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January 22, 2015

Part of The Current since the very beginning, Senior Marketing Manager Ali Lozoff reflects on several of the significant moments that stand out for her in the 10-year history of The Current. And she lets us in on her absolute favorite memory of all.

#Current10 Memories: Ali Lozoff

#Current10 Memories: Ali Lozoff

Ali Lozoff • Jan 22, 2015

Part of The Current since the very beginning, Senior Marketing Manager Ali Lozoff reflects on several of the significant moments that stand out for her in the 10-year history of The Current. And she lets us in on her absolute favorite memory of all.

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9:30 Coffee Break: Bo Diddley Beat

Jan 22, 2015

Thanks to listener, Marley, for today's Coffee Break theme suggestion. What songs featuring the Bo Diddley beat should we play for today's Coffee Break?

Charting the Current: 10 years of a music industry in flux

Charting the Current: 10 years of a music industry in flux

Andrea Swensson • Jan 22, 2015

The music industry has changed dramatically since the Current launched in 2005. In the early days of the station iPods and other mp3 players were still a fairly new revelation, and people still mainly purchased CDs—although those sales numbers were shifting dramatically. As the Current celebrates its 10th anniversary, I’ve been thinking a lot about…

Weekend Arts Roundup: Boise, beauty and bicycles

Weekend Arts Roundup: Boise, beauty and bicycles

Marianne Combs • Jan 22, 2015

MPR News Arts Reporter Marianne Combs joins Steve Seel and Jill Riley to talk about arts events this coming weekend, a couple of which are this weekend only.

Today in Music History: Buddy Holly Makes His Final Recordings

Today in Music History: Buddy Holly Makes His Final Recordings

Jan 22, 2015

Ryan Adams busted his wrist, MTV expanded, and Buddy Holly recorded for the last time Today in Music History.

Today’s Music News: David Byrne organizes all-star concerts with colorguard teams

Today’s Music News: David Byrne organizes all-star concerts with colorguard teams

Staff • Jan 22, 2015

Colorguard: yes, it’s that flag-waving team you remember from high school. David Byrne became fascinated with the activity after a team asked to use some of his music in a routine, and he’s now organized four all-star concerts, in New York and Toronto in late June, that will pair colorguard teams with artists including himself, tUnE-yArDs,…

The Chart Show: Belle and Sebastian, Decemberists see success with new album releases

The Chart Show: Belle and Sebastian, Decemberists see success with new album releases

Mark Wheat • Jan 22, 2015

alt-J are back on top this week; the highest new entry this week is from Beck; Sleater-Kinney drop off the Chart along with the Black Keys, Conor Oberst and Brandi Carlile.

#Current10: What are your top musical discoveries from the past ten years?

#Current10: What are your top musical discoveries from the past ten years?

Jan 21, 2015

We asked for your nominations, now it's time to put it to a vote.

Mark Wheat's Global Shout-Out Map: Jan. 21, 2015

Mark Wheat's Global Shout-Out Map: Jan. 21, 2015

Mark Wheat • Jan 21, 2015

Each week during The Chart Show, Mark Wheat takes a moment to acknowledge those listeners around the world who are listening to The Current stream. Here's a map that charts those global listeners. Not on here? Send your global-shout-out request.

#Current10: Interactive Timeline

#Current10: Interactive Timeline

Jan 21, 2015

Over the course of 10 years at The Current, each day rushes by so quickly, it's hard to process all that has happened. So we've created a timeline to lay out all the years and key milestones in an engaging format. As you browse, we hope it will stir all kinds of great memories while inspiring anticipation for a whole lot more to come.

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