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P.J. Harvey

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    First Avenue's 20 best concerts: The complete list

    Related:First Avenue: An archived history via flyers, riders & contractsFirst Avenue's 40 years of rock 'n' rollTop 20 best Minnesota musicians: The complete listFirst Avenue is undoubtedly among the premier rock clubs in the country -- possibly the world. Since 1970, the building at the interse ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    First Avenue's 20 best concerts: #20-11

    Related:First Avenue's 40 years of rock 'n' rollTop 20 best Minnesota musicians: The complete list50 cool facts about the Minnesota music sceneMinneapolis music scene named second-best in the U.S.First Avenue is undoubtedly among the premier rock clubs in the country -- possibly the world. Since 197 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    Nirvana's In Utero studio site in Cannon Falls overhauled

    ​Pachyderm Studio was once an ever-expanding source of rural Minnesota trivia. The complex, tucked away behind some trees on a quiet country road near Cannon Falls, hosted many legendary recording sessions. Lore surrounding Nirvana's In Utero, PJ Harvey's Rid of Me, and albums by local heroes incl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    Best nationally released albums of 2011

    ​It's a good thing we waited until the last week of 2011 to publish our final best-album lists, since a few bands managed to eke out stellar releases just this December (the Roots' undun and the Black Keys' El Camino in particular made their way onto a few staffers' lists). With only a few da ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Top 10 indie songs of 2011

    Photo by Stacy SchwartzThe Joy Formidable at SXSW 2011​2011 was a damn good year for music. When compiling this list of what are, in my opinion, the best songs released this past year, I had to continually keep myself on task, resisting the temptation to listen to the full album by each of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Top 5 most overrated artists of 2011

    ​It seems that with each passing year, the swelling amount of hype and buzz that surrounds certain bands and musicians eclipses and eventually drowns out any of the music that they produce. That is certainly not the band's fault (in most cases), but a lot of music fans get turned off by seeing ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 25, 2011

    Anna Calvi

    ​It seems that with each passing year, the swelling amount of hype and buzz that surrounds certain bands and musicians eclipses and eventually drowns out any of the music that they produce. That is certainly not the band's fault (in most cases), but a lot of music fans get turned off by seeing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    Pachyderm Studios' Cannon Falls property for sale

    Photo via Edina Realty​Pachyderm Studios, best known as the recording site of Nirvana's final studio album, In Utero, as well as the place where dozens of local bands holed up in the early- to mid-'90s to record their work, has gone out of business once and for all and the property is now for sale ... More >>

  • Music

    December 22, 2010

    5ingles

    Photo via Edina Realty​Pachyderm Studios, best known as the recording site of Nirvana's final studio album, In Utero, as well as the place where dozens of local bands holed up in the early- to mid-'90s to record their work, has gone out of business once and for all and the property is now for sale ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    2011 album trainspotting: Why not start now?

    ​Here's a little free, unsolicited, pre-Christmas advice from Gimme Noise: Do let the iTunes gift cards Santa leaves behind burn a metaphorical hole in your stocking. No pain, no gain, after all - and if you're willing to hold your zombified-consumer rifle fire for a little while, the new year pro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    The Week That Was: P4K knights Kanye, Black-Eyed Peas at Super Bowl

    ​Holiday weeks are hell on columns like this one. Not because nothing happens, but because nobody's around to report on what's happening. In any event, here's what we were able to find out about what went down while we were hanging Christmas lights, getting sick, and stuffing ourselves full of tur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Fiona Apple's fourth LP: The anticipation starts here

    ​The Year of Our Lord 2011 is shaping up to be an awesome year for long-awaited album releases, isn't it? Gang of Four! Gregg Allman! Wire! Wanda Jackson! Cake! A P.J. Harvey auto-harp album, even! But Gimme Noise is most stoked for Fiona Apple's as-yet-untitled fourth LP, of which we've yet to he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    Purest Spiritual Pigs, 'Body Misses'

    ​Purest Spiritual Pigs is technically Helena Thompson's solo project. Primarily recorded in her basement, the ex-Her Majesty the Baby drummer has conceived eleven tracks that blend digitally-manipulated everyday sounds, a wealth of percussion, and a direct and often brooding vocal style to de ... More >>

  • Music

    June 23, 2010

    Zola Jesus are weird beyond their years

    Gifted young electronic artists put a spin on minimal synth and gain a national following

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2009

    June 16, 2009: Patrick Wolf & Metric

    Shuga Records profiled, Motorhead announce show & photos/reviews of Metric and Patrick Wolf.

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    Slideshow: PJ Harvey and John Parish

    Harvey and Parish played outdoors at the Minnesota Zoo Weesner Amphitheater.

  • Calendar

    June 10, 2009

    PJ Harvey & John Parish

    Harvey and Parish played outdoors at the Minnesota Zoo Weesner Amphitheater.

  • Music

    June 10, 2009

    Metric, PJ Harvey, Tower of Power, and more

    Harvey and Parish played outdoors at the Minnesota Zoo Weesner Amphitheater.

