Tag: music
group name: mnlife
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May 01, 2007 09:18 AM EDT --
Hey, you, yeah you. Don't just listen to The Current...you're the DJ today. The Radio Free Current action runs from 09:00 a.m. CT to 11:00 p.m. CT and this is our space to talk about it...
The . . .
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July 06, 2007 11:17 AM EDT --
Not only is Prince going to hit Macy's and the Target Center on the magical date of 07/07/07 but...he'll be at First Avenue? Hot off his official site 3121.com:
Return 2 First Avenue: PRINCE . . .
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July 03, 2008 10:13 PM EDT --
It was a gift... unexpected... and unaware you needed it until it was there.
The best kind of gift.
Lunchtime in downtown StP. The tension of a work morning at a terminal . . .
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May 11, 2009 02:17 AM EDT --
How do you complete your list of to-do's without feeling drained out? Why not create the perfect playlist to motivate you?
Copy all of the text in this post and create a . . .
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July 17, 2008 11:01 AM EDT --
Hello all, I hope you enjoyed Songs from Scratch Vol. 2 . I'm still catching up on all the songs!
But here is the list of songs from folks that participated:
No Place Like Home - Annie . . .
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September 07, 2007 09:21 AM EDT --
Test yourself and get schooled! From The Current:
Class is in session! Every day through Sept. 30 you can test your knowledge with a bit of musical trivia. Each correct answer enters you into a drawing . . .
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June 30, 2008 10:29 PM EDT --
Tell me if you uber-amateur musicians have this experience.
I pick up the old axe (well, it's a cheap Fender acoustic so maybe axe isn't the right word)... maybe pocket knife.
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May 05, 2009 09:01 AM EDT --
I noted that MPR classical host Alison Young is taking song dedications for her Mother's Day shift, and although I plan to fire it up when we host our folks... I kind of thought an open discussion . . .
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August 06, 2007 02:58 PM EDT --
What do you have planned for 2007's National Night Out? Got any good games planned? Have some winning recipes at your fingertips?
My neighborhood didn't convene, so I think I'll have to whip . . .
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November 14, 2009 03:02 AM EST --
This freewrite is one that I thought about while driving my car so it's not as pure a freewrite as I prefer. Also, I had to look at the map while *not* driving in order to write this piece. . . .
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July 31, 2007 09:03 AM EDT --
Late last night I caught myself humming/thinking through Beth Orton's "Stolen Car" (from her 1999 release, Central Reservation) and thought, "Man, I wish I could have written that song." . . .
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April 04, 2008 01:22 AM EDT --
March 28, 2008 brought rock and roll author Greil Marcus and his favorite band, The Mekons, to the Fitzgerald theater in tropical St. Paul, MN for another installment of the Current Fakebook.
Greil . . .
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May 29, 2007 04:01 PM EDT --
Tonight, for those of you within driving distance of Minneapolis, I will be playing one short set at a fundraiser for Coffee House Press. This is a big deal, because the last time I played outside . . .
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July 27, 2007 05:30 PM EDT --
I live near (not-even-big-enough-to-be-called-a-village) Mahtowa MN. The "village" consists of a few homes, 2 churches (one Lutheran and the other a Covenant that rumor says was . . .
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May 28, 2007 02:14 PM EDT --
Let's see a huge compilation of groups we loved in the 90's whether they started up then or started earlier in life.
Here's mine: Poison
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March 03, 2007 02:51 AM EST --
I was inspired to write this after having listened to "The World" on NPR. They usually feature a musical group and after listening for a few years I found that none of it interested me . . .
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May 19, 2006 11:21 AM EDT --
It's a big live-music weekend, and I've been thinking. Where do you go for information on seeing live bands?
Minnesota Public Radio has an events calendar that lists many shows--definitely a . . .
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October 10, 2006 03:34 PM EDT --
As heard on Minnesota Public Radio's Morning Edition Will they, will they, rock you?:
With a classic arena song now banned, sports teams look for the next generation of jock jams. MPR's Cathy . . .
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February 05, 2007 06:23 PM EST --
So, what did you think of Prince's half-time show?
I respect Prince as a musician and showman, but don't really count him among my favorite artists. Nonetheless, I can't say I've . . .
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June 30, 2007 09:02 AM EDT --
Freedom Show
Beautiful Lenox, Berkshire town
Early summer air ringing freedom
Even lines of cars and a crowded field
Don't disturb the peace of excited expectation
Faces . . .
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