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February 04, 2021

Billie Eilish drops to #11 reaching Hall of Fame status with "Therefore I Am," along with The Strokes and Jade Bird hitting the ten week mark.

The Chart Show: Eilish and Strokes hit Hall of Fame

The Chart Show: Eilish and Strokes hit Hall of Fame

Feb 4, 2021

Billie Eilish drops to #11 reaching Hall of Fame status with "Therefore I Am," along with The Strokes and Jade Bird hitting the ten week mark.

Listen to Looch: spending quality time with John Lurie

Listen to Looch: spending quality time with John Lurie

Mary Lucia • Feb 3, 2021

Mary Lucia has a two-fer for you, thanks to musician, actor, painter and all-around interesting person John Lurie. HBO recently launched the series, 'Painting with John.' It welcomes comparisons to Lurie's earlier series, 'Fishing with John.'

Playlist: Meet Zeke

Playlist: Meet Zeke

Feb 3, 2021

Zeke is one of The Current's new hosts! If he could book a festival this year, he'd invite the artists on this playlist.

Coffee Break: '80s hip hop

Coffee Break: '80s hip hop

Jill Riley and Anna Weggel • Feb 3, 2021

Our Black History Month Musicheads Essential Artist of the day is Public Enemy. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what '80s hip hop do you want to hear?

Ringo Starr on how he made his new EP 'Zoom In' with a little help from his friends

Ringo Starr on how he made his new EP 'Zoom In' with a little help from his friends

Jill Riley • Feb 3, 2021

Ringo Starr has a new all-star single and a book about his All Starr Band - with an EP on the way. He told Jill Riley how the music came together in a warm, 'loose' spirit.

Playlist: Meet Maddie

Playlist: Meet Maddie

Feb 2, 2021

Maddie is one of our new hosts at The Current, and we're so glad to have her. Enjoy this sampler of Maddie's favorite tracks!

Coffee Break: 6 more weeks of winter

Coffee Break: 6 more weeks of winter

Anna Weggel and Jill Riley • Feb 2, 2021

Punxsutawney Phil brought some bad news today for those who long for warm, summer days. He saw his shadow as he emerged from his burrow in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, thus predicting six more weeks of winter. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what winter songs do you want to hear?

‘We need help’: Minnesota should step in to supplement federal grants, music venues say

‘We need help’: Minnesota should step in to supplement federal grants, music venues say

Darby Ottoson • Feb 2, 2021

The music industry let out a sigh of relief when the Shuttered Venue Operators grant program (f.k.a. Save Our Stages Act) passed in December after months of nationwide grassroots activism. Included in the latest federal COVID-19 relief package, the program will bring $15 billion in grants to live entertainment venues and promoters who saw a…

Double K, People Under The Stairs rapper and producer, dies at 43

Double K, People Under The Stairs rapper and producer, dies at 43

Lars Gotrich • Feb 1, 2021

Michael Turner -- better known as Double K, rapper and producer in the Los Angeles duo People Under The Stairs -- died Jan. 30 of unspecified causes. He was 43. A friend, DJ Mark Luv, shared the news via Instagram, writing that Turner "passed away peacefully." An examination by the LA County Medical Examiner-Coroner has yet to be performed.

Coffee Break: Motown for Marvin

Coffee Break: Motown for Marvin

Jill Riley and Anna Weggel • Feb 1, 2021

Today marks the start of Black History Month and our Musicheads Essential Artist of the day is the legendary Marvin Gaye.

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