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Megadeth and Motorhead at Myth, 2/14/12

Photo by Ryan Siverson​MegadethWith MotörheadMyth, MinneapolisTuesday, February 14, 2012For a slideshow from the concert, click here.With mullets galore and a woman retching her guts out in the parking lot outside Myth, Tuesday night had the potential to turn into a Saturday Night Live sketch abo ... More >>

Brent Weinbach

Photo by Ryan Siverson​MegadethWith MotörheadMyth, MinneapolisTuesday, February 14, 2012For a slideshow from the concert, click here.With mullets galore and a woman retching her guts out in the parking lot outside Myth, Tuesday night had the potential to turn into a Saturday Night Live sketch abo ... More >>

Bon Iver "kind of said 'f*ck you' a little bit" to the Grammys

​The real reason that Bon Iver won't be performing during the Grammy Awards on February 12 has nothing to do with an ugly poster and a dusty promotional commercial. According to newly announced Sasquatch headliner and this weekend's Saturday Night Live musical guest Justin Vernon, the communicatio ... More >>

Looking for Ben & Jerry's Schweddy Balls ice cream? Here's where to find it

Yael GrauerBen & Jerry's popular limited-edition flavor is a best-seller​Finding Schweddy Balls in the Twin Cities ain't easy, as the popular Ben & Jerry's limited-edition flavor has been flying off shelves. If you've been curious to try it, here's where you can pick up a pint in the Twin Ci ... More >>

5 weird web food stories: August 15-19

Yum, DSL- Digital Sushi LunchFights in the kitchen! Rockers pushing wine!  And a contract that must be signed before getting a reservation? We take a look at five of the weirdest food stories kicking around the web this week.  

Kristen Wiig lampoons Michele Bachmann's "Fatal Attraction" [VIDEO]

A crazy woman untethered can be a dangerous thing.​No matter what other crazy stuff she says, Michele Bachmann will always be remembered as the aspiring presidential candidate who spent an entire nationally broadcast speech looking into the wrong camera. That single gaffe, made in her tea pa ... More >>

Sarah Silverman

A crazy woman untethered can be a dangerous thing.​No matter what other crazy stuff she says, Michele Bachmann will always be remembered as the aspiring presidential candidate who spent an entire nationally broadcast speech looking into the wrong camera. That single gaffe, made in her tea pa ... More >>

The Decemberists' Nate Query on being an indie household name

The King Is Dead marks sixth studio album

Tim Pawlenty is "Tom Pawlenty" on CSPAN

"Tom" Pawlenty spoke to New Hampshire Republicans.​Tim Pawlenty has often said that name recognition is one of his main challenges when it comes to considering a White House run in 2012. Here's one way you can tell: CSPAN carried tape of T-Paw's speech last week to a group of New Hampshire GOP b ... More >>

Calm, collected holiday shopper, what's on your iPod? (Part VI)

​So: are you feeling the fear yet, as the days slip by with a greater rapidity and your gift-shopping list becomes longer? Got the shakes? Struggling to find some temporal real-estate this weekend to sneak out and do your fake-Santa duties dirt cheap? Gimme Noise is, too. Remember back when you we ... More >>

Eight G.O.O.D. reasons to buy 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' today

​Finally! After tons of build-up, Kanye's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is out in stores today. Here are eight reasons you should buy it immediately.

The Week That Was: Wyclef v. Bieber, Talib Kweli returns, N.E.R.D.'s self-canonization

​Last week, you hurried to begin Christmas shopping, finish buying Thanksgiving trimmings, and scrounge enough spare change to buy yourself a copy of Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday. And while you weren't paying much or any attention - and who could blame you? - all of this stuff happened.

50 Reasons to love Minneapolis/St. Paul

Photo: Chris YunkerIt's everywhere you want to be.​Remember that snow storm last weekend? The one where you got towed because you didn't obey the snow parking rules while you were inside watching the Vikings get hammered by the Bears, all while nursing a Surly-induced hangover and trying to figure ... More >>

BP oil spill, Bush's war: Top 10 Epic Bad Calls

BY CP STAFFThe goat of the week is umpire Jim Joyce, who cost pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game with a blown call at first base. While this will surely go down in history as one of sport's all-time great fuck-ups, Joyce is far from the first person to screw up at a crucial moment.

Sex and the City 2: See it or flee it?

