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June 13, 2014

The Cactus Blossoms - Change Your Ways or Die (The Buffalo Song)

The Cactus Blossoms - Change Your Ways or Die (The Buffalo Song)

The Cactus Blossoms - Change Your Ways or Die (The Buffalo Song)

Jun 13, 2014

The Cactus Blossoms - Change Your Ways or Die (The Buffalo Song)

“Survival of the Fittest”: Kristoff Krane and Carnage showcase young hip-hop talent

“Survival of the Fittest”: Kristoff Krane and Carnage showcase young hip-hop talent

Jay Gabler • Jun 12, 2014

“I know what it feels like to know that it’s time to share with others on another level, and not have the proper connections, know-how or resources to be able to do it,” says Kristoff Krane in a press release. “Carnage opened that door for me when he vouched for me back in the day…

YourClassical

9:30 Coffee Break: Kick It

Jun 12, 2014

What songs that feature the word "kick" (or some variation) in the title or featured in the lyrics should we play for the 9:30 Coffee Break?

Weekend Arts Roundup: All Aboard for Arts and Culture

Weekend Arts Roundup: All Aboard for Arts and Culture

Marianne Combs • Jun 12, 2014

MPR News Arts Reporter Marianne Combs joins Steve Seel and Jill Riley to talk about a big weekend that features Northern Spark 2014 and the opening of the Metro Transit Green Line.

Today In Music History: The "Pulp Fiction" Soundtrack Arrives

Today In Music History: The "Pulp Fiction" Soundtrack Arrives

Jun 12, 2014

Prince won an award for his internet skills, The Rolling Stones can't get satisfaction, and the soundtrack to Pulp Fiction topped the charts Today in Music History.

The Chart Show: tUnE-yArDs is Down the Rabbit Hole, up the Chart

The Chart Show: tUnE-yArDs is Down the Rabbit Hole, up the Chart

Mark Wheat • Jun 12, 2014

tUnE-yArDs takes the top spot for the very first time this week after another very tight race. She joined our friends at KEXP last week for an in-studio performance of "Real Thing" off her new album Nikki Nack.

The Current's Guitar Collection: Browan Lollar of St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Reverend Guitar - Gil Parris signature model

The Current's Guitar Collection: Browan Lollar of St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Reverend Guitar - Gil Parris signature model

Luke Taylor • Jun 11, 2014

St. Paul and the Broken Bones visited The Current's studio following their show at the Varsity Theater. At the end of the band's rollicking in-studio set, guitarist Browan Lollar took some time to talk about his Reverend Gil Parris signature guitar.

YourClassical

9:30 Coffee Break: Spider

Jun 11, 2014

What songs about spiders (or spider webs, or a specific type of spider) should we play for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Eating and Drinking with Heavy Table's James Norton: Parka 2.0

Eating and Drinking with Heavy Table's James Norton: Parka 2.0

Jun 11, 2014

Today on The Morning Show's Eating and Drinking, James Norton chatted with Jill Riley and Steve Seel about the new direction of Parka.

Have you ever been to Paris at night? Neither had I

Have you ever been to Paris at night? Neither had I

Andrea Swensson • Jun 11, 2014

This may sound oversimplified, but Paris is a long way from home. Technically it’s something like 4,203 miles, but once you get way up in the air and peer down at the ocean out of that airplane window it’s hard to think about things in terms of a distance that can be measured; the journey…

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