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Valentine’s Day Recommendations

Oh noes it’s Valentine’s Day! We consult a culture guru for a budget-friendly day and night itinerary that still has charm.

M.anifest Birds & Beats, RAT A TAT TAT Preview

MUMRA / RAT A TAT TAT / Code Red Feat. The Force
Jeremy Conlon, also known as Nyteowl of Nytetraxx (yes the man has a website for everything), put together some beats recently for early public consumption. The forthcoming “RAT A TAT TAT” EP will be released under his MUMRA doppleganger.

M.anifest / The Birds and The More >

Apple Store in San Francisco / Photo by Christian Rasmussen

Apple Store Opening in Uptown

The new Uptown Apple Store will go into a new building that was formerly the Uptown Bar.

Lookbook True to Form Remix EP

Lookbook’s recent offering brings club to pop.

Hip Hop for the Holidays

#snOMG shouldn’t take you away from enjoying local hip hop. It seems whenever Christmas comes around, you got the biggest and freshest shows. We also have downloads from some of the year’s active artists.

Rybak Receives Grinch’s Present

The Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis sends a nasty message to Mayor R. T. Rybak. The festive and dark radio ad has poor timing but delivers an ugly truth.

TheAfternoonDLight Dubs MN Nice

The new LOL/OMG blog might not actually cover the seedy, but it sure covers the funny of Minnesota life. Check out their latest sharing by way of YouTube.

Il Gatto First Impressions

Exposed ceilings and construction zone tape didn’t stop Twin Citians from descending upon Calhoun Square on a Friday evening. It seemed as if 1995 had suddenly returned during the Square’s prime. The open retail stores were an initially strange presence (late night shopping? just as amazing as late night eating!). The mall is not More >

Dmitry Chaplin Turns DJ

Promoter DJ Alik’s Euro Holiday Party at Envy Nightclub last Friday featured his Russian besties which included national sensation Dmitry Chaplin, finalist from ABC’s Dancing With The Stars and most well known for So You Think You Can Dance.
The Minnetonka homeboy, original from Soviet land, has been dancing since he could walk and launched More >

TC Electropunk Volume 5

Mixing punk and electronics might seem like a fad of the ’90s, but synthpunk is still holding true why with that goofy computer age upon us. As more than enough self-proclaimed DJs take to the VIP room, the art of combining those pedals and keys with live instruments is refining.