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Snowmageddon 2009 – will any of us survive?

Last February my friend Doug and I created the “Snowmageddon” Twitter meme over our morning coffee.

The conversation was something like, “People are really freaking out about this storm. Let’s name it and get a top Twitter trend.” Then we laughed. Then we tweeted. Then we blogged. Then we created a logo and live Web [...]

We Are the Willows’ Midwest Song Map

I wrote about the new We Are the Willows debut LP, A Collection Of Sounds And Something Like The Plague back in October, and I’m still digging on it.

Check out this cool map Amble Down sent over:

Recorded in a basement and all over the city of Minneapolis (where Miller currently lives) with nothing more [...]

Robot Rock: Who’s Who in Twin Cities Electropunk

Not familiar with the burgeoning electropunk scene here in the Twin Cities? What better place to start than the annual compilation album curated by Todd Millenacker from Avenpitch?

In years past it’s introduced me to bands like Thosquanta, Avenpitch and Screaming Mechanical Brain.

Download Twin Cities Electropunk Compilation Volume 5 (zip)

I asked Todd a few questions [...]

Wolfmother, State Theater, November 14, 2009

Australian rockers Wolfmother simply rocked the State Theater on Saturday night. Unapologetically wearing Sabbath and Zeppelin influence on their sleeves, the quartet pounded out power chords, falsetto wails and bewitching guitar solos culled from the group’s self-titled debut and recent Cosmic Egg release.

The setlist itself set the show up to be a success. The [...]