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Coffee Break: the mullets of rock

Trevor Lynch of Brigitte Calls Me Baby playing at Surly Brewing Company on Thursday, July 13, 2023, as part of The Current's Happy Hour Series.
Trevor Lynch of Brigitte Calls Me Baby playing at Surly Brewing Company on Thursday, July 13, 2023, as part of The Current's Happy Hour Series.Sara Fish

by Jill Riley

March 13, 2024

Last weekend, downtown St. Paul was awash in high school students and parents attending the Minnesota State High School League boys hockey tournament at the Xcel Energy Center. Something those attending the event in person don’t get to see, at least up close, is the part where they put all the kids on local television during each player’s on-ice introduction at the start of the tournament. Over the years, a number of students have become pretty savvy about this media opportunity by growing out a special coif just for the occasion. The result is a delightfully doofy parade of goofy hairstyles, and Pulltab Sports’ John King has excelled at compiling the best ‘dos into a yearly anthology called the Minnesota State High School All Hockey Hair Team.

This year, King drew a Venn diagram showing the intersection between the High School All Hockey Hair Team and the mullets of country music. It’s a fair point, but country music isn’t the only domain for “business in the front, party in the back.” The mullet has similarly found its way into rock and indie, and we want to celebrate those famous mullets on this side of the charts.

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that were recorded by artists with amazing mullets?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played
Suzi Quatro – Devil Gate Drive
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – Bad Reputation
David Bowie – The Jean Genie
Courtney Barnett – Pickles From The Jar
Amyl and the Sniffers – Got You
Paul McCartney and Wings – Let Me Roll It
Durry – Who's Laughing Now
Brandi Carlile – You and Me On The Rock feat. Lucius (bonus)