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April 11, 2012
SoundTown 2012 lineup: Jane's Addiction, Florence the Machine, & more
Related:Lollapalooza 2012 lineup announcedRiver's Edge Music Festival 2012 at Harriet Island lineupOn the same day Lollapalooza unveiled its extensive slate, we get the details on the SoundTown Music and Camping Festival as well. The yearly fest in Somerset, Wisconsin, brings Jane's Addiction, Flore ... More >>
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February 22, 2012
Get Cryphy celebrates 4 years of hard bangers and packed dance floors
Sometimes being fashionably late can totally backfire. It was a typical Friday night in downtown Minneapolis. The line to First Avenue's Record Room was already flirting with 7th Street in length, and the party was already rocking inside. The music was pumping so hard the stars were about to jum ... More >>
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January 10, 2012
Brother Ali drops new track, "Sweet (Potato Pie)," over Common's beats
Brother Ali sure is keeping busy until his new record, Mourning In America And Dreaming In Color, comes out later this year. The feisty MC gets a bit jocular on this new track, "Sweet (Potato Pie)," dropping in over the top of Common's booming instrumental, "Sweet," with some culinary-themed r ... More >>
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May 17, 2011
Jon Stewart dominates O'Reilly in debate over Common's White House appearance
Jon Stewart says to himself: "Wow."This past week, the White House "came under fire" - another word for the national conversation being dominated by our very loud conservative media, led by the Fox News machine - for inviting the world's least-controversial (oftentimes boring!) rapper, Common, to ... More >>
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January 24, 2011
The Current's 6th Birthday Party at First Avenue, 01/21/11
Photos by Stacy SchwartzThe Current's Jim McGuinn with Mayor RT RybakThe Current's 6th Birthday Party (Featuring Free Energy, Brother Ali, Jeremy Messersmith, Roma di Luna, and Trampled By Turtles)January 21, 2011First AvenueThe Current has had such an impact on the local music scene in its six s ... More >>
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December 27, 2010
Teena Marie passes away at 54
The holiday weekend wound down on a sad note with news that R&B icon Teena Marie passed away in her sleep yesterday at her home in Pasedena. Marie, born Mary Christine Brockert and known to some by her nickname Lady T, was 54 years old and was still actively performing in Las Vegas. She had j ... More >>
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April 14, 2010
Gil Scott-Heron
The holiday weekend wound down on a sad note with news that R&B icon Teena Marie passed away in her sleep yesterday at her home in Pasedena. Marie, born Mary Christine Brockert and known to some by her nickname Lady T, was 54 years old and was still actively performing in Las Vegas. She had j ... More >>
Music
March 24, 2010
Bone Thugs, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and more
The holiday weekend wound down on a sad note with news that R&B icon Teena Marie passed away in her sleep yesterday at her home in Pasedena. Marie, born Mary Christine Brockert and known to some by her nickname Lady T, was 54 years old and was still actively performing in Las Vegas. She had j ... More >>
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March 24, 2010
Gil Scott-Heron
The holiday weekend wound down on a sad note with news that R&B icon Teena Marie passed away in her sleep yesterday at her home in Pasedena. Marie, born Mary Christine Brockert and known to some by her nickname Lady T, was 54 years old and was still actively performing in Las Vegas. She had j ... More >>
Music
October 7, 2009
The Songs We Can't Escape
The holiday weekend wound down on a sad note with news that R&B icon Teena Marie passed away in her sleep yesterday at her home in Pasedena. Marie, born Mary Christine Brockert and known to some by her nickname Lady T, was 54 years old and was still actively performing in Las Vegas. She had j ... More >>
Blogs
August 27, 2009
5 Questions with famous hip-hop photographer Lauri Lyons
She's photographed everyone from Common to Jam Master Jay and worked as a photo editor at the Source. And she's got Minneapolis ties.
Calendar
June 24, 2009
Karriem Riggins Experience
She's photographed everyone from Common to Jam Master Jay and worked as a photo editor at the Source. And she's got Minneapolis ties.
