Lou Reed

Twin Cities Hip-Hop Awards, Father You See Queen, and more

I AM MPLS returns for another party at the Fine Line Cafe

​For the second year in a row, Minneapolis will come together to celebrate local designers, musicians, comedians, and dancers at I AM MPLS. Event founder Sarah Edwards, who is a local fashion and image consultant, says that she originally wanted to produce a fashion show, but decided that a vari ... More >>

Cliff Burton remembered, 25 years after his death

While Metallica fans were either super pumped or totally confused and über-pissed off about the new single released, "The View," from the upcoming Lou Reed collaboration, Lulu, there was another element of bittersweetness in the hearts and mind of fans this week, as Tuesday marked the 25th annivers ... More >>

Bill Callahan: Beyond the Smog

He's surly and flippant but that's why we like him

Vanilla Ice is back, this time as a house-flipping real estate expert

​Once upon a time, candy rapper Vanilla Ice was known to rock a house or two - or at least the recreation-center 13th birthday parties of herbs who didn't know any better. Today, Vanilla Ice would like to teach you, real-estate newbie, how to cold rock a couple houses, or maybe a fuck-load of hous ... More >>

Chooglin' tour diary, Vol. 2

​Written by Zach Zins of Chooglin'Previously: Volume OneBORDEAUXBordeaux turned out to be the best town and best show yet.  We rolled in early evening, got our hotel rooms, and wandered off into the city.  The Garonne river splits Bordeaux in two, and the government buildings, museums, c ... More >>

Topher Grace in Take Me Home Tonight

Reagan-era comedy succumbs to soggy nostalgia

Chooglin' trombonist Zach Zins talks about playing Palmers and Europe

Photo by Dan Corrigan​Chooglin' has accomplished a lot in five years. The seven-piece band has branched out from their hard rock/punk roots, expanding their repertoire into Memphis and R&B influenced rock, with ringleader Jesse Tomlinson emphasizing melodies along with the big riffs. After 2 ... More >>

Gorillaz, Temper Trap, Sufjan Stevens, and more

Photo by Dan Corrigan​Chooglin' has accomplished a lot in five years. The seven-piece band has branched out from their hard rock/punk roots, expanding their repertoire into Memphis and R&B influenced rock, with ringleader Jesse Tomlinson emphasizing melodies along with the big riffs. After 2 ... More >>

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

Jake Nyberg jumps into social experiment created by his tubular coif

Adventureland is a fast-paced journey through rites of passage

Superbad director Greg Mottola swiftly cuts to what lies under cliches of youth

The New Standards trio of pop legends keep it fresh

John Munson of Semisonic and Chan Poling of the Suburbs talk new music

Unapologetic Pop

Local indie band Mighty Fairly find joy in the lighter side of life

Ted Leo and more

Local indie band Mighty Fairly find joy in the lighter side of life

High on a Mountaintop

The very attractive paranoia of Black Mountain

Critics Picks: Bruce Springsteen and more

The very attractive paranoia of Black Mountain

In the Mood for Doom

The Original Mark Edwards in his basement of lonely loops

Dark Star

New Deftones' album is as black and beautiful as the cosmos itself

Gimme That Old Time Androgyny

The New York Dolls and Scissor Sisters still find veins of rich material in the old velvet goldmine

Howard Tate: A Portrait of Howard

The New York Dolls and Scissor Sisters still find veins of rich material in the old velvet goldmine

Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins: Rabbit Fur Coat

The New York Dolls and Scissor Sisters still find veins of rich material in the old velvet goldmine

The Autograph Man

What ever happened to Buddy Holly's fishing license?

Antony and the Johnsons: I Am a Bird Now

What ever happened to Buddy Holly's fishing license?

Everything merges with the night

Brian Eno's ambient reissues turn on, tune in, fade out

Now You Tell Me Life Is Meaningless?

Nimbus does right by Beckett; 15 Head paints over 'Oil on Canvas'

Tomb Raider

Before Pere Ubu, before the Dead Boys, there was Cleveland's Rocket From the Tombs

Andy's Chocolate-Eyed Electric Elf

Steven Watson looks at the assembly line celebrities of Warhol's factory

Resistance Is Futile

Never mind the backlash: Love the Strokes. They're cuter, richer, and more drunk than you.

Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark

Jeune Lune strips the sumptuous 'Carmen' to its bullfighting briefs

Legends of the Fall

Mark E. Smith: Misogynist? Alcoholic? Anti-hero of an indie rock era?

Prince and the Revolution

Prince Paul wages an epic battle against hip-hop sell-outs, the music industry, and your mama

Luna: Romantica

Prince Paul wages an epic battle against hip-hop sell-outs, the music industry, and your mama

Make-Out Music for the Chaste

Prince Paul wages an epic battle against hip-hop sell-outs, the music industry, and your mama

No. 1 Record

Gary Louris and the Jayhawks have soared with introspective songs and rich melodies. Now, with their upbeat new album, Smile, the band is determined to fly up the commercial charts.

Not Fade Away

Iconic singer-songwriter Eric Andersen leads his own folk revival with You Can't Relive the Past

Dan Schneider vs. the Rest of the World

The never-ending showdown between a relentless poetic provocateur and the back-patting literary establishment that shudders at the very sound of his name

Gay Dad: Leisure Noise

The never-ending showdown between a relentless poetic provocateur and the back-patting literary establishment that shudders at the very sound of his name

The Band Who Shagged Me

Bedding down with Walker Kong and the Dangermakers

Turning the Tables

After braving years of backlash, techno's first crossover star, Moby, spins back to his DJ roots

The Tropicália Ten

After braving years of backlash, techno's first crossover star, Moby, spins back to his DJ roots

Slow Ride

Low have been heckled by crowds and dropped from their label. Now Minnesota's quietest band returns with its best album yet.

Grit 'n' Polish

Low have been heckled by crowds and dropped from their label. Now Minnesota's quietest band returns with its best album yet.

Crush with Eyeliner

Velvet Goldmine gives the rock movie a makeover

Playtime

Velvet Goldmine gives the rock movie a makeover

Fear and Loathing in Cannes

An outsider's diary from Le Festival, where world cinema meets Planet Hollywood

Inner City Blues

A decade ago, Derrick May helped invent a dance music that complemented a hollow city, Detroit. Now that May's music has colonized two continents, its maker has disappeared.

The Wedding Album

An Herbalized Rickie Lee Jones?: Victoria Williams finds hippie bliss on her new album Musings of a Creekdipper.

Two-Lane Blackout

An Herbalized Rickie Lee Jones?: Victoria Williams finds hippie bliss on her new album Musings of a Creekdipper.

Artists Of The Year

An Herbalized Rickie Lee Jones?: Victoria Williams finds hippie bliss on her new album Musings of a Creekdipper.

New technology is changing the way we hear music

An Herbalized Rickie Lee Jones?: Victoria Williams finds hippie bliss on her new album Musings of a Creekdipper.