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April 15, 2016

Prince is back home in Chanhassen resting up after what TMZ reported as an “emergency landing” and hospitalization in Moline, Ill., early Friday morning. Despite the scare, Prince’s camp told the Star Tribune that “all’s good.” The gossip site sent social media into a tizzy after breaking the news and providing conflicting reports on Prince’s…

Prince camp reports ‘all’s good’ after hospitalization

Prince camp reports ‘all’s good’ after hospitalization

Andrea Swensson • Apr 15, 2016

Prince is back home in Chanhassen resting up after what TMZ reported as an “emergency landing” and hospitalization in Moline, Ill., early Friday morning. Despite the scare, Prince’s camp told the Star Tribune that “all’s good.” The gossip site sent social media into a tizzy after breaking the news and providing conflicting reports on Prince’s…

9:30 Coffee Break: Record Store Day

9:30 Coffee Break: Record Store Day

Jill Riley and Brian Oake • Apr 15, 2016

Tomorrow is Record Store Day. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention vinyl, records, wax, 45s, turntables and so forth? Send us your requests.

Help us compile The Current's 893 Essential Albums

Help us compile The Current's 893 Essential Albums

Apr 15, 2016

As if we haven't already had enough musical madness this month, The Current is getting even crazier: We are compiling a list of the 893 most essential albums of all time, and we can't do it without you.

Twin Cities record store owners cultivate community

Twin Cities record store owners cultivate community

Cecilia Johnson • Apr 15, 2016

This Saturday will mark the ninth annual Record Store Day (RSD), and the web is rich in revelry round-ups. Online, shoppers can plan their outings and even browse this year’s exclusive releases. But something that can’t be understood so easily on the Internet is the relationship between record stores and communities. From decades-old shops to…

Today in Music History: Remembering Joey Ramone

Today in Music History: Remembering Joey Ramone

Apr 15, 2016

Roberta Flack started a six-week run at No. 1; Queen won an Ivor Novello Award; the Fine Young Cannibals hit No. 1 with a 'crazy' single; Montell Jordan showed us how he does it with his No. 1 hit; and Joey Ramone, lead singer and co-founder of the Ramones, died at age 49 Today in Music History.

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Friday Five: Lizzo, Okee Dokee Brothers, and more new Minnesota music videos

Jay Gabler • Apr 15, 2016

Lizzo: “Good as Hell” Lizzo brought her two dancers, DJ/BFF Sophia Eris, and a couple of barber poles to the talk show The Real for a rousing performance of “Good as Hell,” her new song from the Barbershop: The Next Cut soundtrack. This summer Lizzo’s making the music festival rounds — including Soundset at the Minnesota State…

Watch The Flaming Lips Cover David Bowie's 'Space Oddity'

Watch The Flaming Lips Cover David Bowie's 'Space Oddity'

Jackson Sinnenberg • Apr 14, 2016

The Flaming Lips turn a classic Bowie number into a touching, psychedelic memorial.

Music News: Paul McCartney plays ‘Hard Day’s Night’ for first time since the Beatles

Music News: Paul McCartney plays ‘Hard Day’s Night’ for first time since the Beatles

Staff • Apr 14, 2016

At his “One on One” tour opener Wednesday night in Fresno, Paul McCartney played “A Hard Day’s Night” — the first time he’d ever performed the song as a solo artist, meaning the first time he’d played it publicly in 51 years. He also played “Love Me Do” for the first time as a solo artist,…

First Listen: Rufus Wainwright, 'Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets'

First Listen: Rufus Wainwright, 'Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets'

Apr 14, 2016

Wainwright and his many guests pile on the gravitas while still digging into the Bard's material with playful and provocative spirits.

9:30 Coffee Break: Laughing

9:30 Coffee Break: Laughing

Jill Riley and Brian Oake • Apr 14, 2016

Following a recent study that explored the difference in laughter between strangers and between friends, we're wondering what songs you'd like to hear that contain or mention laughter. Send us your requests.

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