As part of our big celebration of the 30th anniversary of Prince’s Purple Rain, I got a chance to sit down for a rare interview with Prince’s co-star in the film, Apollonia Kotero. Apollonia was back in town for the first time since filming Purple Rain to perform at Revolution drummer Bobby Z’s annual Benefit…

Tiny deaths is a new project that unites Claire de Lune (The Chalice) with Grant Cutler (Lookbook, Grant Cutler and the Gorgeous Lords). We’ve been playing tiny deaths’ song “Ocean,” and we’re now pleased to premiere their new track “The Words.” “The heart and soul of this project is [Grant’s] moody soundscapes that he is…

“30 years ago today,” acknowledged Prince with a sly smile as the artist who’s previously downplayed the occasion’s significance segued from “Let’s Go Crazy” into “Take Me with U” on Saturday night at Paisley Park. Just a week after making my first-ever visit to Paisley Park, I was again invited out to Chanhassen last night—along with 176,000…

In honor of the 30th anniversary of 'Purple Rain', Jim McGuinn (filling in for Jacquie Fuller) hosts an entire Teenage Kicks of songs used in movies -- with cuts from films like 'Pump Up the Volume', 'Empire Records', 'Breakfast Club', 'Singles', 'Trainspotting' and many more. Check out these trailers and clips.

We’ve got a great crowd down at Endion Station today for the Current’s live broadcast from Duluth—and we thought we’d take advantage of the opportunity to ask some of the Duluthians (and regular visitors) what they like to do in this beautiful city on the tip of Lake Superior. Megan and Tom “We like to…

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MPR's Movie Maven Stephanie Curtis joins Mary Lucia and Bob Collins (in for Steve Seel and Jill Riley) to talk about a new science-fiction film starring Scarlett Johansson and Morgan Freeman.

Bob Dylan disappointed fans by plugging in, Neil Young join Crosby, Stills and Nash, and The Beatles recorded the first take of a George Harrison tune Today in Music History.

Looking back at July 1984, it’s hard to believe just how many musical events shook up Minneapolis and continue to inspire and mystify us 30 years later. In just the span of a few short months Hüsker Dü would release their revered album Zen Arcade, the Replacements would drop Let It Be, and Prince would…

When Trampled By Turtles went on David Letterman’s show earlier this month to play their song “Are You Behind the Shining Star?”, their host wasted no time revealing what a New Yorker knows about the band’s hometown. “Duluth. That’s iron ore country? Taconite, that’s right.” Then Letterman turned to Paul Shaffer, who seemed to be…