Twin Cities:
— Zebulon Pike on 3 Minute Egg. (link)
— The next Making Music feature at the Whole Music Club is pulling a bit of a switch-a-roo, replacing Dan Wilson with Chris Koza. The event is still scheduled for November 20.
— Local MCs: don’t forget to submit a track to Jake One’s contest – could land you some exclusive studio time and a Rhymesayers single. (link)
— Switchblade Comb profiles Mike Mictlan & Lazerbeak’s Hand Over Fist. (link)

(Inter)National:
— In case if you were wondering, the new M.I.A. does not sound pregnant. (link)
— Billy Corgan “gets” AC/DC. (link)
— Ringo Starr: Hates fans, loves video games. (link)
— The only holdup on a Jackson 5 reunion might be that Michael is in Egypt, riding around on camels. (link)
— Is print music media still a good idea? Advertisers continue to suggest no. (link)
— Non-music follow-up: Gary Vaynerchuk suggests this trend will spread. (link)

Local Concert Highlights:
— Yeasayer & Chairlift @ Triple Rock Social Club (9:00)
Yeasayer: (Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia)
Yeasayer “2080″ (mp3)
Yeasayer “Sunrise” (mp3)
Chairlift: (Official) (MySpace)
Chairlift “Evident Utensil” (mp3)
— The Acorn, The Shaky Hands & Ohbijou @ The Entry (8:00)
The Acorn: (Official) (MySpace)
The Shaky Hands: (Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia) (Facebook)
The Shaky Hands “The Sleepless” (mp3)
The Shaky Hands “We Are Young” (mp3)
Ohbijou: (Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia)
— Military Special & Strut & Shock @ Stasiu’s (9:00)
Military Special: (Official) (MySpace)
Military Special “Warrant Error” (mp3)
Strut & Shock: (MySpace)

Daily Audio Downloads:
— Curumin “Sambito (Totaru Shock)” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)
— Gramercy Arms “Looking At The Sun” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)
— Moon & Moon “Act II: Hands of a Man” (mp3)
(MySpace)
— Third Eye Blind “Non-Dairy Creamer” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia)
— Zion I “One (Santogold Starstruck Remix)” (mp3)
— Zion I feat. Talib Kweli “Gotsta Chill (Temperature Remix)” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)