April 2011
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TONIGHT: No Bird Sing Release Party at the Cedar...
*MP3: No Bird Sing - “Afterlife Insurance” No Bird Sing are celebrating the release of their new album tonight at the Cedar Cultural Center. Their new album is great and the show will be just as sweet. Click here for details.
Apr 29th
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MP3: The Morning Benders - "Oh Annie"
*MP3: The Morning Benders - “Oh Annie” The Morning Benders released “Oh Annie” on their Tumblr this week. It’s a great b-side that didn’t quite make the cut for Big Echo, but I think it could have.
Apr 29th
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VIDEO: Little Dragon On Yours Truly
Yourstru.ly Presents: Little Dragon “Little Man” from Yours Truly on Vimeo.
Apr 28th
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VIDEO: Lykke Li - "Sadness Is A Blessing"
Apr 28th
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MP3: My Morning Jacket - "Holdin' On To Black...
*MP3: My Morning Jacket - “Holdin’ On To Black Metal” My Morning Jacket’s new album, Circuital, will be out on 5/31 via ATO/RED.
Apr 27th
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INTERVIEW: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
As you all know, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin are one of my favorite bands and their latest album, Let It Sway, made my top ten list for last year. The dudes were kind enough to participate in an MFR Ultimate Interview, check it out below. What originally inspired the conception of the band? My first wasn’t very good, so I wanted to try to be in a band I would listen to. And...
Apr 27th
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VIDEO: Girls' Generation - "Gee"
Sometimes you need a little K-Pop on a Wednesday morning.
Apr 27th
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TONIGHT: Burning Flock at MFR Night
*MP3: Burning Flock - “Up At The Cabin” Local advanced jazz trio, Burning Flock, will be the stars of tonight’s MFR party. This FREE night will consist of two sets from the trio and loads of new records from me. Come on and hang out. Doors to this 18-plus free show open at 9pm and it all goes down at Honey.
Apr 26th
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MP3: Soulcrate - "Believe It" (Feat. Prof)
*MP3: Soulcrate - “Believe It” (Feat. Prof) Sioux Falls’ Soulcrate will be releasing their new EP, The Kick Rocks Collection, on 5/23.
Apr 26th
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NEWS: The Knife Prep New Album for 2012
The Knife announced on their website that they are currently working on new material for a 2012 release. Most excellent news.
Apr 25th
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NEWS: Stream Fleet Foxes' New Album In Its...
Stream the excellent new Fleet Foxes album, Helplessness Blues, right now on NPR.
Apr 25th
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MP3: Beastie Boys - "Say It"
*MP3: Beastie Boys - “Say It” The new Beastie Boys album, Hot Sauce Committe Part Two, will be out on 5/3 via Studio.
Apr 22nd
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MP3: MaLLy - "All Out" (Feat. Tiron)
*MP3: MaLLy - “All Out” (Feat. Tiron) [LOCAL] Minneapolis MC MaLLy has really been breaking ground lately with his singles series. “All Out” is his latest effort which truly exhibits the chemistry that he has developing with producer The Sundance Kid.
Apr 22nd
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VIDEO: Portugal. The Man - "So American" (Teaser)
Apr 22nd
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VIDEO: Cotton Jones Live On MOKB
My Old Kentucky Blog debuted a great live video of Cotton Jones performing on the Far From Home series, brought to us all by Into The Woods.
Apr 21st
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VIDEO: Beastie Boys - "Make Some Noise"
Apr 21st
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MP3: Jesse Thomas - "You I Want"
*MP3: Jesse Thomas - “You I Want” I don’t know much about Jesse Thomas other than she’s a great songwriter waifish girl from Burbank, California. “You I Want” is a great song that has just one hook after another.
Apr 20th
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NEWS: Bon Iver Releases Album Details, Cover Art
(Click To Enlarge) Bon Iver will be releasing his new LP, Bon Iver, on 6/21 via Jagjaguwar. Tracklist: 1. Perth 2. Minnesota, WI 3. Holocene 4. Towers 5. Michicant 6. Hinnom, TX 7. Wash. 8. Calgary 9. Lisbon, OH 10. Beth/Rest
Apr 20th
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CLASSIC: Jethro Tull - "Boureé"
Apr 20th
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VIDEO: Fishboy - "Autumn The Owl"
Source: You Ain’t No Picasso
Apr 20th
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TONIGHT: Farewell Circuit, Clutercuss & Gabriel...
