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February 06, 2020

For a band who have already sold out their Valentines Day show at The Turf, Heart Bones like to skew the romance with "Open Relations" climbing to #17 this week.

The Chart Show: The Songs You Love

The Chart Show: The Songs You Love

Mark Wheat • Feb 6, 2020

For a band who have already sold out their Valentines Day show at The Turf, Heart Bones like to skew the romance with "Open Relations" climbing to #17 this week.

Listen to Christine And The Queens' new single, 'People, I've Been Sad'

Listen to Christine And The Queens' new single, 'People, I've Been Sad'

Cyrena Touros • Feb 5, 2020

Chris catalogs the shades of melancholy in her gooey synth-pop single.

New voices: a vital soundtrack for turbulent times

New voices: a vital soundtrack for turbulent times

Lou Papineau • Feb 5, 2020

Insightful reflections on identity, creativity, and society from younger artists who were among The Current listeners' favorites on the 2019 lists of the Top 89 Songs and Best New Artists. These diverse musicians are providing a vital soundtrack for these turbulent times.

Coffee Break: Bands that are hard to google

Coffee Break: Bands that are hard to google

Anna Weggel • Feb 5, 2020

We're playing a new band called "FEET" and Jill had the great idea to feature bands that would be hard to google for today's 9:30 Coffee Break. What bands do you want to hear that would fit that bill?

Rock and Roll Book Club: Peter Asher's 'Beatles from A to Zed'

Rock and Roll Book Club: Peter Asher's 'Beatles from A to Zed'

Jay Gabler • Feb 5, 2020

There are few Beatles experts better-qualified than Peter Asher, a British Invasion peer who now hosts a radio show dedicated to the band.

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Today in Music History: Remembering Al De Lory

Feb 5, 2020

Black Sabbath began recording 'Master of Reality'; Paul Simon released his first new song without Art Garfunkel, 'Mother and Child Reunion'; The Rolling Stones performed the halftime show of Super Bowl XL in Detroit; and 'Hello, Goodbye' is No. 1, Today in Music History.

Rex Orange County interview with Mac Wilson

Rex Orange County interview with Mac Wilson

Mac Wilson • Feb 4, 2020

Watch video of an interview Mac Wilson had with Alex O'Connor, aka Rex Orange County. O'Connor talks about being on tour, about mental health in the music industry, and about his latest album, 'Pony.'

Poliça bring 'When We Stay Alive' to The Current studio

Poliça bring 'When We Stay Alive' to The Current studio

Iman Jafri and Mark Wheat • Feb 4, 2020

Before going on a tour which will start in England on Feb. 7, Poliça — comprising frontwoman Channy Leaneagh; Chris Bierden on bass and vocals; Drew Christopherson and Ben Ivascu on drums; and producer Ryan Olson — stopped by The Current studio for a session hosted by Mark Wheat.

Coffee Break: Artists with Personas

Coffee Break: Artists with Personas

Jesse Wiza • Feb 4, 2020

It's Alice Cooper's birthday, and today in 1976 David Bowie debuted his persona as The Thin White Duke. So, for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, we'd like to take a moment to celebrate artists with personas.

Today in Music History: Remembering Karen Carpenter

Today in Music History: Remembering Karen Carpenter

Feb 4, 2020

"You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" by The Righteous Brothers was No. 1 in the U.S. and the U.K.; The Rolling Stones released "19th Nervous Breakdown"; The Beatles recorded "Across the Universe" at Abbey Road Studios in London; and Karen Carpenter passed away, Today in Music History.

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