Munkey Juice
Fatty Arbuckle’s Coke Bottle
Munkey Juice is the black licorice of the Twin Cities local scene - you love ‘em or hate ‘em, but you know for sure right away.
After criticism on their last album for being too long and diverse, the group went for hard rock this time - on their 8th (yes, eighth) […]

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This is very cool. Even though other networks have streamed series premieres online (UPN – Everybody Hates Chris; Showtime/Yahoo – Fat Actress; WB – Supernatural), this is the first to offered as downloadable, ownable content.
From AdWeek today:
NBC has launched the pilot episode of its soon-to-debut law series, Conviction, on Apple’s iTunes Music Store for […]

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“Beware of those who can raise the dead, it’s usually the only thing they can do REALLY well.”
So speaketh LeNor Barry, the local “torch folk singer,” armed with a 12-string guitar and voice full of soul. And on her new album, Healer: With a Twist!”, with wide a range of fiery growls to renaissance ballads, […]

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The Phenomenauts
Springman Records
Buy at iTunes Music Store
FREE - Download the mp3 of “Mission”

13 & God
13 & God
anticon
Buy at iTunes Music Store
FREE - Download the mp3 of “Soft Atlas”

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This Friday marks a big day for local rockers Murge, who are hosting an EP Release Party at O’Gara’s Garage in St Paul to support their NEW EP — This is the Year
The EP carries 6 original tracks in a mixture of hard and melodic rock, including the radio-ready title track, “This is the […]

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The Electropolis plays Metropolis show at the Southern Theater last night was nothing short of astonishing — a live interpretive staggering spectacle of breathtaking, often bewildering soundtrack to the 1927 film.
After a mind-numbing first set leading into the intermission, Bill Mike, Desdamona, Diana Grasselli and JELLOSLAVE set up mini-stages in the rear stage left and […]

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Last call for submitting your work for the next issue of “Perhaps,” Perfect Porridge’s printed zine.
Send us your poetry, musings, song lyrics, photos, artwork or anything your mom would deem “fridge-worthy” for our zine.
Guidelines:
-any and all creative written word and graphic art (jpegs preferred)
-easily reproduced on 8.5″ x 6.5″ paper
-photocopy friendly
-submission of all materials […]

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Last night, I hope you didn’t miss 7th St.’s evening of psychedelic drone rock brought to you by three fantastic underground groups – two local and one from Austin, TX.
Kicking off the evening was an unforgiving assault on the eardrum called Huge Rat Attacks. The group tore through the tracks of their soon-to-be-released album, Cougars, […]

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Excitingly, the rumor mill is buzzing about a fullscreen video iPod with the screen covering the entire front of the device with the click wheel in the middle.
In his insightful, often comedic way, Steve Hall at Adrants mentioned that,” No sooner have we all unloaded our wallets to grab Apple’s first video iPod offering, […]

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Bob Baker posted some great links to legal resources for up and coming bands who don’t yet have the $$$ to hire a lawyer but want to be suretheir band name, album titles, compositions, artwork, etc. are protected:
Music Law Guides by Danica Mathes
Pre-Paid Legal Plan
Music Law - Lawyers, Attorneys & Legal Information
Music Law FAQ from […]

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