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Burlington Liar's Club names psychic girlfriend lie its 2010 champ

livinginmonroviaDavid Milz never saw it coming​We like to keep track of all the true weirdness in Wisconsin, but the Burlington Liar's Club has the market cornered on fibs. This year, its judges had to comb through lies submitted by more than 500 entrants to name its annual World Champion Lia ... More >>

Tricky returns to the Twin Cities December 14

Photo by Tony NelsonTricky at the Fine Line, 2009​2010 has been a big year for mid-'90s revivalism. Pavement reunited and toured the country. Liz Phair played her 1993 breakout album from start to finish. Bone Thugs are back. Superchunk put out a new album. All things considered, aren't we about d ... More >>

Yeti Records' co-owner and Gayngs member Jake Luck talks about his new venture

photo by: Stacy Schwartz​The Cities certainly have no lack of amazing record stores -- the Electric Fetus and Hymie's were recently included in Rolling Stone's top 25 -- and no scarcity of music fans either. There's plenty of love (and a slightly less plentiful amount of money) to go around we thi ... More >>

Tom Emmer addresses son Tripp's illegal drinking

Tripp Emmer and friends. See the rest of the photos by clicking here​Republican candidate for governor Tom Emmer admitted today that his son, Tripp, had been cited for underage drinking in July, and "our family is dealing with our son in this matter." City Pages broke the underage drinking c ... More >>

Brother Ali cancels European gigs after father's death

​Brother Ali is in our thoughts today, as the Rhymesayers artist tweeted that he was forced to cancel the remainder of his UK dates because of a death in his family. "This weeks shows in London, Bristol and Brighton are canceled. My dad died and I need to fly home for his funeral," Brother Ali wro ... More >>

Sage Francis, the Fleshtones, and more

​Brother Ali is in our thoughts today, as the Rhymesayers artist tweeted that he was forced to cancel the remainder of his UK dates because of a death in his family. "This weeks shows in London, Bristol and Brighton are canceled. My dad died and I need to fly home for his funeral," Brother Ali wro ... More >>

Buzzcocks

​Brother Ali is in our thoughts today, as the Rhymesayers artist tweeted that he was forced to cancel the remainder of his UK dates because of a death in his family. "This weeks shows in London, Bristol and Brighton are canceled. My dad died and I need to fly home for his funeral," Brother Ali wro ... More >>

Mountain Goats work the crowd at the Cedar

The Mountain Goats played a double encore in a near-two hour visit to the Cedar Saturday night.

An Education and star Carey Mulligan get good marks

Sundance hit is classily directed nostalgia trip

Tricky talks about becoming a stranger in a strange land

Trip-hop icon releases Knowle West Boy with no place to call home

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

Black bunny habit

3/8: Morning Communique

We Could Be Heroes

Comic artists Gene Ha and Zander Cannon create a universe where everyone has higher powers

Broadcast: Extended Play Two, Movietone: The Blossom Filled Streets

Comic artists Gene Ha and Zander Cannon create a universe where everyone has higher powers

Rumble in the Jungle

Krust's ponderous vocalist talks him into a corner; Aphrodite gets down to drum 'n' basics

Lord of the Dance

Rock crit Simon Reynolds writes the first comprehensive account of the rave revolution

The Game of Eightball

Rock crit Simon Reynolds writes the first comprehensive account of the rave revolution

When the Tingle Becomes a Chill

"Okay Tricky baby. Gimme postapocalyptic. C'mon, pout for me baby. Pout! Beautiful.": U.K. hip hop's prophet of gloom returns with Angels With Dirty Faces.

Dusty Springfield / Portishead

"Okay Tricky baby. Gimme postapocalyptic. C'mon, pout for me baby. Pout! Beautiful.": U.K. hip hop's prophet of gloom returns with Angels With Dirty Faces.

Pure Pop For Now People

New LPs from Everything But The Girl and Tricky use club music as means to very different end

New technology is changing the way we hear music

New LPs from Everything But The Girl and Tricky use club music as means to very different end