Tonight’s show is going to be a goodie: The Farewell Circuit, Clustercuss and Gabriel Douglas are tonight’s guest at MFR Night at Honey. Doors open at 9pm, admission is $5 and it’s 18-plus. Click here for details. I’ll also be playing select tracks from the upcoming Battles record, Cults, Handsome Furs, Purity Ring and Antlers.
Apr 19th
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NEWS: Rock The Garden Lineup Announced
[LOCAL] The Rock The Garden lineup has been announced and its a doozey. Great work Current/Walker! Check it out: Tapes ‘n Tapes Booker T. Jones Neko Case My Morning Jacket
Apr 19th
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MP3: Muja Messiah - "Superdope"
[LOCAL] *MP3: Muja Messiah - “Superdope” “Superdope” is the latest from Muja Messiah who works in with the Tavares disco classic “It Only Takes A Minute, Girl.” Special note, the new Muja Messia/Maria Isa collaboration record is in the pipeline, can’t wait to hear it.
Apr 19th
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INTERVIEW: The Farewell Circuit
[LOCAL] *MP3: The Farewell Circuit - “I Am A Ghosts” The Farewell Circuit are tonight’s guest at MFR Night at Honey, along with Clustercuss and Gabriel Douglass (click here for details). It’s going to be a great show, plus, TFC were kind enough to participate in an MFR Ultimate Interview, check it out below: What originally inspired the conception of the band? ...
Apr 19th
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VIDEO: White Denim - "Drug"
Source: Pitchfork TV
Apr 19th
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CONTEST: Win Tickets To See TV On The Radio On...
I’m giving away a pair of tickets to the sold out TV On The Radio show on 4/24 at the First Avenue Mainroom. To enter, email ian@minneapolisfuckingrocks.com with your answer to the below question: TVOTR lead singer Babatunde “Tunde” Adebimpe has acted in a few feature-length films in the last few years, what, in your opinion, would be the ultimate role for him that would make...
Apr 18th
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MP3: The Poison Control Center - "Torpedoes On...
*MP3: The Poison Control Center - “Torpedoes On Tuesday, …” The new Poison Control Center album, Stranger Ballet, will be out on 6/7 via Afternoon Records and I couldn’t be more excited. Not only is this their best release yet, but they are giving away a free mp3 of their first single, check it out below.
Apr 18th
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VIDEO: Sloan Previews New Album
Apr 18th
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VIDEO: Haley Bonar On City Of Music
City of Music: Haley Bonar from MPLS.TV on Vimeo. [LOCAL]
Apr 18th
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NEWS: It's Record Store Day!
Go buy something at a record store! I’ll be going to Ernie November in Sioux Falls!
Apr 16th
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TONIGHT: International Film Festival Opening...
Although the festivities started last night, St. Anthony Main Theater’s International Film Festival is throwing a concert tonight on the main drag featuring Total Babe, Red Pens and Bethany Larson. Music starts at 2pm and it’s all free. For more information, visit the St. Antony Main web site.
Apr 16th
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MP3: The Antlers - "Every Night My Teeth Are...
*MP3: The Antlers - “Every Night My Teeth Are Falling Out” The new album from The Antlers, Burst Apart, will be out on 5/10 via Frenchkiss.
Apr 14th
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VIDEO: The Decemberists - This Is Why We Fight
Apr 14th
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VIDEO: Bon Iver Teaser
Apr 14th
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MP3: Handsome Furs - "What About Us"
*MP3: Handsome Furs - “What About Us” Handsome Furs’ new album, Sound Kapital, is out 6/28 via Sub Pop. Download an mp3 below:
Apr 13th
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VIDEO: Low - "Try to Sleep"
Apr 13th
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MP3: Purity Ring - "Lofticries"
*MP3: Purity Ring - “Lofticries” Purity Ring will be releasing their debut 7”, Ungirthed, on 4/18 via Transparent.
