar, Cults and Jon Schober • Dec 2, 2013

Couple Brian Oblivion and Madeline Follin were discovered by Columbia Records after posting a series of demos of their band Cults to Bandcamp. The ensuing hype machine created one of the more successful debut records of 2011. The two have since broken up, and as with all good musical relationships that come to an end, the ensuing creative energy has spawned a darker collection of pop songs for their sophomore album "Static."

Top 89 Staff Picks: Lindsay Kimball, Assistant Program Director

Top 89 Staff Picks: Lindsay Kimball, Assistant Program Director

Lindsay Kimball • Dec 2, 2013

Lindsay Kimball, Assistant Program Director and overnight host makes her top picks for the best music of 2013.

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