Sex and the City 2​You've got 10 bucks and two hours, and you don't want to waste any of it. We can help. Here's our guide to the best and worst movies this weekend. OPENING FLEE: Sex and the City 2 The four aging BFFs struggle on with work-life challenges (Miranda), child-care dilemmas (Cha ... More >>

Dan Aykroyd hosts fundraiser for Al Franken

Will Dan Aykroyd break out the Bass-O-Matic for Al Franken?​Live from L.A.'s House of Blues, it's a "Saturday Night Live" fundraiser on Friday night for Sen. Al Franken, starring Dan Aykroyd, Dana Carvey and Kevin Nealon. LAObserved reports that tickets for the dinner are a cool $2,400 to $4, ... More >>

Jimmy Fallon

Will Dan Aykroyd break out the Bass-O-Matic for Al Franken?​Live from L.A.'s House of Blues, it's a "Saturday Night Live" fundraiser on Friday night for Sen. Al Franken, starring Dan Aykroyd, Dana Carvey and Kevin Nealon. LAObserved reports that tickets for the dinner are a cool $2,400 to $4, ... More >>

Did SNL parody Fancy Ray?

Did they really just parody the best looking man in comedy?

Mashups of the Week: Obama & Lady GaGa

T-Pain autotunes Obama, Lady GaGa smells of Teen Spirit, the Ting Tings go disco & more!

The Swayze name to live on in popular music

Sure, he was the ultimate romantic lead on the silver screen. But he also left his mark on popular (and not so popular) music. See our YouTube mini-tribute.

Al Franken's comedy partner reveals scandalous new information

Well, okay, not scandalous. More like "interesting."

Franken and Coleman: A dream encounter

It's 2:30 a.m. and Franken hears a rap at the window...

Al Franken vs. Norm Coleman gets down and dirty

The senate race between the Republican incumbent and the former SNL comedian is the most expensive in the country

Crazy lady from Minn. McCain rally makes SNL

The senate race between the Republican incumbent and the former SNL comedian is the most expensive in the country

Steve Turre Shell Choir

The senate race between the Republican incumbent and the former SNL comedian is the most expensive in the country

Minnesota Republicans out Franken on lesbian jokes

The senate race between the Republican incumbent and the former SNL comedian is the most expensive in the country

The Brave New Workshop at 50: Old Enough to Know Better

The senate race between the Republican incumbent and the former SNL comedian is the most expensive in the country

Five Songs About ... Thanksgiving

The senate race between the Republican incumbent and the former SNL comedian is the most expensive in the country

Go Al! Grrrr!

Neighbors of aspiring senator Al Franken say his workout routine is not ready for primetime

Cannibal Corpse

Neighbors of aspiring senator Al Franken say his workout routine is not ready for primetime

These Songs Will Change...Your Socks

How can the Shins' new album hope to live up to the hype?

Inside the Lines

'Art School Confidential' plays it safe

I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough, and, Doggonnit, People Like Me!

Can Al Franken become a U.S. Senator just by being Al Franken?

Prince on SNL: Scott Seekins in red?

Can Al Franken become a U.S. Senator just by being Al Franken?

Intervyew with the Vampyre

Can Al Franken become a U.S. Senator just by being Al Franken?

Superhopper: Does This Sound Exciting Yet?

Can Al Franken become a U.S. Senator just by being Al Franken?

Undercover Brothers

In the new blaxploitation, agitprop gets smoked by infinite jest

Artificial Intelligence

The strangely robotic wit of Caleb McEwen emerges in the Brave New Workshop's Minnesota Summer

Too Close, Too Far

Still better known nationally than locally, Next remain the quintessential Minnesota R&B group

Indie 500

With roughly 100 productions and 500 performances, the Minnesota Fringe Festival turns low-budget theater into a two-week marathon

Interview with the Vampire

An encounter with the Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt, the surliest conversationalist in indie-rock

Artists of the Year

An encounter with the Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt, the surliest conversationalist in indie-rock

Total and Faith Evans

An encounter with the Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt, the surliest conversationalist in indie-rock

Space Balls

An encounter with the Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt, the surliest conversationalist in indie-rock

Riddle Me This

An encounter with the Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt, the surliest conversationalist in indie-rock

CULTURE TO GO

An encounter with the Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt, the surliest conversationalist in indie-rock

Tortured Organist

An encounter with the Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt, the surliest conversationalist in indie-rock

The State of the Movies

Hollywood 1996: Things are changing, and it's all the same.