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April 21, 2015

Many artists released limited-edition vinyl on Saturday for Record Store Day—and unsurprisingly, some collectors ran straight for their laptops instead of their turntables, looking to flip their finds on eBay for a quick profit. Stereogum lists ten of the most lucrative, including discs from Bob Dylan, Phish, and Brand New. The single most lucrative record flip Stereogum found,…

Today’s Music News: The year’s least rare album turns into Record Store Day’s most rare vinyl

Today’s Music News: The year’s least rare album turns into Record Store Day’s most rare vinyl

Staff • Apr 21, 2015

Many artists released limited-edition vinyl on Saturday for Record Store Day—and unsurprisingly, some collectors ran straight for their laptops instead of their turntables, looking to flip their finds on eBay for a quick profit. Stereogum lists ten of the most lucrative, including discs from Bob Dylan, Phish, and Brand New. The single most lucrative record flip Stereogum found,…

José González and the light that leads us out

José González and the light that leads us out

Andrea Swensson • Apr 21, 2015

There are so many different ways to think about music and how we interact with it. We can enjoy it from a technical perspective, marveling at an artist’s proficiency at their instrument or the way they hit the notes just right. We can examine it intellectually, taking apart each lyric in an attempt to unpack its many meanings. We…

The Blind Shake, Carnage the Executioner, Botzy, Hobo Nephews: This week’s Minnesota record releases

The Blind Shake, Carnage the Executioner, Botzy, Hobo Nephews: This week’s Minnesota record releases

Aaron Bolton • Apr 21, 2015

The Blind Shake: Fly Right The three tracksuit-wearing members of the Blind Shake have quickly answered their recent Breakfast of Failures release with the new nine-track Fly Right LP. It’s a slower, more groove-oriented version of the band David Campbell’s called “the band saw of rock and roll.” “Tar Paper” has that fast-paced roar you…

9:30 Coffee Break: Goal songs for the Minnesota Wild

9:30 Coffee Break: Goal songs for the Minnesota Wild

Jill Riley and Sean McPherson • Apr 21, 2015

Mike from Minnetonka, Minn., thinks the Minnesota Wild need a better goal song than "Crowd Chant" by Joe Satriani. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what song would you recommend is played over the Xcel Energy Center's public-address system when the Wild score a goal? Send your requests.

Throbbing Hive with Wits' John Moe: Watch a 1977 doc on the making of 'Star Wars'

Throbbing Hive with Wits' John Moe: Watch a 1977 doc on the making of 'Star Wars'

Apr 21, 2015

This week, John Moe chatted with The Morning Show's Jill Riley and Sean McPherson (in for Steve Seel) about a 1977 documentary about the making of 'Star Wars' that has surfaced on YouTube in its entirety. "The absolute highlight," John says, "is a sweet, Star Wars disco-dance sequence." Hear more about it and watch the documentary.

Today in Music History: Joe Strummer dips to Paris

Today in Music History: Joe Strummer dips to Paris

Apr 21, 2015

Elvis had another No. 1 hit; the Beatles wrapped recording on Sgt. Pepper; Sinead scored a hit on an incomparable Prince cover; Peter Buck raised hackles at high altitude; and Joe Strummer did a bunk in a publicity stunt, Today in Music History.

Jose Gonzalez performs in The Current studio

Jose Gonzalez performs in The Current studio

Jose Gonzalez, Jade and Leah Garaas • Apr 20, 2015

2015 brought us Vestiges & Claws, Jose Gonzalez's first solo record in nearly eight years. Jose and his band stopped by The Current to perform tracks off the album live in-studio and to chat with Jade between his two sold out shows at the Cedar Cultural Center.

Today’s Music News: Noel and Liam Gallagher reportedly reach ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ to reunite Oasis

Today’s Music News: Noel and Liam Gallagher reportedly reach ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ to reunite Oasis

Staff • Apr 20, 2015

The Mirror is reporting that Noel Gallagher and Liam Gallagher have reached “a gentlemen’s agreement” to reunite Oasis after a six-year split. “It’s early days in terms of the details,” says an unnamed source the paper apparently finds trustworthy, “but Noel and Liam are back on good terms and ready to give things another go.” (Billboard) Norway will shut down…

9:30 Coffee Break: Standalone Singles

9:30 Coffee Break: Standalone Singles

Jill Riley and Sean McPherson • Apr 20, 2015

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that were released as singles without albums do you want to hear? Tell us your requests.

Today in Music History: 'The Sound of Philadelphia' tops the charts

Today in Music History: 'The Sound of Philadelphia' tops the charts

Apr 20, 2015

Elvis Presley 'shook up' the singles charts; Deep Purple made their live debut; George Burns was in the Hot 100; numerous artists paid tribute to the late Freddie Mercury; Aerosmith got a grip with their 11th studio album; and The Sound of Philadelphia became the first disco song to reach No. 1 in the singles charts, Today in Music History.

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