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The Beatles

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    Tapes 'n Tapes get 'Heavy' for Minnesota Beatle Project video

    ​With holiday shopping season in full swing, the folks behind the Minnesota Beatle Project, Vol. 3 album are releasing a series of music videos to keep their charity compilation at the very front of our minds. Last week we saw Solid Gold donning moustaches and Let It Be-era Beatles attire for thei ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 7, 2011

    The 32nd Annual John Lennon Tribute & Minnesota Beatle Project Release Show

    ​With holiday shopping season in full swing, the folks behind the Minnesota Beatle Project, Vol. 3 album are releasing a series of music videos to keep their charity compilation at the very front of our minds. Last week we saw Solid Gold donning moustaches and Let It Be-era Beatles attire for thei ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    Solid Gold don Let It Be attire, head into the graveyard for Beatle Project video

    ​The Pioneers & Soldiers Cemetery in Phillips has been getting a lot of play these days. Not only was it the inspiration for the theme of Jeremy Messersmith's last album, The Reluctant Graveyard, but it was also the site of a unique outdoor show Messersmith played this summer with Lu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Six unforgettable George Harrison melodies on the 10th anniversary of his death

    ​It's hard to believe it was already 10 years ago that George Harrison lost his battle with cancer. Most people remember where they were when they learned that Kurt Cobain committed suicide or the Challenger space shuttle fell out of the sky; for whatever reason, I remember the exact moment that I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    The Beach Boys at Mystic Amphitheater, 7/31/11

    Photos by Nikki Miller​The Beach Boys July 31, 2011 Mystic Amphitheater The year is 1993, 30 years after the birth of John Stamos. My best friend Amy and I are sitting in her family's basement rec room, arguing again. Amy is pro-Beach Boys. I'm pro-Beatles. And we're each anti- the other. I ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 19, 2011

    92 KQRS Classic Rock Art Show

    Photos by Nikki Miller​The Beach Boys July 31, 2011 Mystic Amphitheater The year is 1993, 30 years after the birth of John Stamos. My best friend Amy and I are sitting in her family's basement rec room, arguing again. Amy is pro-Beach Boys. I'm pro-Beatles. And we're each anti- the other. I ... More >>

  • Music

    January 12, 2011

    Beatles expert Jim Berkenstadt is a rock 'n' roll detective

    The band hired him to piece together their story

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    A Night in the Box call it quits

    ​After nearly five years as a band, local soul and bluegrass band A Night in the Box have announced that they will be splitting up, effective immediately. The band offered little explanation for their break-up, save for a short message posted on both their Facebook and MySpace pages announcing the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 29, 2010

    New Year's Eve Bash

    ​After nearly five years as a band, local soul and bluegrass band A Night in the Box have announced that they will be splitting up, effective immediately. The band offered little explanation for their break-up, save for a short message posted on both their Facebook and MySpace pages announcing the ... More >>

  • Music

    December 15, 2010

    Best Twin Cities albums of 2010

    Dessa, BNLX, Kristoff Krane, and more

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    Curtiss A prepares for his 31st annual John Lennon tribute show

    Photo by Sharyn Morrow​The dreamy orchestral pop of "Good Night," a song John Lennon wrote as a lullaby for son Julian, soars out of Curtiss A's stereo as we talk about his upcoming 31st annual John Lennon tribute on December 8 at First Avenue. "Good Night" is Curtiss A and the Jerks of Fate's ve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2010

    The Beatles move to iTunes amidst a storm

    ​Monday morning Apple posted a typically cryptic teaser on their homepage, the message reading "blah blah you'll never forget blah" and hinting at what everyone wants: cloud-based iTunes. Well that didn't happen, as you've probably heard. The Beatles were finally made available on iTunes, and the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    Skivvie scandal at the Minnesota Historical Society

    ​Boxers or briefs? At the Minnesota History Museum, Har Mar Superstar wears both. As part of their latest exhibit, the Minnesota History Center has rewritten history by redesigning the Beatles' famous Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover. In honor of "The Beatles! One Night Stand ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 7, 2010

    Los Lonely Boys

    ​Boxers or briefs? At the Minnesota History Museum, Har Mar Superstar wears both. As part of their latest exhibit, the Minnesota History Center has rewritten history by redesigning the Beatles' famous Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover. In honor of "The Beatles! One Night Stand ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 7, 2010

    The Beatles! A One-Night Stand in the Heartland

    ​Boxers or briefs? At the Minnesota History Museum, Har Mar Superstar wears both. As part of their latest exhibit, the Minnesota History Center has rewritten history by redesigning the Beatles' famous Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover. In honor of "The Beatles! One Night Stand ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    Beatles photos see the light of day after decades

    ​What is with people holding on to Beatles ephemera for decades? If interest hasn't waned by now it never will - there's no good reason for it to considering that they're The Fucking Beatles - and so we can safely assume that the entire world is probably interested and you should just put that shi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2010

    Solid Gold headline the Mainroom tonight

    Photo by Jon Behm​Solid Gold return to First Ave's Mainroom tonight (where they last headlined our Gimme Shelter benefit for Haiti), and to get ready for the evening's festivities the band sent over this new video of their performance of "Get Over It" at a Vega Productions fundraiser earlier this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2010

