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SXSW 2012's six worst moments, brought to you by #DEWeezy

​The last few days, Village Voice Media's indefatigable music staff has been regaling you with stories of the best from SXSW 2012. In the midst of these discoveries, we've been culling another list: the worst shit. The acts that ranged from huge bore-fests to downright lame. Below, you'll find our ... More >>

Five attractive street performers working for tips at SXSW

​By Ben WesthoffPaying homeless people $70 a day to serve as human wifi hotspots is a bizarre way to make a buck, but it's indicative of the hustler's spirit at South By Southwest this year. Folks are grinding hard and employing increasingly-gimmicky measures to make money. But there's more to ... More >>

The Best of SXSW Music: Thursday 3/15/2012

If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the bright, scintillating chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music e ... More >>

Foo Fighters Twitter rant earns Minnesota Wild prospect a 2-game suspension

Facebook.comCriticizing Dave Grohl is a good idea, but please don't use offensive slurs.​Minnesota Wild prospect Justin Fontaine watched the Grammys along with everyone else Sunday night, but didn't get caught up in the Bon Iver fever. Instead, the 24-year-old graduate of University of Minnesota-D ... More >>

Reed Fischer named new music editor of City Pages

Photo by Ian WitlenIncoming City Pages music editor Reed Fischer​As we near the end of 2011, big changes are in the air for Gimme Noise and the City Pages music section. After holding down the position of music editor for almost four years, I've decided to pursue an opportunity outside the company ... More >>

Craig Finn solo tour coming to the Triple Rock on February 4

Photo by Stacy Schwartz​With a release date pinned down for his first solo album (due out January 24), Craig Finn is embarking on a short solo tour this winter -- including a stop in Minneapolis at the Triple Rock on February 4.

Paul Westerberg talks to the Village Voice, hints at new solo material

​It's not often that Paul Westerberg talks to the press these days -- a fact that Village Voice contributor Peter Gerstenzang brags about in the intro to his new Q&A -- so it's interesting that the former Replacements frontman has shown up not once, but two separate times in New York blogs thi ... More >>

Video of Bradlee Dean lawsuit press conference

Smith held a press conference this morning in New York to announce the lawsuit.​Minnesota pastor Bradley Dean Smith -- a.k.a. Bradlee Dean -- announced earlier today he is suing MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow and Minnesota Independent writer Andy Birkey. The civil suit, filed today in Washington, D. ... More >>

Alec Soth, Kevin Kramp, Robyn, and more: Artists of the year

Influential artists of 2010

Top five musical idols who need to drop autobiographical tell-alls, stat

​Chin-stroking musos everywhere were stoked to learn that next week's issue of Rolling Stone will include an excerpt from Life, the long-awaited, drug- and debacle-soaked memoir from storied Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. This in a season that will already see the release of stocking-stu ... More >>

Sage Francis, the Fleshtones, and more

​Chin-stroking musos everywhere were stoked to learn that next week's issue of Rolling Stone will include an excerpt from Life, the long-awaited, drug- and debacle-soaked memoir from storied Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. This in a season that will already see the release of stocking-stu ... More >>

Screaming Females

​Chin-stroking musos everywhere were stoked to learn that next week's issue of Rolling Stone will include an excerpt from Life, the long-awaited, drug- and debacle-soaked memoir from storied Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. This in a season that will already see the release of stocking-stu ... More >>

Tom Petters killed Polaroid, making way for massive art auction

Famous photographs by Ansel Adams, Chuck Close, William Wegman and David Hockney will be on the block.

Viagra soup: Mmmm Mmmm wood?

If you had $32, what would you buy? Would Viagra soup be a contender?

Mischke show notes: July 23, 2009

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

Craigslist founder speaks about memorial concert appearance

Our sister paper, Village Voice, caught up with Craigslist founder Craig Newmark following the memorial concert to get his comments on the service.

Readers respond to the discontinuation of This Modern World

Our sister paper, Village Voice, caught up with Craigslist founder Craig Newmark following the memorial concert to get his comments on the service.

Breakfast of Champions 6/10: Users' Guide to the new site

Our sister paper, Village Voice, caught up with Craigslist founder Craig Newmark following the memorial concert to get his comments on the service.

