Brother Ali's second full album The Undisputed Truth will be released in April, 2007. The Minneapolis rapper has been through some hard times in the past few years. He and his wife split. They fought over their son. Ali was homeless for a spell.
(03/15/2007)
Mark Ramos-Nishita performs under the moniker Money Mark. He has a career that any musician would envy. He tours with the Beastie Boys as a keyboardist, writes music for films, collaborates with the likes of Yoko One and Beck, and fronts his own projects.
(03/15/2007)
The Ditty Bops are a band from Los Angeles with their hearts in the past. They play a blend of gypsy jazz, bluegrass, folk and a little bit of the great American musical.
(03/09/2007)
Richard Buckner isn't afraid to take things into his own hands, whether it's songwriting or show security.
(02/28/2007)
Writer and cultural critic Chuck Klosterman dropped by The Current studios to talk to Mary Lucia about Britney Spears and how Nickelback is the new Soundgarden.
(02/23/2007)
The sound of Sparklehorse has been described as atmospheric, ballad-driven, and sometimes a little surreal. However, when it comes to writing a straight-forward pop song, Mark Linkous - the driving force behind Sparklehorse - feels he has to try a lot harder to make it sound interesting.
(02/20/2007)
Twin Cities musician Venus offers insight on everything from pet cats to ruling the world.
(01/26/2007)
Writer Diablo Cody joins DJ Mary Lucia for a chat about Chihuahuas, David Letterman and selling her screenplay - the first one she ever wrote.
(01/26/2007)
It's hard to peg Vega4's national identity. They formed in London, but actually have no current members from England.
(01/22/2007)
Spencer Wells could possibly have one of the coolest jobs in the world. Or at least the coolest job title: Explorer-in-Residence for National Geographic.
(01/18/2007)
Minneapolis singer-songwriter Jeremy Messersmith claims to be a hermit. Indeed, he's probably not exaggerating; although he moved to Minnesota in 1999, he only made it to the 7th Street Entry for the first time in 2007.
(01/04/2007)
Ol' Yeller plays the kind of music that sounds right at home in the dark confines of the 7th Street Entry or playing from a jukebox in Mattson's native Iron Range in northern Minnesota.
(12/19/2006)
Inara George (Bird) and Greg Kurstin (Bee) do just fine without each other. He's a well-respected and in-demand producer and keyboardist and she's got a solid solo career going. They formed The Bird and the Bee to collaborate on jazzy electropop.
(11/14/2006)
It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to get your start in the music business. Sometimes, all it takes is someone sending your tape without your permission to the right people.
(11/09/2006)
Citizen Cope is both a person (Clarence Greenwood) and a band. Born in Memphis, Greenwood is obviously the leader of the group, as he plays the keyboard, guitar, sings, and acts as a DJ, songwriter, and producer.
(11/01/2006)
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