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Robin Thicke – “Paula”

by Grant Tillery
Published June 21, 2014

Robin Thicke’s latest album, “Paula,” is a pathetic ploy to coax his estranged wife Paula Patton back into his embrace.  Primed for release July 1st, Thicke dropped the tracklist...

Festival-goers sit on the edges of the crowd to listen to Caveman's afternoon set on the first day of Bonnaroo Thursday. The festival experience isn't all rainbows, though.

Footprints on the moon: the Bonnaroo universe

by Joe Kellen
Published June 18, 2014
A&E trekked down to Manchester, Tenn., to one of the world’s largest music festivals, Bonnaroo.
Rapper Lizzo's 2013 release "Lizzobangers" was just that — a bangin' example of Lizzo's swagger.

L to the I to the Z Z O

by Grant Tillery
Published June 18, 2014
Lizzo’s rhymes and stage presence put her on the fast track to stardom.
Mac DeMarco eschews perfection in the name of rockin'.

The Mac daddy

by Grant Tillery
Published June 18, 2014
Mac DeMarco’s exercises in imperfection have quickly raised his profile.

“Alternative” radio — an unnecessary evil

by Grant Tillery
Published June 17, 2014

What Minneapolis doesn’t need is another “alternative” radio station. The recent advent of Alt 93.3 is a sad reminder that some consumers buy into a meaningless phrase that promotes watered-down...

What’s Henry Rollins up to these days?

by Grant Tillery
Published June 12, 2014

Though Black Flag is making a stop at the Triple Rock this Sunday, the band just isn’t the same without Henry Rollins.  From 1981 to 1986, Rollins fronted Black Flag, and was the group’s...

A rack of cassettes, mostly Moon Glyph releases, on display at the Minneapolis Electric Fetus.

Fly me to the moon

by Grant Tillery
Published June 11, 2014
Minneapolis expat Steve Rosborough is keeping Moon Glyph strong out in Oakland, Calif.
King Khan fronts a number of eclectic groups with the same theatrical panache.

No wrath in this Khan

by Spencer Doar
Published June 11, 2014
After taking time to address his mental health, King Khan feels reborn, ready for a new American tour with the Shrines.

Fatboy Slim loves the World Cup

by Spencer Doar
Published June 10, 2014

The World Cup starts in two days and Fatboy Slim has a proper musical tribute to get you feeling football festive.  The DJ put together “Bem Brasil,” a two-disc ode...

Lana Del Rey: “Ultraviolence”

by Grant Tillery
Published June 5, 2014

Lana Del Rey’s music is hit and miss.  For every good song she (nay, her songwriters) churns out, she’ll drop four or five duds in its trail.  “Ultraviolence,” the title...

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