Tickle Torture: Spectrophilia Your new favorite dance-pop pants-dropper, Elliott Kozel a.k.a. Tickle Torture, is at it again. Spectrophilia is being released online today. Standout track “She’s In My Blood” has the heavy groove you would expect, but sprinkles in psychedelic oddities for good measure. The 8.5-minute track builds to some intense screaming above the incessant guitar…

If your favorite band is Radiohead, the Strokes, or the Smiths, a guy from your favorite band has his second solo album coming out. Radiohead drummer Phil Selway just released “It Will End in Tears,” the first single from his upcoming second solo album Weatherhouse. Julian Casablancas of the Strokes has been playing new material from his upcoming sophomore album Tyranny (due Sept.…

In preparation for the release of his self-titled album tomorrow, Ryan Adams unleashed a promotional video in which he and Bob Mould appear in a studio trying to record music insightful enough to kill a parakeet. We are cautioned that the 14th album from the former Whiskeytown frontman is “not for the birds.” A second video,…

You’ve heard that 3D printers are becoming more affordable—you might even have one yourself, or you might have one at work. If so, put it to good use and print your very own Daft Punk robot helmet! Here’s a how-to video, thanks to “DIY electronics” purveyors Adafruit Industries. Bruce Springsteen will make a cameo in…

Less than a week before their extremely sold-out show at Midway Stadium in St. Paul, the Replacements have announced, they will be Jimmy Fallon’s musical guests on The Tonight Show. The Minnesota music legends will appear on the show next Tuesday, Sept. 9 along with interview guests Debra Messing and—yes—Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones. The…

Happy Friday! As the work week winds down, give yourself a break from whatever it is you’re pretending to be doing right now to check out the latest videos from the Minnesota music scene. This week’s batch includes surprise cameos, a poignant new politically charged track from Mastermind, and a throwback video from a beloved…

There will be a sneak peek at the new Motion City Soundtrack documentary, entitled I Am the Movie: The Movie, at Bedlam Lowertown on Sept. 15. The screening will take place at 8 p.m., and will be followed by a Q&A with the members of Motion City Soundtrack. I Am the Movie: The Movie, directed…

Al Green and Sting will join Tom Hanks, Lily Tomlin, and dancer Patricia McBride as recipients of Kennedy Center Honors on Dec. 7. As part of the award ceremony, which will be broadcast Dec. 30 on CBS, both will perform in front of Barack and Michelle Obama. Previous musical recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors—which have…

Local indie-folk band batteryboy’s Southern Theater Sessions will return for two nights this week to the Southern Theater in Minneapolis. The Southern Theater Sessions: Act II, as these shows are being billed, will bring together a diverse array of local talent, including Alan Sparhawk’s Murder of Crows project, batteryboy (both nights), and art rock trio Alpha…

Andrew Richardson, guitarist for early 2000s Adeline Records signees the Crush and the sales manager for the respected guitar pedal company ZVEX Effects, passed away on Monday. He was 36 years old. “We are truly in shock,” Richardson’s wife, Marisa, wrote yesterday when confirming the news. Richardson went missing Monday morning and was found dead on Tuesday.…