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  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    Best Buy hits the jackpot with new NASCAR sponsorship

    ​Hey look, Best Buy is in the news because it got something right for a change!Following last season, Best Buy decided to switch its NASCAR sponsorship from Richard Petty Motorsports to Roush Fenway Racing. And it already looks as though that switch will already pay off in hundreds of thousands of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2011

    Marty Robbins' death: On this day in country music history

    ​We've written about Marty Robbins here before, most notably on the anniversary of his recording of the Western revival, Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs -- click on over to learn about the history of that seminal album. But this dude's so cool, he warrants mention more than once so today, w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. at 7th St. Entry, 6/15/11

    Photo by Shelby FailleDale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. at a City of Music taping last fall​Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. June 15, 2011 7th St. Entry, Minneapolis As Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.'s Joshua Epstein and Daniel Zott took the stage Wednesday night at the 7th St. Entry, it was hard to know what to expect f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.'s Josh Epstein on origins, Detroit, and the Real Dale Jr.

    ​There's a bundle of conflicting impulses at work in the winning, swooning pop of Detriot's Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr. The languid guitars and loose-waisted melodies are at odds with the pulse-pounding, engine-revving nature of their namesake and the broken-down, end-times ennui of their home city -- a ... More >>

  • Music

    April 13, 2011

    5ingles

    ​There's a bundle of conflicting impulses at work in the winning, swooning pop of Detriot's Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr. The languid guitars and loose-waisted melodies are at odds with the pulse-pounding, engine-revving nature of their namesake and the broken-down, end-times ennui of their home city -- a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Everett Jasmer, monster truck pioneer, sells USA-1

    Josh KirscherOne of Everett Jasmer's last car crushes at the wheel of USA-1.​It appears that the USA-1 monster truck will live to crush another day. The last time we told you about Everett Jasmer, one of the godfathers of monster truck racing in the '80s, he had fallen on hard times. Now, Jas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Betty McCollum threatened by racist fax after NASCAR comment [DOCUMENT]

    Tax dollars for NASCAR? Betty McCollum says no.​Rep. Betty McCollum has become the target of some vile hate mail from a NASCAR fan. The St. Paul congresswoman just tried unsuccessfully to defund the U.S. Army's $7 million NASCAR car sponsorship, labeling it as a waste of taxpayer money. For ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2011

    Betty McCollum wants to defund Pentagon NASCAR sponsorship

    McCollum isn't worried about NASCAR dads.​The biggest drags on the national debt are entitlements and military spending, and Rep. Betty McCollum thinks the Army's $7 million sponsorship deal with NASCAR is a fine place for the Pentagon trim spending. "It's just a waste of money," McCollum chi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 19, 2011

    Monster Drawing Rally 3

    McCollum isn't worried about NASCAR dads.​The biggest drags on the national debt are entitlements and military spending, and Rep. Betty McCollum thinks the Army's $7 million sponsorship deal with NASCAR is a fine place for the Pentagon trim spending. "It's just a waste of money," McCollum chi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2010

    Adam Greden blames truck racing crash on dead girl

    FloraIs the survivor of a teenage drag race responsible for the deaths?​An investigation revealed 17-year-old Adam Greden was drag-racing a truck full of teenagers at speeds up to 95 mph last April just before the truck spun out of control, killing three teens and badly injuring a fourth.But G ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 1, 2010

    Ian Bagg

    FloraIs the survivor of a teenage drag race responsible for the deaths?​An investigation revealed 17-year-old Adam Greden was drag-racing a truck full of teenagers at speeds up to 95 mph last April just before the truck spun out of control, killing three teens and badly injuring a fourth.But G ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Reminiscing with Rachel's potato chips

    A pioneer in gourmet potato chips!​Coming across a bag of Rachel's potato chips last weekend was like finding an old friend: Naming biases aside, I think the chips--one of the first "gourmet" potato chip brands--are a great product. Though somehow I couldn't remember the last time I'd had a ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. perform for City of Music

    ​As promised, we've got a hot new video to share with you this morning courtesy of our friends at MPLS.TV. The film crew arranged for a special performance by rising Detroit quartet Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., who took some time out of their schedule while they were passing through Minneapolis to perf ... More >>

  • Music

    September 1, 2010

    Nas and Damian Marley, Weird Al, and B-Girl Be Carnival

    ​As promised, we've got a hot new video to share with you this morning courtesy of our friends at MPLS.TV. The film crew arranged for a special performance by rising Detroit quartet Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., who took some time out of their schedule while they were passing through Minneapolis to perf ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 25, 2010

    Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.

