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    May 24, 2012

    Big K.R.I.T. on country rap, dream cars, and playing Soundset

    Related:How Rhymesayers set up the Soundset FestivalSoundset 2012 lineup announcedDanny Brown on XXX, almost signing to G-UnitFrom the jump, Mississippi rapper Big K.R.I.T is full of interesting paradoxes. He represents dirty-south rap with endless country swag that juxtaposes hip-hop's decidedly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Hot Pants Rare Soul & Funk slots belated Valentines dance party for Saturday

    ​Last October, there was a story going around about Mark Trehus, owner of Treehouse Records, selling a rare Wanda Davis 45 for $1,425.00 online. It wasn't an earth-shattering piece of news, but the interesting point was that Davis was from St. Paul and had been part of the sometimes forgotten Twin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Heartless Bastards' Erika Wennerstrom on Coffee Mugs, Valentines, & Jim Eno

    ​Heartless Bastards are gearing up for the release of their fourth album, Arrow on February 14. It just so happens that Arrow is the band's strongest record to date. It features a more versatile mix of psych, glam, classic rock, porch blues, R&B, funk and spaghetti-western. Singer/guitarist ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Qream: Pharrell Williams would like to put something (it's not a song) in your mouth

    ​Pharrell Williams is corny. Mad corny. Don't try to change my mind, because you won't. The lanky, Virginia-based producer's home and studio are full of platinum plaques, sure, many of them earned because for a good decade or so, Williams -- who, with fellow producer Chad Hugo under the Neptunes b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears at the Cedar, 4/3/11

    Photos by Steve Cohen​Black Joe Lewis and the HoneybearsApril 3, 2011Cedar Cultural CenterIf I could only say one word about the Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears show, it would be "AWESOME." My faith in funk was restored; my passion for garage punk was reignited. Black Joe Lewis and his tight ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Fridays: What's Really G.O.O.D.?

    ​Like death, taxes, and incomprehensible, wrongheaded Fox News/Tea Party memes, we've become used to Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Fridays series. Unlike death, taxes, and the GOP, G.O.O.D. Friday eucharists will cease to arrive at about the same time that Santa Claus begins his annual international rever ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 3, 2009

    Portugal. The Man

    ​Like death, taxes, and incomprehensible, wrongheaded Fox News/Tea Party memes, we've become used to Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Fridays series. Unlike death, taxes, and the GOP, G.O.O.D. Friday eucharists will cease to arrive at about the same time that Santa Claus begins his annual international rever ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 13, 2009

    King Khan & the Shrines

    ​Like death, taxes, and incomprehensible, wrongheaded Fox News/Tea Party memes, we've become used to Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Fridays series. Unlike death, taxes, and the GOP, G.O.O.D. Friday eucharists will cease to arrive at about the same time that Santa Claus begins his annual international rever ... More >>

  • Music

    May 13, 2009

    Fall Out Boy, Lady Sovereign, King Khan & the Shrines, and more

    ​Like death, taxes, and incomprehensible, wrongheaded Fox News/Tea Party memes, we've become used to Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Fridays series. Unlike death, taxes, and the GOP, G.O.O.D. Friday eucharists will cease to arrive at about the same time that Santa Claus begins his annual international rever ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2009

    Porter Batiste Stoltz

    ​Like death, taxes, and incomprehensible, wrongheaded Fox News/Tea Party memes, we've become used to Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Fridays series. Unlike death, taxes, and the GOP, G.O.O.D. Friday eucharists will cease to arrive at about the same time that Santa Claus begins his annual international rever ... More >>

  • Music

    October 22, 2008

    Diplo on M.I.A., politics, and touring

    The Hollertronix co-founder/Mad Decent label honcho drops 'Mad' science

  • Unknown

    July 4, 2007

    Dan Deacon's spaceship lands at the Triple Rock

    The Hollertronix co-founder/Mad Decent label honcho drops 'Mad' science

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2007

    The future shock of Dan Deacon

    The Hollertronix co-founder/Mad Decent label honcho drops 'Mad' science

  • Music

    December 27, 2006
  • Music

    October 4, 2006

    Catfish Haven: Tell Me

    Top 10 DJ mixes of 2006

  • Restaurants

    September 20, 2006

    Speaking of New York

    Top 10 DJ mixes of 2006

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2006
  • News

    December 28, 2005

    Artists of the Year

    Hurricanes, war, avian flu, locust plagues, that annoying song you couldn't get out of your head. It wasn't the greatest of all possible years. Nor was it halfway decent. But to prove that it wasn't all bad, we asked 29 writers to rave about the ar

  • Music

    May 25, 2005

    I Want You Back

    Classic Motown, Atlantic, and Curtis Mayfield tunes get remixed and recast

  • Music

    January 26, 2005

    John Legend

    "Used to Love U," "Ordinary People," "Number One"

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2004

    This is not my beautiful house

    "Used to Love U," "Ordinary People," "Number One"

  • Music

    May 22, 2002

    Pour Some Sugar On Me

    "Used to Love U," "Ordinary People," "Number One"

  • News

    February 27, 2002

    24

    We sent a team of trained researchers and documentarians into the wilds of the Twin Cities in search of music in its native habitat. Here are the field notes from Friday, February 15--the day that would not end.

  • Arts

    September 26, 2001

    Sonic Outlaws

    The second annual edition of “Sound Unseen” highlights the subversive side of music making in the era of media consolidation.

  • Music

    May 23, 2001

    What's Going On?

    Michael Franti replaces hip-hop polemics with soul that's good for the body--and the body politic

  • Music

    January 10, 2001

    Jay-Z: The Dynasty: Roc La Familia 2000

    Michael Franti replaces hip-hop polemics with soul that's good for the body--and the body politic

  • Music

    November 15, 2000

    Kast Party

    Atlanta hip-hop duo OutKast leave the Dirty South for a land called Stankonia

  • Music

    October 11, 2000

    All That Glitters

    Black Gold, a jumbled mess of a greatest-hits collection, reveals the contradictions at the core of Soul Asylum

  • Music

    August 2, 2000

    Funk Is Instrumental

    The teenage Heiruspecs put live horns and guitars back into hip hop

  • Music

    May 19, 1999

    The Tropicália Ten

    The teenage Heiruspecs put live horns and guitars back into hip hop

  • Music

    December 23, 1998

    Total and Faith Evans

    The teenage Heiruspecs put live horns and guitars back into hip hop

  • Music

    July 8, 1998

    Kids

    The teenage Heiruspecs put live horns and guitars back into hip hop

  • Music

    June 17, 1998

    Yusef Lateef: The Man With the Big Front Yard

    The teenage Heiruspecs put live horns and guitars back into hip hop

  • Feature

    September 3, 1997

    BOOKS: King Suckerman

    The teenage Heiruspecs put live horns and guitars back into hip hop

  • Music

    August 27, 1997

    Mill City Music Festival Highlights

    The teenage Heiruspecs put live horns and guitars back into hip hop

  • News

    January 15, 1997

    Notes on '96

    The teenage Heiruspecs put live horns and guitars back into hip hop

  • Music

    July 10, 1996

    Record Roundup

    The teenage Heiruspecs put live horns and guitars back into hip hop

  • Music

    April 17, 1996

    Record Roundup

    The teenage Heiruspecs put live horns and guitars back into hip hop

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