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April 25, 2014

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Minnesota sports anthems: From Prince to Montell Jordan, what songs get local athletes pumped up?

Minnesota sports anthems: From Prince to Montell Jordan, what songs get local athletes pumped up?

KT Lindemann • Apr 25, 2014

How does the Twin Cities’ NHL hockey team celebrate after a big win? With a 90s R&B hit, of course. The Minnesota Wild—currently in a tight playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche—have declared “This is How We Do It” to be their official victory anthem, even going so far as to distribute a press release with…

First Listen: tUnE-yArDs, 'Nikki Nack'

First Listen: tUnE-yArDs, 'Nikki Nack'

Tom Moon • Apr 25, 2014

Merrill Garbus' music finds genius in the ongoing struggle between the orderly and the unknown. tUnE-yArDs' dazzlingly imaginative third album is filled with sudden and arresting left turns.

Friday Five: Cloud Cult, Dan Wilson, Sonny Knight and more new MN videos

Friday Five: Cloud Cult, Dan Wilson, Sonny Knight and more new MN videos

Andrea Swensson • Apr 25, 2014

Now that we’ve gotten to that time of year when every single new show that’s booked seems to be happening outdoors (case in point: this week’s big gig announcements werethe Replacements show at Midway Stadium and Trampled by Turtles and Doomtree at Bayfront Park), I thought it’d be fun to round up a handful of…

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9:30 Coffee Break: Uniforms

Apr 25, 2014

Let's put together a list of songs from bands that have a "uniform". We'll play some of your suggestions for the 9:30 Coffee Break.

Movie Maven: 'The Other Woman'

Movie Maven: 'The Other Woman'

Stephanie Curtis • Apr 25, 2014

MPR's Movie Maven and Cube Critic Stephanie Curtis joins Steve Seel and Jill Riley to talk about the new comedic revenge film starring Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann and Kate Upton.

Ecstattic Studio: The coziest recording room in Minneapolis

Ecstattic Studio: The coziest recording room in Minneapolis

Kyra Herning • Apr 25, 2014

Ali Jaafar, the engineer and owner of Uptown’s Ecstattic Studio, has been making and recording music since the eighth grade, when he plugged a microphone into his boom box to record a song he played on guitar onto a cassette. Jaafar is a self-taught musician who spent much of his early life practicing music with his…

Today in Music History: Peter & Gordon Have A Hit (With McCartney's Help)

Today in Music History: Peter & Gordon Have A Hit (With McCartney's Help)

Apr 25, 2014

A Beastie Boy got community service, The Ramones made a film, and Peter & Gordon topped the charts Today in Music History.

New Charles Chamblis photo exhibit at the MNHS time travels back to another era

New Charles Chamblis photo exhibit at the MNHS time travels back to another era

Andrea Swensson • Apr 25, 2014

To many he was known simply as “the Pictureman,” an avid showgoer, observer, and photographer who never left the house without a camera in hand. Charles Chamblis spent much of his life documenting the simple moments—kids gathering at Lake Calhoun on a hot summer day, a woman and her child pausing for a quiet moment…

Temples perform in The Current studio

Temples perform in The Current studio

Mark Wheat and Temples • Apr 24, 2014

In town to play a gig at First Avenue in support of their debut album, 'Sun Structures', Temples stopped in to The Current's studio to play a few songs and to chat with Mark Wheat.

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