Music
June 24, 2009
CRITICS' PICKS
Shellac, Rancid, Digitata, and more
Calendar
March 4, 2009
Busta Rhymes
Shellac, Rancid, Digitata, and more
Music
September 3, 2008
Twin Cities musicians kick off a week of RNC protests
With the convention days away, the Turf Club rocks for change
Music
August 27, 2008
Musicians sound off at the convention
As the RNC descends, local and national musicians arise
Music
August 20, 2008
The Songs We Can't Escape
As the RNC descends, local and national musicians arise
Arts
February 20, 2008
Dino-Mite!
A roaring good video game tops this week's pop culture picks
Calendar
September 19, 2007
Common
A roaring good video game tops this week's pop culture picks
Music
September 5, 2007
5ingles
The Songs We Can�t Escape
Unknown
June 20, 2007
Concert Highlights for the Week of June 20-26
The Songs We Can�t Escape
Music
January 24, 2007
Various artists: The Mixed Up Tape, Vol. 1
The Songs We Can�t Escape
Music
August 30, 2006
J Dilla: The Shining, Donuts
The Songs We Can�t Escape
News
December 14, 2005
Twenty Damn Records That Can Make You... Break Down and Cryyyyy. Or Dance or whatever.
One man's journey through 2005's best recorded music
Blogs
August 3, 2005
Remember your troubles
One man's journey through 2005's best recorded music
Music
August 3, 2005
Your Bad Self
Micranots rapper I Self Devine finds clarity in 'Self Destruction'
Music
July 27, 2005
Rare
Common's 'Be' dreams a new vision for hip hop, begs us to become
News
March 2, 2005
A Real Rock 'n' Roll Radio Station... for Your Pledge of Just $10 a Month?
Paul Demko, Diablo Cody, and Dylan Hicks offer three takes on MPR's new baby
Blogs
October 14, 2004
De La Soul: Our Crew Could Be Your Life
Paul Demko, Diablo Cody, and Dylan Hicks offer three takes on MPR's new baby
Music
February 25, 2004
Kanye West: College Dropout
Paul Demko, Diablo Cody, and Dylan Hicks offer three takes on MPR's new baby
Music
March 13, 2002
Heiruspecs: Small Steps
Paul Demko, Diablo Cody, and Dylan Hicks offer three takes on MPR's new baby
Arts
January 2, 2002
The Year in Music
The Sound of Music, 2001: Our Favorite Things
Music
November 28, 2001
Sub Pop
Anti-Pop Consortium Return Hip Hop to the Art of the Rhyme
Music
February 21, 2001
What It Is
Atmosphere makes a hip-hop album for people who don't like hip hop
Music
October 25, 2000
The Collective Conscious
Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek gather everyone from Nelson Mandela to Rick James under the hip-hop tent
Music
October 25, 2000
Walk, Don't Run
The oldest crew out of Minneapolis drops the boldest, most self-possessed hip-hop album of the year
Music
August 23, 2000
3 Feet Underground
De La Soul rise from the dead yet again to rally all hip hop's oddballs and misfits
Music
August 2, 2000
Funk Is Instrumental
The teenage Heiruspecs put live horns and guitars back into hip hop
News
July 5, 2000
Rhyme out of joint
Rising rap star Slug is a master at putting words in order. Now why won't his life fall into place?
Music
March 8, 2000
Femi Kuti: Shoki Shoki
Rising rap star Slug is a master at putting words in order. Now why won't his life fall into place?
Arts
January 5, 2000
Rap Up
Will 2000 be the year Minnesota hip hop broke?
Music
August 11, 1999
Independents' Day
Hip hop's next generation searches for a new label
Music
March 10, 1999
Deeper Roots
Underappreciated hip hoppers the Roots put their sound together on the new album Things Fall Apart
Music
June 17, 1998
Various Artists: Lyricist Lounge: Volume One
Underappreciated hip hoppers the Roots put their sound together on the new album Things Fall Apart
News
January 28, 1998
Where's Walden
Terri Sutton scours the concrete for something wild.
News
January 21, 1998
A Whiter Shade of Gray
Terri Sutton scours the concrete for something wild.
Music
October 15, 1997
Common: One Day It'll All Make Sense
Terri Sutton scours the concrete for something wild.

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