Reed Fischer

Jan 22, 2025 | thecurrent.org | Reed Fischer

Log in to share your opinion with The Current and add it to your profile. Thanks for liking this song! We have added it to a personal playlist for you. In 1981, the British Phonographic Industry issued the now-laughable warning: “Home Taping Is Killing Music.” By early 2005, there was a googolplex of reasons to believe the internet had landed the death blow — at least for folks tracking the bottom line.

Jan 7, 2025 | thecurrent.org | Reed Fischer

In MemoriamLog in to share your opinion with The Current and add it to your profile. Thanks for liking this song! We have added it to a personal playlist for you. “We’ve arrived, where boys run free.” That’s the voice of Blaine John "Beej" Chaney amid the chugging, hypnotic “Music For Boys.” The song is a highlight of 1981’s Credit In Heaven, the second full-length album from Twin Cities rock group the Suburbs. On Sunday, Jan. 5, Chaney died at the age of 68.

Jul 2, 2024 | thecurrent.org | Reed Fischer

In MemoriamLog in to share your opinion with The Current and add it to your profile. Thanks for liking this song! We have added it to a personal playlist for you. Laurie Lindeen, a fixture of the Twin Cities music community, has died. Lindeen was known and loved by many as the singer and guitarist for all-female rock group Zuzu’s Petals. According to multiple reports, she died due to a brain aneurysm on Monday, July 1. She was 62. Lindeen grew up in Madison, Wisconsin.

Jun 10, 2024 | thecurrent.org | Reed Fischer

In MemoriamLog in to share your opinion with The Current and add it to your profile. Thanks for liking this song! We have added it to a personal playlist for you. Efren Luis Maldonado, keyboardist for Minneapolis-based alt-rock acts 12 Rods and Plastik Boxes, has died at the age of 49. According to a funeral notice, Maldonado died unexpectedly on Friday, June 7. No further details about his death were provided.

Dec 13, 2023 | thecurrent.org | Reed Fischer

Top 89Log in to share your opinion with The Current and add it to your profile. Thanks for liking this song! We have added it to a personal playlist for you. The end of the year is upon us, and it's time to reflect on your favorite music of 2023! Here are Reed Fischer's favorite songs of the year. Once you've made your own list, vote in The Current's Top 89 poll by December 18, and we'll count down your Top 89 of 2023 at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31, and at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1.