Britney Spears

Weird Al Yankovic at State Theatre, 5/3/2012

Weird Al YankovicState Theatre, MinneapolisThursday, May 3, 2012Can anyone make the accordion look sexy? One man certainly can. With a production crew, band, and a collection of songs that spans 30-plus years in tow, Weird Al Yankovic shared with Minneapolis his comedic brand of parody music after s ... More >>

Britney Spears' "...Baby One More Time" butchered by the Timberwolves

​Kevin Love trying to sing along with Britney Spears' "...Baby One More Time" is even more awkward than Kevin Love trying to sing along with 'N Sync.Although these videos that the Minnesota Timberwolves have been spinning out this season seem to have their heart in the right place, no person who a ... More >>

Prince's ex Mayte Garcia to star in VH1's Hollywood Exes

​VH1's endless barrage of reality programming continues to feed a hungry public with a new series that you might swear already existed, Hollywood Exes. And for those starving for tidbits from Prince's era of public and label alienation in the '90s, they may come mainlined from his ex-wife Mayte Ga ... More >>

Critics' Picks: Mark Mallman in 3-D, the New Standards, and more

​VH1's endless barrage of reality programming continues to feed a hungry public with a new series that you might swear already existed, Hollywood Exes. And for those starving for tidbits from Prince's era of public and label alienation in the '90s, they may come mainlined from his ex-wife Mayte Ga ... More >>

The Banner Pilots

​VH1's endless barrage of reality programming continues to feed a hungry public with a new series that you might swear already existed, Hollywood Exes. And for those starving for tidbits from Prince's era of public and label alienation in the '90s, they may come mainlined from his ex-wife Mayte Ga ... More >>

Nicki Minaj will paint your fingernails to chaos

​When you think of rapper/singer/walking-psychologist's-desk-reference Nicki Minaj, the notion of getting your nails did probably doesn't spring to mind. Now you don't have much choice, because in January the Cash Money/Young Money queen is partnering with OPI to release six nail polishes named af ... More >>

Craig Ferguson

​When you think of rapper/singer/walking-psychologist's-desk-reference Nicki Minaj, the notion of getting your nails did probably doesn't spring to mind. Now you don't have much choice, because in January the Cash Money/Young Money queen is partnering with OPI to release six nail polishes named af ... More >>

Def Leppard's Phil Collen talks hair-metal life lessons

Lead guitarist on posers, touring, and vegetarianism

Top 10 sibling acts in country music history

​On this day in country music history - July 14, 1973 - Phil Everly threw a dang old fit, smashing his guitar after performing the song, "('Till) I Kissed You" and walking off the stage, effectively breaking up the Everly Brothers while performing at Buena Park, California's Knott's Berry Farm ... More >>

Beyoncé plays a sexy, gyrating bride in 'Best Thing I Never Had'

​Beyoncé just dropped a new video for power ballad "Best Thing I Never Had," which amazingly starts with a commercial for Beyoncé before proceeding into a music video about Beyoncé, and it was enough to scrape any remaining traces of disappointment from my brain lingering from Wednesday night's ... More >>

Robyn

​Beyoncé just dropped a new video for power ballad "Best Thing I Never Had," which amazingly starts with a commercial for Beyoncé before proceeding into a music video about Beyoncé, and it was enough to scrape any remaining traces of disappointment from my brain lingering from Wednesday night's ... More >>

Hastings 3000 tour diary, Vol. 2

​One-man-masked-band Hastings 3000 is in the midst of his first tour, which will find him jetting out to the West Coast, Hawaii, and Japan. Here's the second installment of his tour diary (first installment here). Check back throughout the next two weeks for more updates from his tour. There is ... More >>

5ingles

​One-man-masked-band Hastings 3000 is in the midst of his first tour, which will find him jetting out to the West Coast, Hawaii, and Japan. Here's the second installment of his tour diary (first installment here). Check back throughout the next two weeks for more updates from his tour. There is ... More >>