Apr 13th
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MP3: Cults - "Abducted"
*MP3: Cults - “Abducted” For Record Store Day, Cults will be releasing a limited edition 7-inch featuring this great track. Click here for details.
Apr 13th
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MP3: My Morning Jacket - "Circuital"
*MP3: My Morning Jacket - “Circuital” My Morning Jacket has released their latest single for free in exchange for your email address. Listen to “Cicuital” above and grab your mp3 here.
Apr 12th
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TONIGHT: Holyoke & Buildings at MFR's New Music...
This week’s rendition of MFR’s New Music Tuesdays will play host to Holyoke and Buildings, two great local bands that know how to bring it. Doors to this 18-plus show open at 9pm, admission is $5, and it all goes down at Honey. Click here for details.
Apr 12th
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MP3: Arctic Monkeys - "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've...
*MP3: Arctic Monkeys - “Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair” Arctic Monkeys’ new album, Suck It And See, will be out on 6/7 via Domino. It’s nice to hear that some bands still know how to kick ass
Apr 12th
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MP3: Rihanna - "S&M" (Feat. Britney)
*MP3: Rihanna - “S&M” (Feat. Britney) Rihanna’s “S&M” is the latest single to feature a mega-collaboration, this time with a remix starring Britney.
Apr 11th
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MP3: Honest Engines - "French Song"
*MP3: Honest Engines - “French Song” Chicago’s Honest Engines will be releasing The French Song EP on 5/3 via Tandem Shop.
Apr 11th
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TONIGHT: Cut Copy at the First Avenue Mainroom...
[MFR PRESENTS] *MP3: Cut Copy - “Where I’m Going” We are proud to present Cut Copy tonight at the First Avenue Mainroom. Cut Copy put on a great show and this is a definite not-to-miss shindig — please keep in mind that this show will sell out, so get there early! Doors to this 18-plus show open at 6pm, click here for ticketing details.
Apr 9th
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TONIGHT: Cults at the 7th St. Entry
*MP3: Cults - “Go Outside” Cults are playing tonight at the 7th St. Entry and it will be a goodie. Cults are one of those bands that went from zero to sixty after writing two songs and should pretty much take over the world in the next 18 months. Catch them now before you have to wait in line. Click here for ticketing details.
Apr 9th
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MP3: We Became Actors - "Swimming Pools"
[LOCAL] *MP3: We Became Actors - “Swimming Pools” Local-rockers We Became Actors have just released their first full-length, Something Major, and it’s one of my favorite local releases of the year. Pick it up here.
Apr 8th
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CONTEST: Win Tickets To See Cut Copy Tomorrow...
[MFR PRESENTS] We are proud to present Cut Copy tomorrow night at the First Avenue Mainroom! It’s going to be a great show and we’re giving away two pairs of tickets. To enter, please email ian@minneapolisfuckingrocks.com with your answer to the below question: If Cut Copy were alive and active in the late 1960s, what bands would they tour with and what would they look like? Feel...
Apr 8th
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The Golden Age: Bleeps and Bloops
*MP3: James Blake - “Lindesfarne I & II” Rock and roll is dead. Long live rock and roll. This has been the rallying cry of popular music’s doom mongers for years now. What exactly electronic music has done to sully the domain of the axe wielders has never been fully explained, but by and large the agreement is that it’s done something. To some, it’s a heinous crime. To...
Apr 7th
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TONIGHT: Sharon Van Etten at the Cedar Cultural...
[MFR PRESENTS] MFR is proud to present Sharon Van Etten tonight at the Cedar Cultural Center. It’s going to be bad ass. Why? Because Sharon Van Etten is bad ass. Doors open at 7:30pm, click here for ticketing details.
Apr 7th
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MP3: Death Cab For Cutie - "Home Is A Fire"
*MP3: Death Cab For Cutie - “Home Is A Fire” Death Cab For Cutie’s new album, Codes And Keys, will be out on 5/31 via Atlantic Records.
Apr 6th
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