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December 04, 2015

The Current's Program Director, Jim McGuinn, shares his thoughts about the late Stone Temple Pilots frontman, who died in Bloomington, Minn., on Dec. 3, 2015. 'STP were one of the great bands of the '90s,' McGuinn writes. 'The songs and Weiland's vocal performances totally hold up. ... Through recordings, we are always able to return to the artist at the moment of their greatness.'

Scott Weiland was 'one of the most fascinating frontmen'

Scott Weiland was 'one of the most fascinating frontmen'

Jim McGuinn • Dec 4, 2015

The Current's Program Director, Jim McGuinn, shares his thoughts about the late Stone Temple Pilots frontman, who died in Bloomington, Minn., on Dec. 3, 2015. 'STP were one of the great bands of the '90s,' McGuinn writes. 'The songs and Weiland's vocal performances totally hold up. ... Through recordings, we are always able to return to the artist at the moment of their greatness.'

See A Rare Video For Bob Dylan's 'Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues'

See A Rare Video For Bob Dylan's 'Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues'

Robin Hilton • Dec 4, 2015

Period footage - including from his 1965 European tour - was assembled for a new video for an alternate take of a 'Highway 61 Revisited' classic.

9:30 Coffee Break: Non-carol holiday songs

9:30 Coffee Break: Non-carol holiday songs

Anna Reed • Dec 4, 2015

It's time to get geared up for the holidays. For today's Coffee Break, what non-carol holiday songs do you want to hear?

Junk ‘n’ Jive: Northfield vintage store to host Beatles tribute on Sunday

Junk ‘n’ Jive: Northfield vintage store to host Beatles tribute on Sunday

Mackenzie Martin • Dec 4, 2015

It’s been 50 years since the Beatles’ appropriately named album Beatles ’65 hit record players everywhere. To celebrate, a vintage shop in Northfield — The Local Joint — is hosting an acoustic tribute to the album, with local musicians covering the album from start to finish, this Sunday, Dec. 6 from 4 – 6 p.m. The musicians that are covering the album are from…

Cube Critic: 'Creed'

Cube Critic: 'Creed'

Stephanie Curtis • Dec 4, 2015

MPR Cube Critic Stephanie Curtis joins Jade and Sean McPherson to talk about 'Creed', a new film starring Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Johnson Creed, Apollo Creed's son, with Sylvester Stallone reprising the role of Rocky Balboa.

Today in Music History: The "Million Dollar Quartet"

Today in Music History: The "Million Dollar Quartet"

Dec 4, 2015

The Byrds and Sly and the Family Stone went to No. 1; Prince put on a trench coat in protest; and the so-called "Million Dollar Quartet" impromptu jam session took place with Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins

Friday Five: Alpha Consumer, Deleter, Rogue Valley, and more new Minnesota music videos

Friday Five: Alpha Consumer, Deleter, Rogue Valley, and more new Minnesota music videos

Andrea Swensson • Dec 4, 2015

Happy Friday! It’s a jam-packed weekend of release shows and celebrations here in the Twin Cities, and our event calendar is overflowing with options for you. To get you caught up on all the latest happenings in the Minnesota music scene, have a look at some of the videos that were released this week: Alpha…

Opinion: Fury Things are the best rock band in the Twin Cities

Opinion: Fury Things are the best rock band in the Twin Cities

Erik Thompson • Dec 4, 2015

Fury Things are not revivalists. Sure, the Minneapolis rock trio are carrying on the loud and proud indie tradition of the Twin Cities’ illustrious musical past – even being personally selected by Bob Mould himself to open for his band at his old stomping grounds, the 7th St. Entry. Fury Things are taking that untamed, raucous…

Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver dies at 48

Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver dies at 48

Jay Gabler • Dec 4, 2015

Scott Weiland, a rock singer and songwriter best-known for fronting Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, has died at 48. Details surrounding the cause of Weiland’s death have yet to emerge, but his Instagram account has verified that the singer “passed away in his sleep while on a tour stop in Bloomington, Minnesota, with his…

After Hours with the Thomson Quartet

After Hours with the Thomson Quartet

Andrea Swensson • Dec 3, 2015

Renowned tenor sax player Chris Thomson brought his quartet into the studio to perform two songs and talk about his new EP, Empathy.

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