A modest proposal for putting faded pop stars out to pasture

​Phil Collins is marginally famous for being the drummer/singer for Genesis, a UK outfit initially known for immersive prog-rock epics like Trespass and Selling England By The Pound, until they sold out and went commercial. He is slightly more well-known for contributing to Disney film soundtracks ... More >>

The Top 9 sellingoutest musicians in pop history

​ Proudly gay pop icon Elton John last month played Rush Limbaugh's most recent wedding, obviously bringing into question Elton's valuation of morals over-- do we really need to spell this out for you? Bottom line is it was a sellout for the record books. Here's some other sad cases of how th ... More >>

Soulja Boy, Limp Bizkit top our list of five worst songs of the 00s

We get on with the business of singling out the past decade's least defensible, most insufferable tunes.

Mashups of the Week: Michael Jackson & David Lynch

Michael Jackson mashed through the ages, NIN vs. Britney Spears & David Lynch gets mashed in plastic.

Mashups of the Week: Britney Spears & Duck Soup

Britney gets Brit-popped, INXS remembered & the Beastie Boys meet "Voodoo People."

If female celebrities were horror villians ...

We cast our favorite famous females in some of the best known horror flicks.

Gimme News Weekly Wrap-Up: July 31-August 6

Eyedea & Abilities release new music video, an update on Har Mar Superstar's forthcoming album & next week's best new releases.

iPod Hijack! City Pages staff's Top Ten Most Played

The time has come to purify our hearts and minds of the guilty pleasures in our iPods. You could be next.

Death Cab, Kool Keith, G.Love, and more

The time has come to purify our hearts and minds of the guilty pleasures in our iPods. You could be next.

Save the sea kittens!

I Land

The Songs We Can't Escape

Marya Hornbacher

Marya Horbacher discusses Madness

Marya Hornbacher

Free Will Astrology

Mood Indigo

Some Days, You Wake Up and Feel Like Changing the World

Spice as Nice

Tea House, a(nother) new Sichuan restaurant in St. Paul, has juicy buns and spice to burn

5/11 Morning Communiqué

Tea House, a(nother) new Sichuan restaurant in St. Paul, has juicy buns and spice to burn

8/24 Morning Communiqué

Tea House, a(nother) new Sichuan restaurant in St. Paul, has juicy buns and spice to burn

Savage Love

Tea House, a(nother) new Sichuan restaurant in St. Paul, has juicy buns and spice to burn

2/20: Morning Communique

Tea House, a(nother) new Sichuan restaurant in St. Paul, has juicy buns and spice to burn

Can You Handle My Truth?

Tea House, a(nother) new Sichuan restaurant in St. Paul, has juicy buns and spice to burn

Lifestyles of The Rich and Absent

Hunting down the stars with Bright Eyes and the Fever

Space Cadets

A new Lyn-Lake pizza joint combines do-gooding, fun, and pizza to charming effect

Even Better Than The Real Thing?

Franz Ferdinand make music that girls (and winking rock stars) can dance to

The Feast of Love

And now a few words for the dewy-eyed couple

Best Buy

The most powerful radio and concert chain hires the most powerful man in local dance music. For Clear Channel and Rich Best, it's business as usual.

Close Encounters of the N*E*R*D Kind

Will the Neptunes reinvent rock?

Feather Weight

Will the Neptunes reinvent rock?

Dead Games

Halloween ain't no spectator sport around here

Are You Lonesome Tonight?

When it's summertime in the Twin Cities, even Elvis lives

Single Life

When it's summertime in the Twin Cities, even Elvis lives

Love Bites

The unstoppable Jennifer Love Hewitt has the time of her life; viewers don't

Sound Check

The unstoppable Jennifer Love Hewitt has the time of her life; viewers don't

Entertainment Forever

The robot mother of all celebrity shows soldiers on--with a Hollywood smile