Pete Townshend

RIP Jim Marshall: Interview with the Marshall stack cake baker

Jim Marshall, the man behind one of the most iconic images in rock history, died on Thursday at the age of 88. His black Marshall amplifiers were corded to some of the greatest guitarists to pick up the instrument: Jimi Hendrix, the Who's Pete Townshend, Eric Clapton, and countless others. And then ... More >>

Replacements Archives: Pow! Go the Replacements

​Following last Friday's yearly tribute to the Replacements at First Ave--this year's headline featured a star-studded performance of the Replacements' debut album, Sorry Ma, I Forgot To Take Out The Trash--we thought it would be interesting to dig through the CityPages archives and look at some o ... More >>

Roger Daltrey's 'Tommy' show bumped to tomorrow night to make way for the Lynx

​Minnesota sports fans are finally getting some good news this year with the success of WNBA team the Lynx, who are playing in the finals for the first time in their franchise's history. The team are already up 1-0 over the Atlanta Dream (the finals are a best out of five competition), and will fa ... More >>

Hard Rock Cafe closing September 30. What will replace it?

​Hard Rock Cafe's story is as quaint as it is homespun, or at least, that's what their website is shucking.  Local hero and folksy humble-as-pie British megastar Eric Clapton donates his guitar to his favorite London restaurant, a quaint hangout called the Hard Rock Cafe...A week or two later ... More >>

Superchunk at First Avenue, 12/1/10

Photos by Alexa Jones​SuperchunkWednesday, December 1, 2010First Avenue, MinneapolisIt was a dicey afternoon for Superchunk as they arrived here from Raleigh and lead singer/guitarist Mac McCaughan's guitar did not arrive with them. After much chatter on Twitter and a few phone calls they found a ... More >>

The Top 9 sellingoutest musicians in pop history

​ Proudly gay pop icon Elton John last month played Rush Limbaugh's most recent wedding, obviously bringing into question Elton's valuation of morals over-- do we really need to spell this out for you? Bottom line is it was a sellout for the record books. Here's some other sad cases of how th ... More >>

Hartnett, Prince, Keillor: 10 local celebs we loved this decade

These folks did well in the Aughts, and you can't have them, Hollywood. At least not for keepsies.

The Popstream: The Who, "5:15"

When in doubt, smash everything and flip everyone off.

The Popstream's Underrated '08: Bad Dudes

Dan in Reel Life

Cobbled together from better movies, Steve Carell's latest is strike two

Younger Than That Now

Only Eight Years Old, Sound Unseen Shrinks for ’07, But Still Puts on the Ritz

Here are the week's best releases from the pop culture universe

Only Eight Years Old, Sound Unseen Shrinks for ’07, But Still Puts on the Ritz

A Beautiful Mind

Minnesota-born Paul Nelson was a '60s folk revival pioneer and a founding father of rock writing

An Interview with John Fogerty

Minnesota-born Paul Nelson was a '60s folk revival pioneer and a founding father of rock writing

Link Wray, R.I.P.

Minnesota-born Paul Nelson was a '60s folk revival pioneer and a founding father of rock writing

When I go deaf

Minnesota-born Paul Nelson was a '60s folk revival pioneer and a founding father of rock writing

I Feel Ya

Sometimes karma needs a nudge

The Who Sell Out--Really

Pete Townshend repackages the Who and goes on tour--again

Trans Am: TA

Pete Townshend repackages the Who and goes on tour--again

Sonic Outlaws

The second annual edition of “Sound Unseen” highlights the subversive side of music making in the era of media consolidation.

Song Of Songs

Barbara Sibley's all-encompassing love of music has inspired her to sacrifice her time, her blood, and a whole lot of shelf space. A look at record collecting as a metaphor for life--and life as a metaphor for record collecting.

Picked to Click

The 11th Annual City Pages New Music Poll

Transformer

The Iron Giant tries to turn Disney's anthropomorphic style into a more efficient machine

Fat Boy Slim: Better Living Through Chemistry

The Iron Giant tries to turn Disney's anthropomorphic style into a more efficient machine

Crazy Wisdom Masters

The Jungle Brothers' careful return to hip hop.

Austin City Unlimited

The Jungle Brothers' careful return to hip hop.