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A new week brings a fresh batch of albums on this fine Tuesday. This weeks new release of choice comes from pop-rockers The Polyphonic Spree and their 4th full-length effort to date entitled Yes, It's True. ...

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Off the momentum of last year's Waiting for Public Transit, Minneapolis rapper Z is preparing his new mixtape, The Curb Is Loose. I sat down with him to discuss both records, his influences, his writing process, and more as he lets loose of the video for lead single "We Don't Talk About It". ...

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When Austin City Limits Festival released their schedule, I was perplexed by the organizers' decision to place Vampire Weekend opposite of the Arctic Monkeys. Granted, Arctic Monkeys' rockier sound and Vampire Weekend's post-Paul Simon's Graceland sound tend to draw different crowds, it's like asking Beatles fans to choose between Paul and John. ...

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Ten years ago, when The Postal Service's album first flowed through my ears, I couldn't drive a car. So, it only seemed appropriate that I bike to their show last Friday. It was also a good way to distract me from how frickin' excited I was to see the sorcery that is Postal Service live. ...

Good morning and g'day! I hope you are well. After taking a brief hiatus after our site's crash, which was caused by you folks... stop visiting our site so much! ...but don't actually. You should tell your friends. ...

When Frank Ocean released Channel Orange I fell for the angelic voice and beautiful melodies scattered throughout the album. "Thinking About You" was a stand out track and it perfectly showcased the falsetto voice of Ocean. ...

A former local artist of the week, Step Rockets has recently given us a new single entitled "Kisser". It's reminiscent of Cold War Kids and blends flawless vocals, poppy synths, and strong guitars (pay attention during the outro) nearly to perfection. ...

This article was guest written by Celeste of MN Music Junkie and can alternatively be viewed here. House shows always offer an unrivaled level of honesty. Every show Ive seen at Live Letters Loft has showcased this candor in the Minneapolis music community. ...

This Tuesday I had to reach deep into the bag of tricks to pull out a band I had never come across before. Today I present to you Hiatus Kaiyote, a four-piece indie rock group from Australia that has quite a unique sound. ...

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The 10 Best Bloc Party Songs

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On this day in 1942, Jerry Garcia was born.

Pictured: Bill Graham (on right), owner of Filmores East & West, chats with members of rock group Jefferson Airplane, Paul Kantner, Grace Slick and the Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia, 1970.

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Pretentiousness not allowed.

There aren't many hip-hop artists in the Twin Cities rising faster than Greg Grease. After being named City Pages' Best Hip-Hop Artist of 2013, a lot of peoples' ears became a lot more open and receptive to what Grease had to say. ...

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Crowd surfing at Lollapalooza in 1996.

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Mark Richardson takes on the age-old question "does vinyl really sound better?" in the latest post on our new staff blog, The Pitch.

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At their best, record labels are supposed to be about exploration of music. We felt like that was our responsibility. Once you establish yourself, then you continue listening and react accordingly. To this day, some people go, ‘What happened to the days when you put out Soundgarden and Nirvana and Babes in Toyland? You suck now!’ But culture is supposed to move, it’s supposed to be dynamic.

Sub Pop Records co-founder Jonathan Poneman talks about the music of his life in the latest edition of our 5-10-15-20 interview series. (via pitchfork)

Keep Shelly in Athens huh? Who the hell is Shelly, that's really all I want to know. While I try and figure that out I'll just keep listening to the Greek duo's newest track entitled "Recollection". ...

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