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May 30, 2014

Let's keep this thing going for another day with a list of songs with parentheses in the title. What do you want to hear?

YourClassical

9:30 Coffee Break: The Parenthetical Part 2

May 30, 2014

Let's keep this thing going for another day with a list of songs with parentheses in the title. What do you want to hear?

Movie Maven: 'Maleficent'

Movie Maven: 'Maleficent'

Stephanie Curtis • May 30, 2014

MPR's Movie Maven Stephanie Curtis joins Steve Seel and Jill Riley to talk about a new film, starring Angelina Jolie, that explores the life of the fairy who placed a curse on Sleeping Beauty.

Friday Five: BdotCroc, Dichotomy, Rejects, Prairie Fire Lady Choir, and a Zach Sobiech tribute

Friday Five: BdotCroc, Dichotomy, Rejects, Prairie Fire Lady Choir, and a Zach Sobiech tribute

Jay Gabler • May 30, 2014

There’s an especially wide range of Minnesota music in this week’s Friday Five, from a couple of bumping hip-hop tracks that will require earmuffs for the little ones to a gorgeous Magnetic Fields cover and a touching tribute to the late Zach Sobiech. BdotCroc featuring Rocky Diamonds: “Grind Don’t Stop” If Northside up-and-comer BdotCroc isn’t…

A Conversation with Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age

A Conversation with Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age

Jill Riley and Josh Homme • May 30, 2014

Before taking the stage at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul, Minn., on May 6, 2014, Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age sat down for an informal conversation with The Current's Jill Riley.

Today in Music History: The Beatles Start "The Beatles"

Today in Music History: The Beatles Start "The Beatles"

May 30, 2014

A Beastie Boy got arrested, Morrissey played his first solo gig in the US, and The Beatles began working on "The White Album" Today in Music History.

TPT’s “Lowertown Line” to feature Haley Bonar in concluding episode of first season

TPT’s “Lowertown Line” to feature Haley Bonar in concluding episode of first season

Ellie Fuqua • May 30, 2014

Dessa is no stranger to interviews. Now, though, she’s asking the questions instead of answering them—as the host of The Lowertown Line. Each half-hour episode of The Lowertown Line—a Twin Cities Public Television show that launched late in 2012—features one artist, mixing live performance footage with these intimate interviews. “The show really centers around diverse…

Entrepreneur and visionary Russell Simmons to speak at MPR News Top Coast Festival

Entrepreneur and visionary Russell Simmons to speak at MPR News Top Coast Festival

May 30, 2014

Our sister station, MPR News, is presenting the inaugural Top Coast Festival this weekend, where big ideas meet new solutions. Among the keynote speakers is Russell Simmons, a master entrepreneur and visionary.

Policy and a Pint®: Unlearning Our Notions About Higher Education

Policy and a Pint®: Unlearning Our Notions About Higher Education

Steve Seel, Stephan Smith, Rassoul Dastmozd and Dr. Deborah Bushway • May 29, 2014

As students graduate and the school year comes to a close, it's worth asking: what if most of our assumptions about "higher education" are wrong? Our notions of who needs higher education, what types of skills are needed, and how this learning should be provided are becoming outdated. In the midst of this unprecedented change, are students truly being prepared for what Minnesota needs in the future?

YourClassical

9:30 Coffee Break: The Parenthetical

May 29, 2014

Let's put together a list of songs with parentheses in the title. What do you want to hear?

Weekend Arts Roundup: It's all St. Paul

Weekend Arts Roundup: It's all St. Paul

Marianne Combs • May 29, 2014

MPR News Arts Reporter Marianne Combs joins Steve Seel and Jill Riley to talk about arts events that all happen to be taking place in St. Paul this weekend.

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