Email Author Peter S. Scholtes

2005 Stories by Peter S. Scholtes

• Contact High

  published December 21, 2005

  He's collaborated with Lil Jon. He's opened for Young Jeezy. He's worked at the same record store for eight years. For North Side rapper Contac,... More >>

• In Da Club: First Avenue's 35th Anniversary Party

  published December 21, 2005

  A birthday bash exposes our highly incestuous scene. More >>

• Local Music Yearbook '05

  published December 14, 2005

  Rappers were hot. Smokers were cold. Rockers were on Myspace. And sometime after the last Katrina benefit, we wrote it all down for you. More >>

• Madonna: Confessions on a Dance Floor

  published December 7, 2005

  Madonna Confessions on a Dance Floor Warner Bros. A confession of my own: 1994's "Secret" was the... More >>

• Here Comes a Regular

  published November 9, 2005

  Slug and Ant bring Atmosphere back home. More >>

• Welcome to the Superdome

  published November 2, 2005

  How Hurricane Katrina made Public Enemy relevant again. More >>

• Viewmaster

  published October 26, 2005

  Let me dance next to your fire: Samba Mapangala (in ball cap) and band at the Blue Nile More >>

• In Da Club: Freestyle Fridays at Digital City Music

  published October 26, 2005

  Teens and pre-teens rap for prize money, endure Pikachu comparisons. More >>

• Don't Cry For Me, Argentina

  published October 19, 2005

  Rapping with TV star-turned-underground musician Juana Molina. More >>

• Lady Speaks the Blues

  published October 5, 2005

  Getting by with local spoken-word and hip-hop queen Desdamona. More >>

• Ray of Light

  published September 28, 2005

  Bob Mould shines as DJ, returns to live rock, blogs about it. More >>

• The Minnesota Music Awards at First Avenue

  published September 28, 2005

  Rocking, boozing, and snoozing at the Minnesota Music Awards. More >>

• Give Me the B-Boys and Free My Soul

  published August 31, 2005

  20 weird moments from the Twin Cities Celebration of Hip Hop. More >>

• Viewmaster

  published August 24, 2005

  This bracelet gets you in the anti-grav room! More >>

• The Jack Brass Band at the Cabooze

  published August 17, 2005

  Local brass band gets Midwesterners to forget what it means to miss New Orleans. More >>

• Your Bad Self

  published August 3, 2005

  Micranots rapper I Self Devine finds clarity in 'Self Destruction.' More >>

• Devils In The Outfield

  published July 27, 2005

  Everyone plays in Richard Linklater's 'Bad News Bears.' More >>

• In Da Club: Rhymesayers at First Avenue

  published July 27, 2005

  Slug, P.O.S., Eyedea and Abilities, MF Doom, and others celebrate ten years of Rhymesayers. More >>

• Rize Above

  published July 6, 2005

  David LaChapelle captures South Central L.A.'s clown-dance craze. More >>

• Sims: Lights Out Paris

  published June 22, 2005

  Sims Lights Out Paris Doomtree More >>

• We Got Us

  published May 18, 2005

  They write their own songs. They play their own instruments. For 19 years, they've stuck together. The rise and fall -- and rise -- of St. Paul's... More >>

• Here Comes The Sun King

  published April 6, 2005

  Sunny Adé talks about war, Nigeria, and good juju. More >>

• The Midnight Evils: Breakin' It Down

  published March 23, 2005

  The Midnight Evils Breakin' It Down Estrus Records   The Midnight Evil's self-titled... More >>

• Varsity Cheer

  published March 9, 2005

  How vaudeville, motion pictures, and hip hop came to Dinkytown through one controversial theater--now reopened with beds for seats! More >>

• The Revolution Starts... Right After the Drinks

  published February 23, 2005

  Complaints, explanations, and bar chat with Doomtree rappers Cecil Otter and Dessa. More >>