The Current reminds us of former X member John Doe’s upcoming performance in town on July 18. A fantastic opportunity to see one of American punk’s pioneers in an up close and personal venue, the 7th Street Entry. (The Current)

City Pages has made a program available that “lets you actually hear the great music you read about in City Pages—just launch, click, and listen. Simply download the Media Taster and you’ll automatically receive a digital mixtape of music on a semi-regular basis (including free MP3s), legal and free of charge.” Though if you want an ad-free external program that helps you better understand the music you’re reading about online I’d recommend Songbird instead. (City Pages)

“Handling Prince is, of course, a special issue” relates First Avenue public relations coordinator Koreen Valdovinos to Mary Lucia of Minnesota Public Radio. (MPR)

Stereogum recaps the weekend’s Prince festivities, including a video of his performance at the Target Center. “Really interesting to see how the Purple One has reclaimed his legend over the past few years; punchline worthy as ever, but that’s only for his eccentricity — these days it’s like every live move he makes is massive headline material (crashing online ticketing systems in London, selling out $3,000 VIP shows in LA, etc).” (Stereogum)

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