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    Femi Kuti, PJ Harvey and Soul Asylum to rock the Zoo this summer

    The Minnesota Zoo announced its radically eclectic Music in the Zoo line-up for this year.

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2009

    Gimme News Weekly Wrap-Up: March 20-26

    New Kristoff Krane and Black Blondie on the way, P.O.S. covers Pearl Jam, Metallica to play Target Center & next week's best new releases.

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    Shellac to play Varsity Theater this June

    Steve Albini's noise rock supergroup will surely test the eardrums of Fraternity Row.

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2009

    The Popstream: Bjork & PJ Harvey, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"

    One of the most done-to-death archetypal rock songs in history gets a radical transformation.

  • Calendar

    December 10, 2008

    Mercury Rev; the Duke Spirit

    One of the most done-to-death archetypal rock songs in history gets a radical transformation.

  • Calendar

    November 19, 2008

    C.J. Chenier

    One of the most done-to-death archetypal rock songs in history gets a radical transformation.

  • Music

    October 17, 2007

    WHAT'$ $ELLING

    Top Ten Movers This Week at the Electric Fetus

  • Music

    May 23, 2007

    Nightswimming with Vampire Hands

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

  • Music

    August 9, 2006

    Leigh Nash: Blue on Blue, Nina Gordon: Bleeding Heart Graffiti

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

  • Music

    May 18, 2005

    Redstart: So Far from Over

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

  • News

    December 15, 2004

    Just For The Record...

    Ten scientifically approved verdicts about the best albums of the year

  • Music

    October 6, 2004

    Have You Any Pills?

    PJ Harvey and Brian Wilson go down easy, the 5,6,7,8's are harder to swallow

  • Columns

    July 28, 2004

    Rock of Ages

    Are bands, like acne, just an adolescent rite of passage?

  • Music

    June 30, 2004

    Real Life Rock Top 10

    Lucinda bids Dylan good morning, Patti Smith greets Baghdad, and Greil Marcus says goodbye

  • Movies

    April 14, 2004

    Hell Hath No Fury

    Scorned auteurs drag their leading ladies through the mud

  • Music

    November 8, 2000

    This Is Desire

    PJ Harvey displays a deceptively sunnier outlook on Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea

  • Music

    October 18, 2000

    Bettie Serveert: Private Suit

    PJ Harvey displays a deceptively sunnier outlook on Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea

  • Music

    March 15, 2000

    Chamber Pop

    PJ Harvey displays a deceptively sunnier outlook on Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea

  • Music

    August 11, 1999

    The Unheard Hip Hop

    PJ Harvey displays a deceptively sunnier outlook on Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea

  • Feature

    November 1, 1998

    Women's Work is Never Done

    Five new CDs resurrect and redefine the role of diva

  • Music

    October 21, 1998

    Please Release Me

    The characters on PJ Harvey's latest album do it until they come undone

  • Music

    June 10, 1998

    When the Tingle Becomes a Chill

    "Okay Tricky baby. Gimme postapocalyptic. C'mon, pout for me baby. Pout! Beautiful.": U.K. hip hop's prophet of gloom returns with Angels With Dirty Faces.

  • Music

    March 25, 1998

    Page & Plant-Walking into Clarksdale

    "Okay Tricky baby. Gimme postapocalyptic. C'mon, pout for me baby. Pout! Beautiful.": U.K. hip hop's prophet of gloom returns with Angels With Dirty Faces.

  • Music

    February 18, 1998

    Kristin Hersh Strange Angels

    "Okay Tricky baby. Gimme postapocalyptic. C'mon, pout for me baby. Pout! Beautiful.": U.K. hip hop's prophet of gloom returns with Angels With Dirty Faces.

  • Music

    September 24, 1997

    Geraldine Fibbers: Butch

    "Okay Tricky baby. Gimme postapocalyptic. C'mon, pout for me baby. Pout! Beautiful.": U.K. hip hop's prophet of gloom returns with Angels With Dirty Faces.

  • Feature

    January 22, 1997

    Talking Political Blues

    "Okay Tricky baby. Gimme postapocalyptic. C'mon, pout for me baby. Pout! Beautiful.": U.K. hip hop's prophet of gloom returns with Angels With Dirty Faces.

  • Music

    October 2, 1996

    Record Roundup

    "Okay Tricky baby. Gimme postapocalyptic. C'mon, pout for me baby. Pout! Beautiful.": U.K. hip hop's prophet of gloom returns with Angels With Dirty Faces.

  • Arts

    August 21, 1996

    Stargazers in Cyberspace

    Confessions of an On-Line Fan Club Junkie

  • News

    January 24, 1996

    The Year in Music 1995

    Confessions of an On-Line Fan Club Junkie

  • News

    December 27, 1995

    Artists of the Year

    Makers who mattered in 1995

  • Music

    November 15, 1995

    Hail, Hail Britannia

    Makers who mattered in 1995

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