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September 25, 2015

Ahead of his show at the Fine Line Music Cafe with Destroyer, Dan Bejar sat down for a chat with host Bill DeVille about his new album Poison Season.

Interview: Dan Bejar of Destroyer

Interview: Dan Bejar of Destroyer

Bill DeVille and Dan Bejar • Sep 25, 2015

Ahead of his show at the Fine Line Music Cafe with Destroyer, Dan Bejar sat down for a chat with host Bill DeVille about his new album Poison Season.

Friday Five: New videos from Carroll, Step Rockets, Prof, and more

Friday Five: New videos from Carroll, Step Rockets, Prof, and more

Andrea Swensson • Sep 25, 2015

It’s been a weird, long, emotional week, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t ready for it to wind down right about now. As we all gear up for a weekend full of napping partying and taking in the first days of fall, here’s a rundown of some of the best and most…

9:30 Coffee Break: One-Hit Wonders

9:30 Coffee Break: One-Hit Wonders

Jill Riley and Sean McPherson • Sep 25, 2015

Let's have some Friday fun with One-Hit Wonder Day! For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what one-hit wonders would you like to hear? Send us your requests.

Cube Critic: 'Sicario'

Cube Critic: 'Sicario'

Euan Kerr • Sep 25, 2015

Cube Critic Euan Kerr joins Jill Riley and Sean McPherson to talk about a new thriller starring Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin. 'Sicario' is directed by Denis Villeneuve and features work by cinematographer Roger Deakins. 'It is just brilliant,' Euan says.

Today in Music History: Remembering John Bonham

Today in Music History: Remembering John Bonham

Sep 25, 2015

Sam Cook hit No. 2 on two charts; the Beatles appeared as cartoons on ABC TV; 'The Partridge Family' made its debut; Queen appeared on SNL; and Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham passed away, Today in Music History.

Atmosphere shine a spotlight on Dem Atlas in new single, ‘Finer Things’

Atmosphere shine a spotlight on Dem Atlas in new single, ‘Finer Things’

Andrea Swensson • Sep 25, 2015

It’s no secret that Atmosphere’s Slug and the rest of the Rhymesayers crew are fans of the young St. Paul rapper and vocalist Dem Atlas. They signed the breakout rapper when he barely had any recorded music to his name, and tapped him to join their team on the Welcome to Minnesota tour and other…

Today’s Music News: Girls Rock campers remake classic album covers

Today’s Music News: Girls Rock campers remake classic album covers

Staff • Sep 24, 2015

The Girls Rock Camp Foundation is raising funds for girls’ music education by selling prints of their campers remaking the covers of classic albums by artists such as David Bowie, Kendrick Lamar, and U2. Their remake of Blondie‘s Parallel Lines cover stars the niece of Beth Ditto (Gossip). (Pitchfork) Vladimir Putin called Elton John—no, for real this time. After a pair of…

No Blank Space, Baby: Taylor Swift Is The Soul Of Ryan Adams

No Blank Space, Baby: Taylor Swift Is The Soul Of Ryan Adams

Ann Powers • Sep 24, 2015

Adams' '1989' recognizes a rock lineage born of a woman. He's not legitimizing Swift's work — he's figuring out how her voice can validate and include his.

First Listen: Eagles Of Death Metal, 'Zipper Down'

First Listen: Eagles Of Death Metal, 'Zipper Down'

Jason Heller • Sep 24, 2015

Josh Homme and Jesse Hughes' new album may have taken seven years to make, but it still sounds as if they'd jumped out of a plane and recorded it on the way down.

On Viet Cong and culture clashes: Should punk rock be politically correct?

On Viet Cong and culture clashes: Should punk rock be politically correct?

Andrea Swensson • Sep 24, 2015

Around the same time that Calgary-based punk quartet Viet Cong are pulling up to the 7th St. Entry and starting to load in their gear for their show tonight, nearly 200 members and allies of the Vietnamese-Minnesotan community (enough to fill the Entry, if this were a different show), will begin a peaceful protest march through…

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