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Hip-Hop Valentines: The 14 most romantic rap songs

​Valentines Day is here and you need some help to win over the heart of that sexy B-girl or B-boy?We know hip-hop doesn't have the best history romancing the opposite sex, "bitches better having my money" and "skeeting on walls" doesn't really set the mood.But don't worry, we have you covered. So ... More >>

50 cool facts about the Minnesota music scene

Here's a not-so-secret fact about Minnesota music: People love to talk about how much they love the scene here. Musicians from both out-of-state and the Twin Cities have gone out of their way to pen odes to our town and its vibrant community, from Atmosphere to Lucinda Williams Tom Waits to Mark Ma ... More >>

James 'Jimmy Jam' Harris turns 52 today

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis​Happy 52nd birthday to one of the true luminaries of the Minneapolis music scene, James "Jimmy Jam" Harris. He, along with his high-school friend Terry Lewis, helped shape the sound of the Twin Cities (and beyond) throughout the '80s and into today, producing numerous hi ... More >>

Minnesota Zoo unveils full summer 2011 concert schedule

​Now that we've all exhausted ourselves coming up with jokes about getting to see the Monkees at the Zoo this summer (July 1 and 2!), the Music in the Zoo series' organizers have revealed a full run of nearly 30 dates at the Minnesota Zoo's Weesner Amphitheater.

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​Now that we've all exhausted ourselves coming up with jokes about getting to see the Monkees at the Zoo this summer (July 1 and 2!), the Music in the Zoo series' organizers have revealed a full run of nearly 30 dates at the Minnesota Zoo's Weesner Amphitheater.

Minnesota State Fair for cheap: Freeloader bonus

Image courtesy of the Minnesota State Fair​So, you paid the $8 to $11 entrance fee, and you saved money busing in rather than parking in a lot, but you're still worried about spending too much because you are on a fixed budget this year. No worries. There's plenty to do at the fair for little o ... More >>

Trip-hop icon Tricky coming to the Fine Line ( 10 great tracks)

Over the Weekend: July 25-27, 2008

His Own Private Biopic

Gus Van Sant shuffles past his subject's greatest hits

Nevermind The Narrative

'Last Days' wanders the woods of grunge

Cannes's Killer Movies

Competition was brutal at the world's most cutthroat film festival

The Soviettes: LP II

Competition was brutal at the world's most cutthroat film festival

Show of Force

In the campaign to bolster troop morale, the military deploys a tactical weapon: The songs of Saturday Night Fever

The Last Unicorn

Sean Na Na blows his own horn with dark, potent pop and not-so-ridiculous R&B

Year of the White Male

In 1999, cock rock and teenybop ruled the roost

He Made Us Say Ugh

In 1999, cock rock and teenybop ruled the roost

Living the Live, Plugging the Unplugged

In 1999, cock rock and teenybop ruled the roost

Janetalia

After a decade of Paramilitary Pep and Kink Lite, Janet Jackson tries on the costume of the Boudoir Belletrist on her new album, The Velvet Rope.