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May 04, 2017

Portugal. The Man takes the #1 spot on The Current Chart knocking last week's winners, Spoon, to #3.

Portugal. The Man tops the Chart

Portugal. The Man tops the Chart

David Safar • May 4, 2017

Portugal. 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 California

Music News: Legal Eagles ready a suit for the Hotel California

Jay Gabler • May 3, 2017

Today'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: 1986

Take The Current's Time Machine Quiz: 1986

Daniel Nass • May 3, 2017

On 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. Paul

Happy Suicide Commandos Day (and weekend) in Minneapolis and St. Paul

Jackie Renzetti • May 3, 2017

It’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 Jaguar

The Current's Guitar Collection: Ron Gallo, Fender Jaguar

Luke Taylor • May 3, 2017

Ron 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 one

Coffee Break: Debut/side one/track one

Anna Reed • May 3, 2017

For 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'

Rock and Roll Book Club: Cyn Collins's 'Complicated Fun'

Jay Gabler • May 3, 2017

Cyn 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

Today in Music History: Remembering James Brown on his birthday

May 3, 2017

Oasis 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

Giveaway: Meet Chance the Rapper before his show at the Xcel Energy Center

May 3, 2017

What 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 16

Music News: Minnesota Twins to host Prince Night on June 16

Jay Gabler • May 2, 2017

Today'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.

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