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Justin Timberlake reveals The 20/20 Experience World Tour dates

J.T. fans rejoice! The former Mouseketeer and frosty-tipped 'N Sync heartthrob will be coming to the Land of 10,000 Lakes on his just-announced The 20/20 Experience world tour. See also: Justin Timberlake beatboxes with Brother Ali Prince & Bon Iver visit Blue Ivy Carter on Saturday Night Live

Hello Pizza is a slice of heaven

The new Edina pizzeria boasts excellent toppings, flavorful sauce, and an A+ crust

Shapeshifter's Tim Ritter: I love the indie scene here like my own kids

While grunge broke out of the Pacific Northwest in the early '90s, there was something different happening in the Twin Cities. Bands here were far more influenced by what was happening in the U.K., and a vital and volatile shoegaze/Krautrock/dreampop scene materialized. Sadly, many of those bands we ... More >>

Pain & Gain is more pain than gain

Michael Bay's muscle-headed neo-noir is stuck in an absurd, tan world

Prof takes over First Avenue, 4/13/13

ProfWith Mod Sun, Culture Cry Wolf and MetaFirst Avenue, MinneapolisSaturday, April 13, 2013"YOU CAN NEVER BE TOO BIG" was the all-caps slogan Prof wore on a black T-shirt Saturday. Though it might've been referring to his rising career -- and the recent double cover stories promoting his two sold-o ... More >>

Prof: If I can justify it and be smart enough, I can say anything

Minneapolis rap troublemaker Prof has pushed all our buttons for over a decade now. A mixture of party-starters, gross-out tales, and personal exploration fills the three volumes of his Kaiser Von Powderhorn mixtape series, his King Gampo album, the Recession Music collaboration with St. Paul Slim, ... More >>

Glam Doll Donuts' tasty spin on the sweet treat

The duo behind the new Eat Street doughnut place have created a delicious, retro-concept shop

Deuvontay Charles of Mpls allegedly told girl, 15: Have sex with me, or I'll post nude pics of you

Deuvontay Charles, an 18-year-old Minneapolis resident, faces two felonies for allegedly blackmailing a 15-year-old girl by threatening to post naked pictures of her online.SEE ALSO:-- Christian Montgomery used nude pics, social media to get revenge against his ex-girlfriend-- Clinton Corry went ber ... More >>

Why was Nelly in the Twin Cities this week?

Nelly hopped up to our frigid state for a few days this week -- not to sign the "Hot Cheetos & Takis" stars the KIDS, but apparently to do some food-related business with General Mills. Based upon some tweets and photos from the rapper -- in between some incessant promotion for a new song called ... More >>

Nelly eats monstrous mystery dessert in Minneapolis

It's been a good week for Minneapolis restaurants and their celebrity clients. We recently reported about comedian and actor Nick Offerman tweeting his gratitude to Jax Cafe in northeast for fulfilling his steak fantasies, and now a very different public figure has taken to another social media ... More >>

Princetagram iPhone app unveiled by Jimmy Fallon

Some of the greatest innovations and stupidest pet tricks come out of late-night television, so it's no surprise that Late Night With Jimmy Fallon introduced Princetagram to the masses this week.With Prince fan ?uestlove -- who will perform at the Bobby Z's second Benefit 2 Celebrate Life on March 9 ... More >>

Prince at Dakota Jazz Club, 1/16/13

PrinceDakota Jazz Club, MinneapolisWednesday, January 16, 2013The first of Three Nights with Prince at the Dakota Jazz Club proved to be as sumptuous as skipping the main course and heading straight to dessert. The entertainer can pack out United Center in Chicago and still be one of the most compel ... More >>

Minnesota Nice was killing music criticism even back in 1933

Everyone's a critic -- except in Minnesota, of course. Well, we're just as judgmental if not worse in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, but you'd hardly detect it from any publicly circulated opinion on the matter with a byline. Actually, I take that back. Those charged with writing criticism often get shun ... More >>

On the Road stars talk about their "unmakeable" movie

Kristen Stewart and Garrett Hedlund romanticize a simpler era of Kerouac's America

Local critics, Gimme Noise included, converged on the Local Show

It's most opinionated time of the year. Thus, 89.3 the Current's studios opened up for a few gatekeepers from the Twin Cities music media to air out the wares they've been pushing all year long once again before moving onto the 2013 models. This is the Critics Pick edition.In an episode that aired S ... More >>

