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Bobby Z's Benefit 2 Celebrate Life at First Avenue, 3/9/13

Bobby Z's Benefit 2 Celebrate LifeWith Princess, ?uestlove, Dez Dickerson, Andre Cymone, Dr. Fink, and Alexander O'NealFirst Avenue, MinneapolisSaturday, March 9, 2013The draws for Saturday's second annual Benefit 2 Celebrate Life at First Avenue were many, but Princess was the most unique, by far. ... More >>

Yo Gotti

Banks caught swindling red-handed

Country club Sopranos get kid-glove treatment for high crimes

Chef Daniel Green of ShopNBC: A life of healthy eating, part 1

Daniel Green is the James Bond of the cooking world. Complete with the dashing smile, British accent, and a touch of sophistication, he might as well be wearing a tux and sipping a martini. Like 007, he too is an International man of mystery. Raised on the outskirts of London, he works in the Twin ... More >>

MNFashion Week: Vintage Did It First: Looks That Inspire Fall's Runway

4 reasons why Lloyd's new tattoo is awesome

​This week's big news from perpetually rising R&B heartthrob Lloyd--real name, no gimmick--isn't new album King of Hearts, which hit the streets Tuesday. It's the new tattoo he's sporting, a colorless melange of guns, roses, and shading inked around the back of his head like a piece ... More >>

Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka Flame at Epic 4/3/11

Photo by Tony Nelson​For most people Sunday evenings tend to be a quiet night to relax but by the looks of 5th Street and 2nd Avenue outside Epic late last night, you'd never know it. Hundreds of hyped rap fans lined both ends of the street around 11 p.m. to hear two of radio rap's current headlin ... More >>

Rogue Valley, the 4onthefloor, Birthday Suits round out a jam-packed weekend of music

Photo by Steve CohenDeVotchKa at First Avenue​April has historically been a busy time for touring bands stopping by the Twin Cities -- and if this weekend's overflowing concert calendar was any indication, we're in for a downright hectic spring.

Gucci Mane's craziest moments (rapper coming to Epic April 3)

​Atlanta rapper and regular prison guest Gucci Mane is damn near ubiquitous now, releasing a silly number of mixtapes per year and guesting on everything he can fit into his schedule while he's out of jail (at least until the Georgia Corrections Department gets some new studio equipment).  So ... More >>

T-Pain's Facebook tattoo: Yet another unfortunate piece of body memery

​Not to be outdone by Gucci Mane (!) but exactly that, T-Pain has gotten a new tattoo that is very very (very) currently making the rounds of the innerwebs.Lacking literally every aspect that made Gucci's ice cream cone so perfectly eye-crossing (being positioned on the face, composed of something ... More >>

Gucci Mane's ice cream cone and other lovely tattoos

​Tattoos have been fully in the mainstream for well over a decade now. No one is surprised by much in the way of body art these days - I've got some, you've probably got at least one, maybe on your hand or something. They're probably dumb (mine are, at least).Nope, nothing's really shocking anymo- ... More >>

Calm, collected holiday shopper, what's on your iPod? (Part V)

​Gimme Noise won't front; our Christmas shopping is nowhere even near finished. I haven't gotten Christmas cards for my parents or my son, I still have a few things to get for my wife, and I need a whole mess of CD gift boxes, which the local Wal-Mart doesn't seem to stock. Isn't it weird how, in ... More >>

Kanye West flips cocktail party guest list into overloaded, blah single

​If there's a Guinness record for "most pop artists performing on a pop single," it's probably held by "We Are The World" or its lame-ass sequel from earlier this year. But "All of the Lights" - the fourth single from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - boasts a longer and more random guest list t ... More >>

Janelle Monae, Matt & Kim, and more

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Macy's Glamorama 2010: Dazzling or dud?

Photo by Emily Utne​On Friday evening the annual fashion gala Glamorama was held at Orpheum Theater. Some wondered if it would be a predictable evening of mediocre clothing and embarrassing dance numbers. Unfortunately, their suspicions proved correct. Follow the jump for a review of Macy's (less ... More >>

Macy's Glamorama style guide

​Macy's annual fashion extravaganza, Glamorama, will be held this Friday at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Minneapolis. The evening is one of the poshest fashion events that our fair city has to offer. You may be wondering, "What does one wear to such an event?". Never fear, we've got you covered ... More >>

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Marty McFly, Mal Reynolds, El Mariachi - the ten coolest offbeat cowboys

longhorndave via Flickr.comThese mustaches will kick your ass​We've always loved cowboys, with their twirling lariats and dusty bandanas. Today, about 17,000 of the bowlegged rough riders are convening at the tiny area of Hamel for its 30th annual rodeo. To celebrate, we've compiled a list of ... More >>

5ingles: The Songs We Can't Escape

Denny Hecker's 'very close friends' ride to the rescue

​The flat panel televisions, the furniture, the pool and ping pong tables that almost got carted away to help pay off Denny Hecker's creditors? They'll get the cash instead, thanks to some unnamed friends with $15,000 worth of expendable income who came forward with the cash at the last minute ... 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.

The Songs We Can't Escape

The Songs We Can't Escape

St. Paul man's horrible hockey hair leads to mulletlikeme.com

Jake Nyberg jumps into social experiment created by his tubular coif

Aw Naw Hell Naw: 50 Cent vs. Rick Ross

This week we take a look at 2009's most entertaining yet most inconsequential rap beef, 50 Cent vs. "Officer" Ricky Ross the Boss...

Ultimate Radiohead Setlist By Band That Covers Them

"What's That" (a Radiohead Project) creates the Ultimate Radiohead Set-list.

Because we don't get enough cold in Minneapolis

The Songs We Can't Escape

Obama's front-page reign

The babies of the Republican party

Fashionably dancing: Carl Atiya Swanson reviews the ARENA Bikini fundraiser

Alec Soth stays sane by staying put

Freeze Frame: the arresting images of Minneapolis photographer and New York art star Alec Soth

The Full MOA

Think Black Friday was bad? Try living at the Mall of America for a whole week

Light a Candle

Temple, Minneapolis's newest high-style fine-dining restaurant, is sexy to the max

Thom Yorke: The Eraser

Imaginary Friends

They drive Maseratis, fly in private jets, and bed 'perfect ten' models—just like us

Target takes Manhattan

Use Your Illusion

TV looks even kookier from the other side of the screen

My Super Mean 16!

All The Real Girls

Outcasts. Prom queens. Fashionistas. Athletes. Photographer Lauren Greenfield says they want to be seen for who they are. But sometimes, they just want to be seen.

Miami Sound Machine

Music, mayhem, materialism: Experiencing the rhapsody and the industry of Miami's Winter Music Conference

Food for Thought?

Us Vs. Us

Pitting the black middle class against its poorer neighbors; matching young lovers with their geriatric selves

Hey, Beer Woman!

Place: Everyday People Clothing Exchange

The Player

From West Bank radical to White House insider, he's remained the most powerful man you've never heard of.