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Punk Rock

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    Stranglers, Sex Pistols, & Blondie alums unite for Nick & Eddie gig

    ​Hugh Cornwell and Glen Matlock are likely household names at your place if there's a studded leather jacket somewhere in your garage -- or you own the Snatch soundtrack. For everyone else, this is a show worth experiencing for those loving the umpteenth wave of punk and new wave descendants too. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2011

    Black Box Revelation with Machine 22 at the Entry, 11/14/11

    Photos by Mike MinehartMachine 22​Black Box Revelation with Machine 22, Porcupine and DetourNovember 14, 20117th St. Entry, MinneapolisI arrived during of Porcupines from LaCrosse, Wisconsin, one of my favorite bands I've recently discovered. One of my favorite songs, "Rooftops" from their 7" spli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Sound Unseen screening no wave documentary Blank City tomorrow night at the TRYLON

    Lydia Lunch in a scene from Blank City​"If you could be anybody, who would you be?" "An outlaw, a film director, a rebel, a rock star!" yells a '70s gangster shooting a gun at the Super 8 camera, cutting to a rapid-fire Mars punk song over a killer montage of '70s film clips of punk and no wave mu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Doomtree unveils new project: Wugazi

    ​Two artists (Fugazi & the Wu Tang Clan) near and dear in every way to millions of peoples' hearts and minds, smooshed together by the Cities' most-favoritest cadre of shape shifters? We'll bite.

  • Calendar

    January 26, 2011

    First Avenue's Best New Bands of 2010

    ​Two artists (Fugazi & the Wu Tang Clan) near and dear in every way to millions of peoples' hearts and minds, smooshed together by the Cities' most-favoritest cadre of shape shifters? We'll bite.

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Dear Santa: Please erase "American Idiot" from the world's collective memory

    ​Dear Santa, No zeppelin or Red Ryder BB gun for me, this year. No Porsche, no super-strength, no Wii. Not even world peace, Santa. Forget all of that. This year, I'm asking for something that could enhance - even improve - the lives of millions of people across the world: please, please, please w ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 11, 2010

    Cheap Trick, Blondie

    ​Dear Santa, No zeppelin or Red Ryder BB gun for me, this year. No Porsche, no super-strength, no Wii. Not even world peace, Santa. Forget all of that. This year, I'm asking for something that could enhance - even improve - the lives of millions of people across the world: please, please, please w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    Off With Their Heads, Arrivals get reckless at the Triple Rock

    Photo by Kelly Lone​We have an odd relationship with success here in the Twin Cities--we love watching our local homeboys make good but more often than not, we do so with the begrudging assumption that they're going to leave us, dammit. Sure, they say they'll always love us, and we're still ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    Weekend Checklist: Off With Their Heads, New Pornographers, Blind Shake, and more

    ​Man-oh-man, what the hell? Did it rain all Bike Walk week? I'm soaked. But remember, big-ass rock and roll sound waves dry you faster than heat--that's science facts, trust me--so dry off and get hot at any number of awesome shows happening this weekend.

  • Music

    June 3, 2010

    The Goondas: Staying out late with the irreverent rock band

    They're a rail-whiskey cocktail of rockabilly, post-punk, and blues

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    Buzzcocks rock the Fine Line: Nevermind anyone else

    Adam Bubolz The Buzzcocks​Pete Shelley's eyes can't keep from rolling. Seriously, that's what stands out right away. British punk legends the Buzzcocks take the stage, Shelley approaches the mic, barks out the first song, and as they launch into song, his eyes roll. For a passing moment, a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 19, 2010

    Buzzcocks

    Adam Bubolz The Buzzcocks​Pete Shelley's eyes can't keep from rolling. Seriously, that's what stands out right away. British punk legends the Buzzcocks take the stage, Shelley approaches the mic, barks out the first song, and as they launch into song, his eyes roll. For a passing moment, a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 2, 2009

    The 5th Annual Minneapolis Punk Rock Bowling Awards Show

    Adam Bubolz The Buzzcocks​Pete Shelley's eyes can't keep from rolling. Seriously, that's what stands out right away. British punk legends the Buzzcocks take the stage, Shelley approaches the mic, barks out the first song, and as they launch into song, his eyes roll. For a passing moment, a ... More >>

  • Music

    April 15, 2009

    Black Blondie demand attention with their stellar debut

    Stylish and sensual, vocalist Samahra sings with the passion of Amy Winehouse

  • Calendar

    April 8, 2009

    Fucked Up

    Stylish and sensual, vocalist Samahra sings with the passion of Amy Winehouse

  • Music

    October 15, 2008

    Ted Leo and more

    Stylish and sensual, vocalist Samahra sings with the passion of Amy Winehouse

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2008

    Sarah Palin's favorite records

    Stylish and sensual, vocalist Samahra sings with the passion of Amy Winehouse

  • Music

    September 17, 2008

    Neko Case and more

    Stylish and sensual, vocalist Samahra sings with the passion of Amy Winehouse

  • Feature

    March 19, 2008

    Sex, Drugs, & Awesome Hair

    The glamtacular history of 1980s heavy metal in the Twin Cities

  • Movies

    March 7, 2007

    The Sound and the Filth (Signifying...What?)

