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Gimme News Weekly Wrap-Up: August 7-13

Murs and Slug collaboration starts to take shape, Dan Wilson announces home town tour & next week's best new releases.

Gimme News Weekly Wrap-Up: April 10-16

Lily, Bird & Kristofferson hit MPLS, Prince begs for cash, Solid Gold headliners & next week's best new releases.

Minnesota Mixtape 2008

Every year I make mix CDs of my favorite tracks, with one song per artist per disc. Here's the '08 edition, local and national. It's all from 2008 unless otherwise specified, but there are a few oldies. At the bottom are my year-end lists, because I know you needed more of those. Happy holidays! MN ... More >>

Vampire Weekend

Every year I make mix CDs of my favorite tracks, with one song per artist per disc. Here's the '08 edition, local and national. It's all from 2008 unless otherwise specified, but there are a few oldies. At the bottom are my year-end lists, because I know you needed more of those. Happy holidays! MN ... More >>

Dizzee Rascal: Maths + English

Every year I make mix CDs of my favorite tracks, with one song per artist per disc. Here's the '08 edition, local and national. It's all from 2008 unless otherwise specified, but there are a few oldies. At the bottom are my year-end lists, because I know you needed more of those. Happy holidays! MN ... More >>

Elvis in Wonderland

Solo artist falls down rabbit hole, finds himself part of My Morning Jacket's opening band

Three questions for Tapes 'N Tapes

Solo artist falls down rabbit hole, finds himself part of My Morning Jacket's opening band

Local Music Yearbook '06

Prince went to Vegas. Smokers went to Maplewood. Tapes 'N Tapes went to the moon. And sometime after the last zombie dance party got busted, we wrote it all down for you.

And the Wind Cries Maya

Even more galanging about M.I.A.