May 04, 2017Portugal. The Man takes the #1 spot on The Current Chart knocking last week's winners, Spoon, to #3. Save This Story
Portugal. The Man tops the ChartDavid Safar • May 4, 2017Portugal. The Man takes the #1 spot on The Current Chart knocking last week's winners, Spoon, to #3.
Music News: Legal Eagles ready a suit for the Hotel CaliforniaJay Gabler • May 3, 2017Today's top music news stories include the Eagles suing the Hotel California, a second suit for the Fyre Festival, and the death of Grandaddy's bassist.
Take The Current's Time Machine Quiz: 1986Daniel Nass • May 3, 2017On Tuesday night, Bill DeVille hosted a Time Machine all about music from the year 1986. Now take the quiz: Listen to the mashup of five songs from the show, and see if you can identify them.
Happy Suicide Commandos Day (and weekend) in Minneapolis and St. PaulJackie Renzetti • May 3, 2017It’s official: Friday, May 5 is Suicide Commandos Day in both Minneapolis and St. Paul. “The Suicide Commandos carved a path where there was none before,” writes Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges in her proclamation, which may be the city’s first official mayoral proclamation to cite the Sex Pistols. “The Suicide Commandos helped shape a rock…
The Current's Guitar Collection: Ron Gallo, Fender JaguarLuke Taylor • May 3, 2017Ron Gallo says he was looking for a Fender Jaguar for a long time, and when he finally found one, he felt right at home. ' For me, it's all about the noise that you can pull out of it,' Gallo says. Read more about Ron Gallo's Fender Jaguar.
Coffee Break: Debut/side one/track oneAnna Reed • May 3, 2017For this morning's Vinyl Tap pick, we played Van Halen's "Runnin' With The Devil", the first song on the first side of the band's first album. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what great debut album side one/track ones do you want to hear?
Rock and Roll Book Club: Cyn Collins's 'Complicated Fun'Jay Gabler • May 3, 2017Cyn Collins's 'Complicated Fun' is an oral history of Minneapolis indie rock from 1974 to 1984, with testimonials from artists like Curtiss A, Chan Poling, and Dave Pirner.
Today in Music History: Remembering James Brown on his birthday May 3, 2017Oasis got dissed by a bank; Metallica sent hate mail to Napster; the Godfather of Soul was born; and The Hollies recorded 'Carrie Anne', Today in Music History.
Giveaway: Meet Chance the Rapper before his show at the Xcel Energy Center May 3, 2017What would you say if you could meet Chance the Rapper? Tough to think of on the spot, isn't it? Well, you better start planning your words wisely, you might get a shot.
Music News: Minnesota Twins to host Prince Night on June 16Jay Gabler • May 2, 2017Today's top music news stories include a Prince Night at Target Field, a super-deluxe edition of Beyonce's 'Lemonade,' and the biggest sellers of this year's Record Store Day.