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Entries from May 2006

Pink Mountaintops : Catfish Haven : Huge Rat Attacks : The Entry, Minneapolis MN

May 31st, 2006 · No Comments

First Avenue’s The Entry
May 30, 2006, Minneapolis MN
Pink Mountaintops

Catfish Haven

Huge Rat Attacks

More photos at Flickr

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Tags: Music - Live Review

Eagles of Death Metal video overload

May 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Eagles of Death Metal have teamed up with Bikini Bandits again to make two brand new videos.
First is a live music video, “Cherry Cola” and the second video is Jesse teaching the Bikini Bandits about meat. (Both are technically safe for work, but there are definitely some bikinis flying around.)
And here’s the “I Want You […]

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Tags: Music - News

Kyle Andrews : Amos in Ohio

May 30th, 2006 · No Comments

Kyle Andrews
Amos in Ohio
Reissue in stores: June 20
Label: Badman Recording Co.
Kyle Andrews is the smallest big thing you’ve never heard of. And his yet undiscovered bedroom rock album, Amos in Ohio, was actually recorded in Andrew’s Tennessee bedroom. So take that, worn out cliché.
Armed with a guitar, Casio keyboard and drum loops, Andrews escaped […]

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Tags: Music - Album Review

Jerry Lee Lewis: A Half Century of Hits

May 30th, 2006 · No Comments

Jerry Lee Lewis
A Half Century of Hits (3 CD box set)
Rarely does a modern day musician find success in genre crossover while impacting multiple generations of musicians across the board. This is why the world will never forget Jerry Lee Lewis, who often had number one hits on the pop, country and R&B charts at […]

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Tags: Uncategorized

Wednesday 13’s Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13 : Little Box of Horrors

May 30th, 2006 · No Comments

Wednesday 13’s Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13
Little Box of Horrors (5 CD / 1 DVD Box Set)
Label: Restless Records
For those of us not privileged enough to know of Wednesday 13 prior to his stint with Slipknot offshoot Murderdolls and Wednesday’s 2005 solo album, Transylvania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying, And the Dead, this Frankenstein […]

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Tags: Music - Album Review

Nick Africano : Broken

May 30th, 2006 · No Comments

Nick Africano
Broken
Nick Africano has escaped the musical desolation of Bloomington, Indiana for the fertile aural landscape of Minneapolis/St. Paul (try not to laugh, we’re being serious). And the Macalester grad, who has been gigging with Over/Under for an extended stint at the 400 Bar in April, has something special to share with his new friends […]

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Tags: Music - Album Review · Music - Interview · Local: Minneapolis

New Music Tuesday : MP3s

May 30th, 2006 · No Comments

Asobi Seksu
Citrus
Label: Friendly Fire Recordings
Buy at iTunes Music Store
FREE MP3 Download “New Years” (MP3, 192kbps)

Deadly Percherons
The Rembrandt Effect
Label: WTFD Records
Buy at iTunes Music Store
FREE MP3 Download “The Balance” (MP3, 192kbps)

Gonzoid
Gonzoid EP
Label: WTFD Records
Buy at iTunes Music Store
FREE MP3 Download “Alberts Grudge” (MP3, 192kbps)

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Tags: MP3s

Murder By Death : Triple Rock : Minneapolis, MN : May 28, 2006

May 28th, 2006 · No Comments

Murder By Death
May 28, 2006, Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Indiana’s Murder By Death played a fantastic all-ages show tonight at Minneapolis’ Triple Rock Social Club. With a set full of dark, dramatic storytelling, fervent cello instrumentals and visual films enhancing the musical narrative, the group burned through songs from their last three albums, including […]

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Tags: Music - Live Review

Two Gallants, Drakkar Sauna, The Gleam : Triple Rock : Minneapolis, MN

May 26th, 2006 · No Comments

Two Gallants, Drakkar Sauna, The Gleam
May 25, 2006
Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis, MN
An evening of folky Americana last night at Minneapolis Triple Rock…

Wyoming’s The Gleam opened up the night with a gritty, infectious rockabilly groove. While mostly based on simple country bass patterns, the boys from Chisago County do an incredible job amping up the […]

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Tags: Uncategorized · Music - Live Review

Lansing State Journal Rips Off Our Interview

May 25th, 2006 · No Comments

Wow, we guess borrowing copy is the sincerest form of flattery. I guess big media isn’t just scared of blogs - they’re utilizing them to their full extent!
Check out this article from the Lansing State Journal previewing an upcoming Murder By Death show.
The reporter lifted huge chunks of our exclusive interview with lead […]

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