MusicheadsMusicheads Essentials: Prince - Dirty MindJim McGuinn • Oct 8, 2018With 'Dirty Mind,' released on October 8, 1980, Prince jumped to the head of the class, laying the sonic blueprint that would help define the music of the '80s and beyond.
News and InterviewsMusicheads Essentials: Morris Hayes on 'Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic'Sean McPherson • Sep 14, 2018Morris Hayes has it all: candor, a sense of humor, and musical chops that earned him the title of keyboardist, then musical director in Prince's band. He sat down with Purple Current host Sean McPherson for a marathon interview about Prince albums from 1995-2010, plus miscellaneous other stories he remembered as they went. Due to overwhelming demand, we're publishing the full interview album by album.
MusicheadsMusicheads Essentials: Prince - MusicologyLeah Garaas • Apr 20, 2018In his first of three albums put out in 2004, Prince struck a chord with 'Musicology.'
MusicheadsMusicheads Essentials Artist: A Tribe Called QuestSean McPherson • May 18, 2017A Tribe Called Quest are important because they changed the path of hip hop twice in a matter of three LPs.
Musicheads893 Essential Artists: Musicheads EssentialsDerrick Stevens • May 18, 2017From among the 893 Essential Artists, we've selected 45 artists to spotlight and to go a little deeper with Musicheads Essential features.
MusicheadsMusicheads Essential Album: Miles Davis, 'Kind of Blue'Sean McPherson • May 14, 2016When ‘Kind of Blue’ came out in August of 1959, it turned the music world on its head.
MusicheadsListen to Musicheads Essentials from #893albums May 14, 2016During the 893 Essential Albums countdown, the music was interspersed with Musicheads Essentials features, produced by The Current's Derrick Stevens. Listen to 30 of those features using this Musicheads Essentials playlist.
MusicheadsMusicheads Essential Artists: Beastie BoysSean McPherson • May 21, 2015Each day during Minnesota Public Radio's Spring Member Drive, The Current will highlight a different artist who has made a significant contribution to the music world and a lasting impression on the music we listen to today. We call them Musicheads Essential Artists, and today we're highlighting Beastie Boys.
MusicheadsMusicheads Essential Artists: The Velvet UndergroundJade • May 20, 2015Each day during Minnesota Public Radio's Spring Member Drive, The Current will highlight a different artist who has made a significant contribution to the music world and a lasting impression on the music we listen to today. We call them Musicheads Essential Artists, and today we're highlighting the Velvet Undergroud.
MusicheadsMusicheads Essential Artist: Patsy Cline May 19, 2015March is Women's History Month. To celebrate, each weekday this month we'll be spotlighting a different artist with special coverage on air and online. For Monday, March 9, we're shining a light on Patsy Cline.