Laughin' and clownin': Atmosphere in the atmosphere

Our sister paper, Village Voice, caught up with Craigslist founder Craig Newmark following the memorial concert to get his comments on the service.

Breakfast of Champions 5/5: Cinco de Mayo Veritas

Our sister paper, Village Voice, caught up with Craigslist founder Craig Newmark following the memorial concert to get his comments on the service.

Breakfast of Champions 4/23: Please stand by

Our sister paper, Village Voice, caught up with Craigslist founder Craig Newmark following the memorial concert to get his comments on the service.

Village Voice lampoons rightwing bloggers

Our sister paper, Village Voice, caught up with Craigslist founder Craig Newmark following the memorial concert to get his comments on the service.

'Frozen' peers inside a serial killer's brain

Park Square's production examines what makes a monster

Breakfast of Champions: 3/14

Park Square's production examines what makes a monster

Breakfast of Champions: 2/6

Park Square's production examines what makes a monster

Murder, MySpace, Babysitters, Betrayal: The Best National True Crime Stories of 2007

Park Square's production examines what makes a monster

Farewell, Steve

Park Square's production examines what makes a monster

Ellen Willis, rock and roll writer

Park Square's production examines what makes a monster

Pretty Girls Make Graves: Élan Vital

Park Square's production examines what makes a monster

Blessed are the Beasts

The Animal Collective evolves

Top 10 Films of 2005 (plus many more)

The Animal Collective evolves

Artists of the Year

Hurricanes, war, avian flu, locust plagues, that annoying song you couldn't get out of your head. It wasn't the greatest of all possible years. Nor was it halfway decent. But to prove that it wasn't all bad, we asked 29 writers to rave about the ar

New Times takes over Village Voice Media

Hurricanes, war, avian flu, locust plagues, that annoying song you couldn't get out of your head. It wasn't the greatest of all possible years. Nor was it halfway decent. But to prove that it wasn't all bad, we asked 29 writers to rave about the ar

"A four-hour documentary on Nazis"

Hurricanes, war, avian flu, locust plagues, that annoying song you couldn't get out of your head. It wasn't the greatest of all possible years. Nor was it halfway decent. But to prove that it wasn't all bad, we asked 29 writers to rave about the ar

Best New Bands Poll

Hurricanes, war, avian flu, locust plagues, that annoying song you couldn't get out of your head. It wasn't the greatest of all possible years. Nor was it halfway decent. But to prove that it wasn't all bad, we asked 29 writers to rave about the ar

7/21: Morning Communique

Hurricanes, war, avian flu, locust plagues, that annoying song you couldn't get out of your head. It wasn't the greatest of all possible years. Nor was it halfway decent. But to prove that it wasn't all bad, we asked 29 writers to rave about the ar

Am I black or white?

Hurricanes, war, avian flu, locust plagues, that annoying song you couldn't get out of your head. It wasn't the greatest of all possible years. Nor was it halfway decent. But to prove that it wasn't all bad, we asked 29 writers to rave about the ar

Robert Kasner, 1951-2005

Hurricanes, war, avian flu, locust plagues, that annoying song you couldn't get out of your head. It wasn't the greatest of all possible years. Nor was it halfway decent. But to prove that it wasn't all bad, we asked 29 writers to rave about the ar

The Dog of the South

Hurricanes, war, avian flu, locust plagues, that annoying song you couldn't get out of your head. It wasn't the greatest of all possible years. Nor was it halfway decent. But to prove that it wasn't all bad, we asked 29 writers to rave about the ar

Real Life Rock Top 10

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

Come On, Feel the Noise

The music of Lightning Bolt and Erase Errata speaks volumes

The Young and the Restless

"Women With Vision" Finds New Distaff Auteurs Getting Antsy

The Year in Film

The National Entertainment State Stands Firm--Then Runs Away

The Same Restaurant Twice

The National Entertainment State Stands Firm--Then Runs Away

J. Hoberman: The Red Atlantis: Communist Culture in the Absence of Communism

The National Entertainment State Stands Firm--Then Runs Away

Drop Your Shorts

Bit player: Beth Orton's new EP makes a statement in 24:49.

Caught in the Act by Dona Ann McAdams

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Shadow of a Doubt

Pictures from a short, strange trip