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Legs McNeil on Joey Ramone, punk in 2012, and not trusting music critics

Legs McNeil is a legendary rock music historian, author and journalist. He co-founded and wrote for Punk Magazine back in the mid-'70s, is a former senior editor for Spin, and founder/editor of Nerve magazine in 1992. He is renowned as co-author of Please Kill Me: the Uncensored Oral History of Pu ... More >>

Grand Old Day 2012: Solid Gold, the Soviettes, and hot dog eating contest

Billing itself as the largest one-day festival in the Midwest, St. Paul's Grand Old Day is once again set to put plenty of smiles on the faces of Twin Cities music fans this summer, as 16 local bands will perform on six separate stages on Sunday, June 3 from noon until 5 p.m. This year also feat ... More >>

Five favorite restaurants worth the drive

One of our favorite road trip destinations.​The Hot Dish has been itching for a road trip lately. But unlike the guy who drove 500 miles to eat at Chipotle, we're seeking true destination dining. Last year, the estimable Bayport BBQ took home our Best Restaurant Worth the Drive honors, but t ... More >>

Where Records Go To Die

Scavenging used albums and mutilating forgotten vinyl with avant-turntablist Christian Marclay

Taking Care of Business

Faux Jean applies for the job of Best Band in the World

Gag Reflex

Two new live albums from the Drive-By Truckers and Neil Young dare you to laugh with them--and at them

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