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April 04, 2017

Today's top music news stories include a Minnesota teen joining Green Day onstage, a change in Spotify streaming policies, and an anniversary video from Beyonce.

Music News: Minnesota teen does good deed, is rewarded with Green Day cameo

Music News: Minnesota teen does good deed, is rewarded with Green Day cameo

Simone Cazares • Apr 4, 2017

Today's top music news stories include a Minnesota teen joining Green Day onstage, a change in Spotify streaming policies, and an anniversary video from Beyonce.

Mary Lucia: Q&A with Eric Isaacson of Portland's Mississippi Records

Mary Lucia: Q&A with Eric Isaacson of Portland's Mississippi Records

Mary Lucia • Apr 4, 2017

This week, Mary Lucia gets in touch with Eric Isaacson, a record store and record label owner from Portland, Ore. Eric talks about what it was like to build a business from the ground up with no real plan -- and how and why Peter Buck released a solo record on Eric's label.

Coffee Break: Musical romances

Coffee Break: Musical romances

Apr 4, 2017

On this day in 2008, Jay Z and Beyonce tied the knot. Despite divorce rumors, breakup albums and millions of gossipy headlines, they're still going strong. Let's celebrate with a 9:30 Coffee Break today featuring musical romances - artists that have dated other artists.

How Minnesota is paying tribute, one year after Prince’s death

How Minnesota is paying tribute, one year after Prince’s death

Staff • Apr 4, 2017

Minnesota music legend Prince died on April 21, 2016. There are many events taking place across the Twin Cities to honor the Purple One surrounding April 21, 2017 — as people here and around the world will be thinking of Prince and celebrating his legacy. Listen for special programming on The Current (both on-air and online),…

Today in Music History: Bohemian Rhapsody Climbs The Charts, Again

Today in Music History: Bohemian Rhapsody Climbs The Charts, Again

Apr 4, 2017

The Beatles held the charts hostage; musicians honored Martin Luther King; Wayne's World went to number one and therefore 'Bohemian Rhapsody' climbed the charts again, Today in Music History.

Collective perspective: Solo artists are teaming up to amplify their sound

Collective perspective: Solo artists are teaming up to amplify their sound

Cecilia Johnson • Apr 4, 2017

Everyone loves stories of the secluded musician. When Owl City’s “Fireflies” blew up in 2010, fans and journalists seized on the narrative of Adam Young recording alone in an Owatonna bedroom. Justin Vernon’s “For Emma, Forever Ago” cabin stay is one of the most mythologized affairs of Midwest music. But even the most independent solo…

Music News: U2 producer now 'working for KFC,' as Bono puts it

Music News: U2 producer now 'working for KFC,' as Bono puts it

Jay Gabler • Apr 3, 2017

Today's top music news stories include Steve Lillywhite's Indonesia KFC connection, the cancellation of a Lil Wayne gig, and Ringo Starr discovering an unreleased George Harrison song.

DJ Pick of the Week: The New Pornographers, 'High Ticket Attractions'

DJ Pick of the Week: The New Pornographers, 'High Ticket Attractions'

Brian Oake • Apr 3, 2017

Brian Oake has the DJ Pick of the Week, and he's selected 'High Ticket Attractions,' the lead single from the New Pornographers' forthcoming album, 'Whiteout Conditions.' Although there have been some personnel moves in the band's lineup, the song continues the New Pornographers' trend toward poppier, more synthesizer-oriented music.

#MicroShow: Craig Finn

#MicroShow: Craig Finn

Apr 3, 2017

Use this form to enter The Current's Craig Finn #MicroShow giveaway between 1 p.m. CDT on Monday, April 3 and 11:59 p.m. CDT on Sunday, April 9, 2017.

Tabah perform in The Current's studios

Tabah perform in The Current's studios

Andrea Swensson and Cecilia Johnson • Apr 3, 2017

Minnesota rockers Tabah play "Curtain Call," "Villain," and "Noble" from their new album 'Symmetry Somewhere.'

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