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September 13, 2016

In July of 2015, before Nick Cave and his band recorded their latest album, 'Skeleton Tree,' Cave's 15-year-old son, Arthur, died falling off a cliff in Brighton. Rather than being asked the same wrenching questions over and over, Cave enlisted the help of a friend and collaborator to attempt to form an honest reflection of grief and improvisation; that is exactly what Andrew Dominik did. Read Mary Lucia's thoughts on the resulting film, 'One More Time With Feeling.'

Mary Lucia: an intimate and emotional portrait of Nick Cave

Mary Lucia: an intimate and emotional portrait of Nick Cave

Mary Lucia • Sep 13, 2016

In July of 2015, before Nick Cave and his band recorded their latest album, 'Skeleton Tree,' Cave's 15-year-old son, Arthur, died falling off a cliff in Brighton. Rather than being asked the same wrenching questions over and over, Cave enlisted the help of a friend and collaborator to attempt to form an honest reflection of grief and improvisation; that is exactly what Andrew Dominik did. Read Mary Lucia's thoughts on the resulting film, 'One More Time With Feeling.'

Tegan and Sara play intimate versions of 'Love You to Death' songs

Tegan and Sara play intimate versions of 'Love You to Death' songs

Mary Lucia and Tegan and Sara • Sep 13, 2016

Tegan and Sara are on the road with a fun, flashy tour spotlighting songs from their two most recent albums, 'Heartthrob' and 'Love You to Death.' They left the light-up dance floor behind, though, when they visited our studio to play stripped-down versions of three songs from those albums.

Music News: Fans try to stream Nelly out of debt with ‘Hot in Herre’ marathons

Music News: Fans try to stream Nelly out of debt with ‘Hot in Herre’ marathons

Staff • Sep 13, 2016

TMZ recently revealed that Nelly owes $2.4 million in federal and state taxes. SPIN reported the story with a headline based on the average Spotify payout for each song stream: “Nelly Needs At Least 287,176,547 ‘Hot In Herre’ Streams to Pay Off His IRS Debt.” The St. Louis rapper’s supporters took it from there. Tracking their…

Watch Michel Gondry's Mesmerizing Video For The White Stripes' 'City Lights'

Watch Michel Gondry's Mesmerizing Video For The White Stripes' 'City Lights'

Robin Hilton • Sep 13, 2016

From the director of such films as 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' and 'Be Kind Rewind' comes a video that beautifully captures the drifting memories that surface during our most private moments.

Coffee Break: International chocolate day

Coffee Break: International chocolate day

Anna Reed • Sep 13, 2016

Can you smell it in the air? It's International Chocolate Day. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention chocolate in the lyrics?

Today in Music History: Happy Birthday Fiona Apple

Today in Music History: Happy Birthday Fiona Apple

Sep 13, 2016

Sting made his onstage acting debut; The Beatles picked up a couple of Grammys; Bruce Springsteen put out 'Born To Run'; and Fionna Apple was born, Today in Music History.

ZULUZULUU perform in The Current's studios

ZULUZULUU perform in The Current's studios

Sep 12, 2016

Afro-futurists ZULUZULUU are a six-member band based in the Twin Cities, and they're known for the soulful, textured music that stands out on debut album 'What's the Price.' They've just won the Current's Local Music Exchange and announced a four-night residency at Icehouse, so to get to know them better, Andrea Swensson hosted the band for a session in The Current's studio.

Jack White On Detroit, Beyoncé And Where Songs Come From

Jack White On Detroit, Beyoncé And Where Songs Come From

NPR Staff • Sep 12, 2016

White's latest album is a career retrospective, but without the big electric sound he's been known for since the late 1990s.

Music News: Chance the Rapper takes a hit for fans, buys his own tickets on resale market

Music News: Chance the Rapper takes a hit for fans, buys his own tickets on resale market

Staff • Sep 12, 2016

Perturbed by resellers who were selling tickets to his upcoming Magnificent Coloring Day festival for $200 or more, Chance the Rapper bought almost 2,000 tickets on the resale market himself and resold them to fans at face value. (Billboard) I took back almost 2k #MCD tix from fuckboy scalpers and made them into physicals. And these are…

M.I.A. Takes 'AIM' At A Global Message

M.I.A. Takes 'AIM' At A Global Message

NPR Staff • Sep 12, 2016

The British rapper remains both successful and controversial, but she tells NPR's David Greene she's just trying to widen the conversation.

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