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Dinosaur Jr. @ First Avenue
November 20, 2009 – 10:59 am | No Comment

The Amherst trio had towers of amps stacked up all over the stage, including one that was pointed directly towards front man J Mascis, in case his monitors weren’t providing him enough of his own guitar sound. And not having enough sound has never really been a problem for the group, and it certainly wasn’t on this evening as the band tore through a fiery 90 minute set that spanned the band’s entire career.

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The Illuminoids: Justice vs. David Bowie Mashup
August 24, 2007 – 10:00 am | One Comment

The Illuminoids have produced a mashup that suggests some weight to the argument against Kanye West’s recent single “Stronger;” that being that the song is nothing more than a crudely remixed track serving as background …

Local News: Down, The Thermals & the McNally Smith Minnesota Music Festival
August 24, 2007 – 8:00 am | No Comment

The Philip Anselmo-lead Down will be releasing a new album entitled III – Over The Under in September and will be playing First Avenue October 17th. (Blabbermouth)
The Thermals will be playing the Triple Rock Social …

Animal Collective “Peacebone” Video
August 23, 2007 – 11:00 am | One Comment

Immediately this clip reminds me of something similar to those wildly creepy videos put out by Aphex Twin in the ’90s, but after the introduction “Peacebone” calms down a bit, even developing somewhat of a …

O’Reilly Continues to Bash Nas & An Ill Doctrine Rebuttle
August 23, 2007 – 10:00 am | 2 Comments

Continuing his assault on Nazzz (though since we last saw him, he must have been informed of the proper pronunciation of Nas’ name), Bill O’Reilly continued his verbal assault on both Nas and Virginia Tech …

Local News: Gogol Bordello & Bob Mould
August 23, 2007 – 8:00 am | No Comment

Gogol Bordello will be playing First Avenue November 1st, subsequently the same night that The Hold Steady and Art Brut play the State Theater. (SMN News)
Brooklyn Vegan profiles Bob Mould’s forthcoming DVD, Bob Mould …

The New Pornographers on the Late Show
August 22, 2007 – 11:00 am | No Comment

The New Pornographers performed the lead single from the recently released Challengers, “My Rights Versus Yours,” on Monday’s episode of The Late Show with David Letterman. While a pleasant track, neither Stereogum nor Pitchfork’s …

Danzig “Crawl Across Your Killing Floor” Video
August 22, 2007 – 10:00 am | 2 Comments

Last week Brooklyn Vegan introduced Danzig’s The Lost Tracks of Danzig, a two disc collection recently released on the heels of Glen Danzig winning the rights to the material he recorded during his American days …

Local News: Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello & Amy Wino
August 22, 2007 – 8:00 am | No Comment

Bob Dylan invites Elvis Costello to join him on tour, neglects to join Costello for both Minneapolis dates. (Pitchfork)
Amy Winehouse isn’t going to rehab, nor will she be playing any of her scheduled fall shows …

Side One, Track One: Spoiler NYC “Ruined”
August 21, 2007 – 10:00 am | No Comment

Artist/Group: Spoiler NYC
Album: Grease Fire in Hell’s Kitchen
Side One, Track One: “Ruined”
Somewhere between later-stage street punk and Social Distortion comes the debut release from Spoiler NYC, Grease Fire in Hells Kitchen. The …

Local News: The Hold Steady, Wilco, Regina Spektor, Bad Religion & The Dillinger Escape Plan
August 21, 2007 – 8:00 am | No Comment

The Hold Steady will be returning to Minneapolis, playing the State Theater with Art Brut November 1st. (The Hold Steady)
Wilco will be returning to Minneapolis, playing at the Northrop Auditorium with Dr. Dog in October. …

Art Brut on Spinner’s The Interface
August 20, 2007 – 11:00 am | No Comment

Art Brut stopped by Spinner recently, recording a four song session for the site’s ongoing interface series. The group’s latest album, It’s A Complicated Bit, has received a highly receptive response since its release …

Hot Hot Heat “Let Me In” Video
August 20, 2007 – 10:00 am | One Comment

Like a computer screen that has been burned by a motionless image, so too has my brain been seared by Hot Hot Heat’s 2002 single “Bandages.” Unfortunately (for the band) the group’s new single …