    Minnesota Beatle Project earns $25K for local schools

    ​We received some exciting news today from Mark Gehring, that man behind last year's stellar local compilation Minnesota Beatle Project, Vol. 1 (which earned a nod in our Best of the Twin Cities issue for Best Local Music Compilation). The compilation, which was assembled by Mark's organization Ve ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 27, 2010

    92KQRS Classic Rock Art Show

    ​We received some exciting news today from Mark Gehring, that man behind last year's stellar local compilation Minnesota Beatle Project, Vol. 1 (which earned a nod in our Best of the Twin Cities issue for Best Local Music Compilation). The compilation, which was assembled by Mark's organization Ve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2010

    This week's cover: A funkadelic Haze

    They start a band, release an album, and swaddle themselves in all the trappings of success--including some of the gaudiest bell bottoms you've ever seen.

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009
  • News

    December 16, 2009

    The Year in Music: P.O.S., Solid Gold, and Owl City break through

    Losses include the Suburbs' Bruce Allen, Dinkytowner, and Myth

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009
  • Calendar

    December 2, 2009
  • Music

    December 2, 2009
  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Local musicians unite for "The Minnesota Beatle Project"

    Jeremy Messersmith, Lucy Michelle, Ice Palace, Mark Mallman, and others have teamed up for a Beatles tribute CD which will benefit local schools.

  • Calendar

    November 4, 2009

    Art Brut

    Jeremy Messersmith, Lucy Michelle, Ice Palace, Mark Mallman, and others have teamed up for a Beatles tribute CD which will benefit local schools.

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Mischke show notes: Sept. 15, 2009

    Join the conversation with TD Mischke on today's 'In The Stream' live from 2 p.m.- 4p.m.

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2009

    Mysterious Beatles track surfaces online

    Real McCoy or a great hoax? The 20th take of Revolution #1 from the White Album flummoxes and excites.

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2009

    Rock Art Show

    Real McCoy or a great hoax? The 20th take of Revolution #1 from the White Album flummoxes and excites.

  • Calendar

    July 9, 2008

    SOLD OUT: Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band

    Real McCoy or a great hoax? The 20th take of Revolution #1 from the White Album flummoxes and excites.

  • Calendar

    July 2, 2008

    Steve Miller Band; Joe Cocker

    Real McCoy or a great hoax? The 20th take of Revolution #1 from the White Album flummoxes and excites.

  • Calendar

    July 2, 2008

    Atomic Flea

    Real McCoy or a great hoax? The 20th take of Revolution #1 from the White Album flummoxes and excites.

  • Calendar

    December 19, 2007

    Jingle Bell Rock

    Real McCoy or a great hoax? The 20th take of Revolution #1 from the White Album flummoxes and excites.

  • Calendar

    December 5, 2007

    The 28th Annual John Lennon Tribute

    Real McCoy or a great hoax? The 20th take of Revolution #1 from the White Album flummoxes and excites.

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2007

    The Beatles: There's No Time When I'm Alone mixtape

    Real McCoy or a great hoax? The 20th take of Revolution #1 from the White Album flummoxes and excites.

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2006

    City Planner: Thursday 10/26

    Real McCoy or a great hoax? The 20th take of Revolution #1 from the White Album flummoxes and excites.

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2006

    But Ringo will still sound like Ringo

    Real McCoy or a great hoax? The 20th take of Revolution #1 from the White Album flummoxes and excites.

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2005

    12/19: Morning Communique

    Real McCoy or a great hoax? The 20th take of Revolution #1 from the White Album flummoxes and excites.

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2005

    Christ Triumphs Over Beatles

    Real McCoy or a great hoax? The 20th take of Revolution #1 from the White Album flummoxes and excites.

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2004

    Death of a Monk

    Real McCoy or a great hoax? The 20th take of Revolution #1 from the White Album flummoxes and excites.

  • Music

    March 10, 2004

    DJ Danger Mouse: The Grey Album

    Real McCoy or a great hoax? The 20th take of Revolution #1 from the White Album flummoxes and excites.

  • Music

    March 3, 2004

    Real Life Rock Top 10

    American musical taste gets bland; Robert McNamara gets angry; the President gets naked

  • Music

    October 1, 2003

    Real Life Rock Top Ten

    The old, the tired, the rejuvenated, and the dead

  • Restaurants

    October 17, 2001

    All-Access Eats

    The old, the tired, the rejuvenated, and the dead

  • Arts

    October 4, 2000

    Rock around the doc

    U Film's "Sound Unseen" festival projects our mythologies of music onto the screen

  • Movies

    September 1, 1999

    Toon In, Turn On

    Thirty years later, the Beatles' animated Yellow Submarine is still an excellent way to get high

  • Feature

    October 1, 1997

    MUSIC: Golden Throats 4: Celebrities Butcher the Beatles

    Thirty years later, the Beatles' animated Yellow Submarine is still an excellent way to get high

  • News

    January 15, 1997

    WORLD MUSIC '96

    Thirty years later, the Beatles' animated Yellow Submarine is still an excellent way to get high

  • Music

    December 6, 1995

    Mistaken Identities

    Thirty years later, the Beatles' animated Yellow Submarine is still an excellent way to get high

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