With the release of their debut full-length Psychic Reader, Minneapolis' Bad Bad Hats stopped by The Current to perform live in-studio and to chat with host David Campbell of The Local Show.

Record producer Bob Johnston has died, at age 83, in a Nashville hospice. Johnston worked on some of the most acclaimed albums of the rock era, including Bob Dylan‘s Blonde on Blonde, Johnny Cash‘s At Folsom Prison, and Simon and Garfunkel‘s Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme. It was Johnston to whom Dylan was speaking when he said, “Is it rolling, Bob?” at…

After almost two years in the making, the Diverse Emerging Music Organization (DEMO) Center For Music will finally be opening in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis. Expected to be functional for many purposes, the space’s proprietors hope to host music lessons, workshops, discussion groups, and live performances for all ages. The driving force behind the center…

As the new N.W.A. film 'Straight Outta Compton' opens, we're wondering what other artists you think deserve a biopic. Request a song by an artist you'd like to see portrayed in a biopic, and in your request, be sure to tell us which actors you think should play the role of your requested artists.

Cube Critic Euan Kerr stops by The Current's Morning Show to talk to Jill Riley and Sean McPherson about a new film that tells the story of the formation of the hip hop collective, N.W.A. 'I certainly learned a lot,' Euan says. 'It's riveting watching this.'

Back in February, I wrote an article called “10 Twin Cities Bands to Watch,” a roundup of brand-new acts I liked. Somehow, over the course of the past six months, all of those bands found each other and decided to put together a two-day showcase. They asked me to host the whole thing, and I…

The Beatles thought it best to say goodbye to Pete; Sonny & Cher had a hit with 'I Got You, Babe'; Michael Jackson secured the rights to the Beatles' back catalogue; Foo Fighters made their TV debut; and guitarist Slim Dunlap was born in Plainview, Minn., Today in Music History.

On a Saturday morning you’re likely to find Kerry Alexander, Noah Boswell, and Chris Hoge enjoying the view of the mighty Mississippi over a pulled pork hash at the Mill City Farmers market. These three Minneapolis-based musicians are better known as the indie rock band Bad Bad Hats. They released their first album Psychic Reader on July 17…

Miguel’s sold-out Saturday night show at First Avenue’s Mainroom has been moved to the State Theatre, as inspections and repairs continue in the wake of a partial ceiling collapse in the Mainroom on Wednesday night. “All purchased tickets for the Mainroom show will be honored at the State Theatre show,” according to First Avenue’s website. With the…

It would have been possible to make a great small film about the genesis of N.W.A.: an intimate portrait of five kids who grew up in Compton and found their voices on the stage and in the studio. These guys, though, don’t do anything small. Straight Outta Compton unfolds over 147 minutes as an American epic—telling…