George Michael

Heiruspecs Holiday Classic, Concrete Blonde, and more

Rock the Cause 5th Anniversary Bash

Best music-affiliated Twin Cities bartenders 2012

When you attend as many shows as the Gimme Noise folks do, you get to know your bartenders. Quite often, the person you see behind the bar is also a familiar face behind the bass, the guitar or drum kit. Among numerous musician and music-affiliated bartenders in this music city, here are a few I see ... More >>

Amanda Palmer at First Avenue, 10/3/12

Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft OrchestraFirst Avenue, MinneapolisWednesday, October 3, 2012There's no doubt about it, Amanda Palmer is a force to be reckoned with, onstage and off. Going to a performance featuring Palmer isn't an idle, listening-only experience: it's a full-blown theatrical per ... More >>

Frank Ocean & the Weeknd at Lollapalooza, 8/4/12

See Also:Lollapalooza 2012 suspended, resumed after dangerous weather conditionsTen things your Lollapalooza outfit says about youThe Weeknd at First Avenue, 6/17/12Frank Ocean & the WeekndLollapalooza at Grant Park, ChicagoSaturday, August 4, 2012In case you haven't been paying attention, R& ... More >>

Edith Can Shoot Things at Mu Performing Arts

Three children forced to raise themselves

Fleetwood Magic tribute night takes over the Turf this Saturday

​As the puddles begin to accumulate from the ground up with the long awaited spring thaw that's in full motion, I can't help but notice a certain "joie de vivre" in the air. Growing more and more tired of looking at my reflection in the snow-covered hills that line the sidewalks, I immediately sen ... More >>

Gayngs Affiliyated Showcase at First Avenue, 3/6/2011

The Gayngs and Gimme Noise Affiliyated Showcase at First Avenue was nothing short of epic -- so epic, in fact, that even the word doesn't seem big enough. The colossal 15-band bill was a Minneapolis Best Of, with simultaneous billings in the Record Room, the Entry, and the Mainroom. Not to mention s ... 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 >>

Picked to Click 2010

Pink Mink lead the pack in our 20th annual best-new-bands poll

Gayngs go acoustic with 'Eye in the Sky'

​Perhaps as a fuck-you to the blogs who decried their George Michael cover as uninspired and overtly ironic, or perhaps just as another display of the overwhelming talent of its collaborators, Gayngs dropped a new (in every sense of the word) video of four of its members covering the Alan Parsons ... More >>

Gayngs and Har Mar tackle George Michael

​Just a few short hours after news hit that George Michael has been sentenced to two months in jail for driving under the influence of marijuana and plowing his Land Rover into a photo shop storefront, local recording project Gayngs posted their tribute to the troubled Brit, a cover of his song "O ... More >>

Local photographer Benjamin Fredrickson talks fashion

Self portrait by Benjamin Fredrickson wearing Pleasure Principle & Boy of London, Jeremy Scott, Dr. Martins and Grey Ant glasses​​Minneapolis style maven Benjamin Fredrickson is one of the city's most provocative photographers. Fredrickson's avant-garde look and serious love of fashion also ... More >>

Dark Dark Dark and Gayngs announce new music

​It's practically perfect out today, so a summer coup for me and you.The wayfaring and lovely Dark Dark Dark announced a summer (West Coast) tour, the release of their next album, and a song called "Daydreaming" today, always a treat. The song sees them continuing a progression into a less Old Fol ... More >>

MNCBA SpringCon Comic Book Celebration

​It's practically perfect out today, so a summer coup for me and you.The wayfaring and lovely Dark Dark Dark announced a summer (West Coast) tour, the release of their next album, and a song called "Daydreaming" today, always a treat. The song sees them continuing a progression into a less Old Fol ... More >>

Save Your Valentine!

​It's practically perfect out today, so a summer coup for me and you.The wayfaring and lovely Dark Dark Dark announced a summer (West Coast) tour, the release of their next album, and a song called "Daydreaming" today, always a treat. The song sees them continuing a progression into a less Old Fol ... More >>

Save Your Valentine!

​It's practically perfect out today, so a summer coup for me and you.The wayfaring and lovely Dark Dark Dark announced a summer (West Coast) tour, the release of their next album, and a song called "Daydreaming" today, always a treat. The song sees them continuing a progression into a less Old Fol ... More >>

The Wet Spot: Creating a sexy PSA

The Erotic Specialist helps educate the kids of America. With the help of Paul Reubens.

July 30, 2009: Manic Street Preachers & Prince

Manic Street Preachers to play the Varsity Theater, Atlas Sound announces Northfield date & Prince vs. Michael Jackson.

Anderson Cooper

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George Michael

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Critics' Picks

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Culture Jamming

The year's best action pic tops this week's pop culture picks

Savage Love

The year's best action pic tops this week's pop culture picks

Nightswimming with Vampire Hands

Local Nosferatus darken summer with Cuz It's a Beach Funeral

Jesus to make guest appearance on MTV

Local Nosferatus darken summer with Cuz It's a Beach Funeral

"My Lady Story," Antony and the Johnsons

Local Nosferatus darken summer with Cuz It's a Beach Funeral

I'm In Love with That Song: "My Lady Story" by Antony and the Johnsons

Local Nosferatus darken summer with Cuz It's a Beach Funeral

Top 100 songs of the 2000s

Local Nosferatus darken summer with Cuz It's a Beach Funeral

Hey Mr. DJ, Play That Boobies Song!

Local Nosferatus darken summer with Cuz It's a Beach Funeral

Better to Be a Burnout Than to Fade Away

Flunking rehab, robbing bandmates, pulling a Courtney Love: The Libertines return

The Last Days of J-Hova

Fruit fights, gangsta strife, and a whole lotta women's undies: a final artistic statement from Jay-Z

Have Yourself a Strange Little Christmas

Snow in Africa, thieving Santa, and porn under the tree

Darko and the Bunnyman

Donnie Darko pumps up the volume of Reagan/Bush-era angst

A Moving Target

What's new in clubland? An intimate downtown dance floor; a new home for Jitters; and a gay "theme bar" in Nordeast

Scan It: Knew You Were Waiting

What's new in clubland? An intimate downtown dance floor; a new home for Jitters; and a gay "theme bar" in Nordeast

Imperfect Gentleman

What's new in clubland? An intimate downtown dance floor; a new home for Jitters; and a gay "theme bar" in Nordeast