Young Jeezy at Epic, 12/7/12

Young JeezyEpic, MinneapolisFriday, December 7, 2012Like some cruel joke from mother nature, how ironic was that we had our first major snowfall the same night the so-called "Snowman," also known as Young Jeezy, stepped foot into town.Young Jeezy (or just Jeezy) has been one of the South's biggest r ... More >>

Cat Power at Mill City Nights, 10/30/12

Cat Power with Entrance Mill City Nights Minneapolis October 30, 2012 Cat Power's show last night at Mill City Nights offered something of a mixed bag for audience members. There was a lot going on: with incense burning on stage throughout the night, the artist also known as Chan Marshall alternate ... More >>

Don't be fooled: Hurricane Sandy didn't set a Duluth seal look-alike free in Manhattan [PHOTOS]

Here's the blessing of social media: When storms like Hurricane Sandy hit, folks as far away as Minnesota can get a first-hand look thanks to photos uploaded to Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and elsewhere.SEE ALSO:-- Duluth floods: Top 10 jaw-dropping images [PHOTOS]-- Duluth flood: 10 more jaw-drop ... More >>

Trouble Andrew on Yelawolf tour, snowboarding, & social media

Trevor "Trouble" Andrew lives a life at 31 most guys would envy at any age: He's a professional snowboarder turned musician who now finds himself on tour with Yelawolf, and he gets to design products for cool lifestyle companies like Native Shoes, Yes and Analog. Oh, and did we mention Andrew's a ... More >>

The North Loop is one of America's top hipster neighborhoods, according to Forbes

Eat your Herkimer out, Uptown. Northeast? Ain't Grumpy enough, apparently. Because according to what looks to be a pretty thorough Forbes study, the Twin Cities' hipster hotspot is the North Loop.SEE ALSO:-- Twin Cities overrated as a hipster haven, according to Travel Leisure-- 10 Things hipsters c ... More >>

Mel Gibson bops around the Twin Cities, asks women to take their shirts off [PHOTOS]

So, over the weekend Mel Gibson was in town. No, it wasn't a business trip -- according to the Star Tribune's always-fun C.J., he was just here for a little vaca with his daughter. Destinations included the Mall of America, Minnesota Zoo, Lake Minnetonka, Warehouse District, and Uptown, among others ... More >>

Elixery debuts full Doomtree Cosmetics line for 2013, sort of

See Also:The Doomtree cosmetics line -- inspired by Dessa's lipstickDessa develops a lipstick for charityWe've got to hand it to the Minneapolis-based cosmetics house the Elixery for their quick work. After we debuted Natalie Gallagher's suggestions for a full line of Doomtree cosmetic products to g ... More >>

Downtown Minneapolis invaded by Black Hawk helicopters [PHOTOS]

SEE ALSO:-- 21-year-old newlywed Minnesotan is 2,000th American to die in Operation Enduring Freedom-- Chip Craavack objects to proposed mission reduction for Duluth Air National GuardAt the Twins game last night, Black Hawk helicopters created quite the buzz, both literally and figuratively. The Tw ... More >>

Andrew Zimmern and Sameh Wadi in political Twitter spat: How much do we want to know about our celebrity chefs?

As contentious debates go, the dispute between Palestine and Israel is right up there near the top. Many lives have been lost and a peace accord has been elusive. It's not a discussion one would expect to be addressed between two chefs, on either side of the divide, aired over social media, but that ... More >>

Christian Montgomery used nude pics, social media to get revenge against his ex-girlfriend

SEE ALSO:-- Angry wife spray-paints "asshole," "cheater" on ex-husband's SUV [PHOTOS]-- Hinckley man allegedly paid undercover cop to kidnap his ex-girlfriend, turn her into sex slaveChristian Montgomery, a 20-year-old Lino Lakes resident, was bitter after being dumped by his girlfriend. But instead ... More >>

Kevin Love is Team USA's unofficial photographer [PHOTOS]

SEE ALSO:-- Kevin Love: "My patience is not high" with T-Wolves-- Kevin Love suspended for Scola face-stomp [VIDEO]-- David Kahn silenced Kevin Love's TwitteringKevin Love has always been remarkably media savvy -- he was breaking news on Twitter before communicating in 140 characters was cool, he st ... More >>

Black & White: The Absence of Color

Chuck Klosterman irks tUnE-yArDs' fanbase, while likely enlarging it

via Instagram @centralalley​Some people are mad at hair metal 'n' NBA critic Chuck Klosterman at the moment. This has to do with "The Pitfalls of Indie Fame," published yesterday on ESPN-offshoot commentary site Grantland regarding the Village Voice's Pazz & Jop 2011 album of the year, Tune-Ya ... More >>