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Randy Newman at the Guthrie Theater, 2/21/11

Photos by Stacy Schwartz​Randy NewmanFebruary 21, 2011The Guthrie TheaterIn his recorded work, Randy Newman is a fractious figure. The top-flight composer working on commission rarely shares a sheet with the bright political satirist, and the vulnerable autobiographer never shares his regrets with ... More >>

Metallagher's New Year's Dyer's Eve

Photos by Stacy Schwartz​Randy NewmanFebruary 21, 2011The Guthrie TheaterIn his recorded work, Randy Newman is a fractious figure. The top-flight composer working on commission rarely shares a sheet with the bright political satirist, and the vulnerable autobiographer never shares his regrets with ... More >>

Hall & Oates: Eight awesome things to prepare us for tomorrow night's show

​In anticipation of Daryl Hall and John Oates' performance at the State Theatre tomorrow night, we tried to come up with a way to honor them.As it turns out, that's pretty easy! Here are eight things you may have missed or been completely unaware of regarding the cool factor of Hall & Oates. T ... More >>

Roger Waters' 'The Wall' at the Xcel Center, 10/27/10

Photos by Steve Cohen​Roger Waters' "The Wall" LiveOctober 27, 2010Xcel Energy Center, St. PaulSpoiler alert: despite the rumors, David Gilmour didn't make an appearance. Regardless, Roger Waters' front-to-back performance of The Wall was the ultimate in Pink Floyd fan indulgance, incorporating th ... More >>

Lisa Lampanelli talks roasting, testicles (not together though)

​If you had the opportunity to catch Comedy Central's "Roast of David Hasselhoff" earlier this month, you know that no comedian hits harder than Lisa Lampanelli. In the course of one evening, she managed to lampoon everything from the Holocaust, Haiti, the oil spill in the Gulf and the Hoff's live ... More >>

CONvergence

​If you had the opportunity to catch Comedy Central's "Roast of David Hasselhoff" earlier this month, you know that no comedian hits harder than Lisa Lampanelli. In the course of one evening, she managed to lampoon everything from the Holocaust, Haiti, the oil spill in the Gulf and the Hoff's live ... More >>

Egypto Knuckles dishes about this weekend's Background Noise Crew showcase

The local rap crew is preparing for a big show this weekend in Dinkytown.

Futurama returns to air

Nerds rejoice-- television's most unjust cancellation this side of Freaks and Geeks is about to be overturned.

Radiohead cover band seeks to unlock Thom Yorke's genius

"What's That?" recreate some of modern rock's most complex songs

A Popstream Public Service Announcement

Erin Currie: Curster's Fantastico

Culture Jamming

A super Star Wars parody tops this week's pop culture picks

Wookiee Mistake

A super Star Wars parody tops this week's pop culture picks

Hanson

A super Star Wars parody tops this week's pop culture picks

Music A-List

A super Star Wars parody tops this week's pop culture picks

Here are the week's best releases from the pop culture universe

A super Star Wars parody tops this week's pop culture picks

Two By Two

Spiritual musicians lead their followers to the boat

1/3: Morning Communique

Spiritual musicians lead their followers to the boat

11/10: Morning Communique

Spiritual musicians lead their followers to the boat

10/20: Morning Communique

Spiritual musicians lead their followers to the boat

8/22: Morning Communique

Spiritual musicians lead their followers to the boat

Tokyo After Dark

Escaping into the anime of the A.M. on the Cartoon Network

Sound Check

Escaping into the anime of the A.M. on the Cartoon Network

The Hi/Lo Country

Family Guy's madcap suburban Dada slips on more serious subjects

In Living Color

Some of television's most animated conversations on race and culture are taking place among cartoon characters