    Julien Temple's 'Glastonbury' is all a blur

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2006

    Complicated Clash: The Mick Jones Interview

    Julien Temple's 'Glastonbury' is all a blur

  • News

    June 21, 2006

    Out Loud

    They scream. They wear tacos for underwear. Meet Faggot, rock's next big gay thing.

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2006

    What's Your iTunes Smart Playlist?

    They scream. They wear tacos for underwear. Meet Faggot, rock's next big gay thing.

  • Music

    June 9, 2004

    !!!: Louden Up Now

    They scream. They wear tacos for underwear. Meet Faggot, rock's next big gay thing.

  • Books

    October 15, 2003

    Never Mind The Sex Pistols, Here's Neal Pollack

    A snarky writer thinks he's America's greatest living punk

  • News

    September 3, 2003

    First Love

    The legendary bands. The terrifying toilets. An oral history that goes so far behind the music it will leave you at a gun range beneath the stage.

  • Music

    August 20, 2003

    Primal Screen

    Hippie-hating punk rockers, captured on film! Remembering The Clash with a new DVD

  • Music

    November 20, 2002

    Mission Impossible

    After a 19-year hiatus, punk legends Mission of Burma reach for their revolver again

  • News

    September 18, 2002

    Picked to Click XII

    Hail the Conquering Heroes: Polls and Praise for This Year's Best New Artists

  • Music

    February 27, 2002

    Dog Day Afternoon

    Hail the Conquering Heroes: Polls and Praise for This Year's Best New Artists

  • Music

    November 21, 2001

    For The Sake of 'Argument'

    Hail the Conquering Heroes: Polls and Praise for This Year's Best New Artists

  • Music

    October 31, 2001

    Turning J.A.P.anese

    The Cagey Sweet J.A.P. Bring Japanese Punk Into the Local Scene

  • Arts

    September 26, 2001

    Sonic Outlaws

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

  • Music

    October 18, 2000

    Green Day: Warning

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

  • Music

    August 16, 2000

    Oakland Calling

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

  • Movies

    June 28, 2000

    See Johnny Cry

    The Sex Pistols doc The Filth and the Fury brings punk's founding antichrists down to human scale

  • Sports

    December 15, 1999

    Clashback

    A bio-doc looks at the punks who changed the complexion of white rock

  • Music

    October 27, 1999

    Cry Like a Man

    The Get Up Kids combine hard playing with hard feelings for a new "emo" audience

  • News

    August 4, 1999

    Young Spuds in a Longhorn Daze

    The Get Up Kids combine hard playing with hard feelings for a new "emo" audience

  • Arts

    June 16, 1999

    Dope, Guns, and Settling Down

    How Amphetamine Reptile changed American music--and then went into the bar business

  • Arts

    May 12, 1999

    Rockers Without a Cause

    The Short Fuses play greasy punk from the wrong side of the sock hop

  • Music

    April 28, 1999

    Come Out and Play

    Local punks the Misfires make a case that the youthful basement circuit is still the place to be

  • Music

    January 20, 1999

    Punk Rock Cafe

    Local punks the Misfires make a case that the youthful basement circuit is still the place to be

  • Arts

    November 25, 1998

    The Last Days of Disco

    Open playlists. Mixed audiences. Women's mud wrestling. Ample coke. What ever happened to the Minneapolis club scene?

  • Arts

    September 9, 1998

    Bring in the Noise

    From Wrong's free-improv chaos to Savage Aural Hotbed's circle-saw precision, a disparate local noise scene maps the sound of modern anxiety

  • Music

    June 24, 1998

    Gang of Four

    Rock the basement and pour beer on your ass with pop-punk heroes Dillinger Four

  • Music

    June 17, 1998

    Fugazi: End Hits

    Rock the basement and pour beer on your ass with pop-punk heroes Dillinger Four

  • Music

    August 21, 1996

    Suicide Notes

    Rock the basement and pour beer on your ass with pop-punk heroes Dillinger Four

  • Music

    June 19, 1996

    Desire and a Word

    Rock the basement and pour beer on your ass with pop-punk heroes Dillinger Four

  • News

    January 24, 1996

    The Year in Music 1995

    Rock the basement and pour beer on your ass with pop-punk heroes Dillinger Four

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