December 23, 2014The Current is celebrating 10 years on the air by giving away an orbit lounge chair! Save This Story
The Current is giving away an orbit lounge chair Dec 23, 2014The Current is celebrating 10 years on the air by giving away an orbit lounge chair!
9:30 Coffee Break: Festivus For The Rest of Us Dec 23, 2014Let's enjoy the "Festivus for the Rest of Us" with a set of songs for Festivus. What do you think we should play for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?
The Throbbing Hive with Wits' John Moe: Wham Slowed Down For The Holidays Dec 23, 2014Today John Moe chatted with The Morning Show's Jill Riley and Steve Seel about a drinking jacket that's getting some major love on kickstarter, and Wham's "Last Christmas" slowed down being an ambient mind-blower.
Today in Music History: Eddie Vedder is 50 Dec 23, 2014Brian Wilson left the Beach Boys, George Harrison had to deal with a theif, and Eddie Vedder celebrates his birthday Today in Music History.
From Bowie to ZZ Top: The acts that influenced Run Westy RunAustin Gerth • Dec 23, 2014Minnesota alt-rock lifers Run Westy Run were formed around 1985 by the three brothers Johnson: Kirk, Kyle, and Kraig. Over the next decade-plus, the group did stints signed to legendary independent labels SST and Twin/Tone, garnering production credits on their albums from R.E.M.’s Peter Buck and Hüsker Dü’s Grant Hart. They never gained the popularity enjoyed…
Today’s Music News: Paul Stanley’s bizarre circus-themed Folgers ad emergesStaff • Dec 23, 2014When you’re planning to shoot a coffee commercial featuring a pair of trapeze artists, who’s the first vocalist you think of to sing the jingle? Of course the answer must be Paul Stanley, the guitarist/”Starchild” of KISS. The commercial, which was shot in 2000 but never aired, has long been sought by KISS fans. The ad has now…
Thao Nguyen's gift-card song takes a poke at holiday presentsNate Ryan • Dec 22, 2014While performing at the nonprofit organization Youthprize as part of The Current's Coffee Break on the Road series, Thao Nguyen captures something of the holiday spirit with an original song about gift cards. The chorus is, ""I give you a gift card of the exact amount of the gift card you gifted me." Listen to the whole song.
The Replacements release 25-minute jazz jam, because why the heck notJay Gabler • Dec 22, 2014You never know quite what to expect from the Replacements, and sometimes that thing you get without expecting it is a 25-minute improvised jazz jam called “Poke Me In My Cage.” The 24-minute-and-22-second track—recorded at Woolly Mammoth Sound in Waltham, Mass., reports Pitchfork—was uploaded to the band’s Soundcloud, complete with porcupine artwork. Scroll down to…
Dessa: Something Old And Something New, Suitable For ChoirStephen Thompson • Dec 22, 2014Watch the singer and rapper perform "Skeleton Key" and "The Good Fight" with the VocalEssence choir.
9:30 Coffee Break: Short Songs Dec 22, 2014What short songs should we play for today's 9:30 Coffee Break? Let's see how many songs we can fit in this morning's playlist.
