January 31, 2022Hear groundbreaking songs from Black musicians and learn more about their place in history all month long Save This Story
Celebrate Black History Month 2022 with The Current Jan 31, 2022Hear groundbreaking songs from Black musicians and learn more about their place in history all month long
Rihanna is pregnant, and the internet is understandably abuzzRachel Treisman • Jan 31, 2022Global superstar and savy entrepreneur Rihanna is expecting her first child, with rapper A$AP Rocky. She debuted her baby bump during a photoshoot in New York City.
Bands that stinkAnna Weggel and Jill Riley • Jan 31, 2022Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd (PiL) was born on this day in 1956, making him 66 today. In honor of this “Rotten” fellow, for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what other bands can you think of that “stink”?
Album of the Week: Mitski, 'Laurel Hell'Jade • Jan 31, 2022The dreary banality of life is a shimmery, discordant rock opera in Mitski’s delicate hands
The Low End TheorySean McPherson • Jan 29, 2022This week on Radio Free Current, in honor of the birthdate of legendary Motown bassist James Jamerson, we are celebrating the great bass players of the world. Request your favorite bassists and basslines.
Joni Mitchell joins Neil Young in protest against SpotifyHazel Cills • Jan 29, 2022The singer-songwriter is the first high-profile musician to join Young's protest against the streaming service over its hosting of Joe Rogan's podcast.
A City of Lakes Loppet playlistYoua Vang • Jan 28, 2022Three City of Lakes Loppet luminaries - R.T. Rybak, Ray Aponte, and Carla Pardue - pick songs to rock your earbuds as you walk, ski, or snowshoe through Minneapolis.
Lifetime and A&E's Janet Jackson docuseries promises more than it deliversEric Deggans • Jan 28, 2022The famously private music legend has the opportunity to open up in a two-part docuseries. But the show leaves many stories left untold.
Meet Good Morning Bedlam, a folk band with pop spiritJay Gabler • Jan 28, 2022In a biweekly series of features, we’re inviting Minnesota artists to introduce themselves to our audience. Today: Good Morning Bedlam, a ‘pop band pretending to be a string band.’
Tear-jerkersAnna Weggel and Jill Riley • Jan 28, 2022For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what tear-jerkers do you want to hear?