    ​As promised, we've got a hot new video to share with you this morning courtesy of our friends at MPLS.TV. The film crew arranged for a special performance by rising Detroit quartet Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., who took some time out of their schedule while they were passing through Minneapolis to perf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    Minneapolis is not the "Manliest City" in America

    Photo: GoldbergGetting our man on​Damn. We're not as manly as Milwaukee, so we'll let you notch one up there, cheese heads. But Minneapolis still broke the Top 20 in Sperling's annual "America's Manliest Cities" survey. The biggest hunk of American manhood can evidently be found in Nashville, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 26, 2009

    Woodbury Days

    Photo: GoldbergGetting our man on​Damn. We're not as manly as Milwaukee, so we'll let you notch one up there, cheese heads. But Minneapolis still broke the Top 20 in Sperling's annual "America's Manliest Cities" survey. The biggest hunk of American manhood can evidently be found in Nashville, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Drag racers unite in Brainerd this weekend

    Driving way over the speed limit is legitimate this weekend in Brainerd.

  • Music

    March 4, 2009

    The Songs We Can't Escape

    Driving way over the speed limit is legitimate this weekend in Brainerd.

  • Calendar

    January 7, 2009

    3 Redneck Tenors

    Driving way over the speed limit is legitimate this weekend in Brainerd.

  • Calendar

    December 10, 2008

    Monster Drawing Rally

    Driving way over the speed limit is legitimate this weekend in Brainerd.

  • Calendar

    December 3, 2008

    Monster Jam

    Driving way over the speed limit is legitimate this weekend in Brainerd.

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2008

    Math and science nerds: bring your kids to this event

    Driving way over the speed limit is legitimate this weekend in Brainerd.

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2008

    Monster Truch Challenge: Monsters and Music

    Driving way over the speed limit is legitimate this weekend in Brainerd.

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2008

    Danica Patrick refuses to quit race

    Driving way over the speed limit is legitimate this weekend in Brainerd.

  • Calendar

    March 12, 2008

    Monster Energy AMA Supercross

    Driving way over the speed limit is legitimate this weekend in Brainerd.

  • Calendar

    February 13, 2008

    Art Sled Rally

    Driving way over the speed limit is legitimate this weekend in Brainerd.

  • Calendar

    January 16, 2008

    Monster Jam

    Driving way over the speed limit is legitimate this weekend in Brainerd.

  • Arts

    January 9, 2008

    Indy Legends brings Brickyard history to life

    Driving way over the speed limit is legitimate this weekend in Brainerd.

  • Books

    October 27, 2004

    Gentlemen, Start Your Engines

    Driving way over the speed limit is legitimate this weekend in Brainerd.

  • News

    July 17, 2002

    Off Beat

    Driving way over the speed limit is legitimate this weekend in Brainerd.

  • News

    March 21, 2001

    Crowd Control

    The Women's Expo brings out the beast within, but Supercross brings out the knitting

  • Books

    July 19, 2000

    Boom Buggies

    Welcome to the world of decibel drag racing, where trophies go not to the fast, but to the loud

  • Arts

    September 15, 1999

    Wheel of Fortune, Wheel of Fate

    Author Jonis Agee imagines the unvanquishable human wrecks whose lives revolve around the NASCAR circuit

  • Books

    May 27, 1998

    Pound of Flesh

    The former owner of Buns & Roses says Minneapolis cops wanted him to pay up or shut down

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