TIs R.I.P.

Not a huge fan of this band; none-the-less: Test Icicles split. This means their upcoming tour, including the 03/13 Minneapolis gig @ Triple Rock is cancelled. Luckily, Domino Records still has a stellar lineup of artists... all of which have way better band names! You may also find a little known group called the Arctic Monkeys on the label's roster... Perhaps I should do I post on them next, they could really use some publicity...

Test Icicles - Circle Square Triangle

And the Oscar goes to...

Did anybody else see Andy Dick on Letterman last night? Entertaining as always... Andy's new movie Danny Roane: First Time Director premieres @ SxSW on March 11, 2006. You can watch the trailer here.

I'm still in "weekend mode" as I had President's Day off... I know, lucky me! Sometimes it pays to be in banking. More stuff to come soon (I went CD shopping this weekend)...

MN Bands @ SxSW 2006

As mentioned in my previous post, the SxSW 2006 schedule is up. I thought I'd give you a run-down of the Minnesota artists represented. This turned out to be way bigger of an undertaking than expected... so, sorry about the monster post! What cha' all think of the representatives? My two favorite bands (Hockey Night, Tapes 'n Tapes) made it...

I could go on and on, but instead, without any further a-do, here's who's playing:

Atmosphere

Minneaplis - Hip Hop/Rap
Website
My Space
SxSW Profile
mp3: Atmosphere - Say Hey There [Download] [Stream]
Playing: Friday, March 17, Emo's Main Room
Related Links: MinneapolitanMusic: Your Atmosphere Is Showing

Brother Ali

Minneaplis - Hip Hop/Rap
Website
My Space
SxSW Profile
mp3: Brother Ali - Forest Whitiker [Download] [Stream]
Playing: Friday, March 17, Emo's Main Room

Coach Said Not To

Minneaplis - Rock
Website
My Space
SxSW Profile
mp3: Coach Said Not To - Tongue In Cheek [Download] [Stream]
Playing: Wednesday, March 15, The Hideout
Related Links: HowWasTheShow: Robert Skoro and Coach Said Not To (Friday, November 25th, 2005, Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis)

The Deaths

Minneaplis - Rock
Website
My Space
SxSW Profile
mp3: The Deaths - Birmingham [Download] [Stream]
Playing: Saturday, March 18, Nuno's Upstairs
Related Links: HowWasTheShow: The Owls, The Deaths, Heavy Sleeper and Deep Pool (Friday, August 19th, 2005, The Varsity Theater, Minneapolis)

DeeJayBird

Minneaplis - Hip Hop/Rap
Website
My Space
SxSW Profile
Playing: Friday, March 17, Emo's Main Room

Dropping Daylight

Minneaplis - Rock
Website
My Space
SxSW Profile
mp3: Dropping Daylight - Take A Photograph [Download] [Stream]
Playing: Saturday, March 18, Friends (208 E 6th St)

Hockey Night

St. Paul - Rock
Website
My Space
SxSW Profile
mp3: Hockey Night - For Guys' Eyes Only [Download]
mp3: Hockey Night - This Peaceful Year [Download]
mp3: Hockey Night - Cooperation [Download]
Playing: Wednesday, March 15, The Velvet Spade Patio
Related Links: Hockey Night Pics

Dan Israel

Minneaplis - Alt Country
Website
My Space
SxSW Profile
mp3: Dan Israel - Good Times [Download] [Stream]
Playing: Wednesday, March 15, The 18th Floor at Capitol Place
Related Links: HowWasTheShow: Dan Israel CD Release Party (Saturday, December 3rd, 2005, Turf Club, St. Paul)

Los Nativos

St. Paul - Hip Hop/Rap
Website
My Space
SxSW Profile
mp3: Los Nativos - Ocecuauhtli [Download] [Stream]
Playing: Friday, March 17, Emo's Main Room

The Magnolias

Minneaplis - Rock
Website
SxSW Profile
Playing: Saturday, March 18, Karma Lounge

Mark Mallman

Minneaplis - Rock
Website
My Space
SxSW Profile
mp3: Mark Mallman - Hardcore Romantics [Download] [Stream]
Playing: Thursday, March 16, Exodus
Related Links: HowWasTheShow: Mark Mallman's 7 shows in 7 nights (Sunday, July 24th - Saturday, July 30th, Hexagon Bar, Minneapolis)

Metallagher

Minneaplis - Metal
My Space
SxSW Profile
Playing: Sunday, March 19, Emo's Main Room

Tim O'Reagan

Minneaplis - Alt Country
Website
SxSW Profile
Playing: Friday, March 17, The 18th Floor at Capitol Place
Related Links: HowWasTheShow: Mark Olson and friends (with a special appearance by The Jayhawks), (Friday, December 31, 2004, 400 Bar, Minneapolis, MN)

The Owls

Minneaplis - Pop
Website
My Space
SxSW Profile
mp3: The Owls - Air [Download] [Stream]
Playing: Saturday, March 18, Habana Calle 6 Patio
Related Links: HowWasTheShow: The Owls, The Deaths, Heavy Sleeper and Deep Pool (Friday, August 19th, 2005, The Varsity Theater, Minneapolis)

The Plastic Constellations

Minneaplis - Rock
Website
My Space
SxSW Profile
Playing: Thursday, March 16, Soho Lounge
Related Links: HowWasTheShow: The Plastic Constellations w/ Doomtree, The Hawaii Show and STNNNG (Friday, January 27th, 2006, Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis)

P.O.S.

Minneaplis - Hip Hop/Rap
Website
My Space
SxSW Profile
mp3: P.O.S. - P.O.S. Is Ruining My Life [Download] [Stream]
Playing: Friday, March 17, Emo's Main Room
Related Links: HowWasTheShow: P.O.S. CD Release Party w/ Special Guests (Monday, January 30, 2006, 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis)

Sukpatch

Minneaplis - Pop
Website
SxSW Profile
Playing: Friday, March 17, Latitude 30

Tapes 'n Tapes

Minneaplis - Rock
Website
My Space
SxSW Profile
mp3: Tapes 'n Tapes - Cowbell [Download] [Stream]
mp3: Tapes 'n Tapes - Insistor [Download]
mp3: Tapes 'n Tapes - Omaha [Download]
Playing: Friday, March 17, Latitude 30
Related Links: HowWasTheShow: Tapes ‘n Tapes CD Release Party w/ Friends Like These (Friday, October 28th, 2005, Turf Club, St. Paul)

Luke Zimmerman

Hanover - Alt County
Website
My Space
SxSW Profile
mp3: Luke Zimmerman - Duluth [Download] [Stream]
Playing: Wednesday, March 15, The 18th Floor at Captiol Place
Related Links: HowWasTheShow: 2006 Minnesota Music Academy Annual Meeting and showcase featuring Big Ditch Road, Luke Zimmerman, A Stockcar Named Desire and Jonathan Rundmanl (Tuesday, January 17th, 2006, Turf Club, St. Paul.)

Yo, I hope I didn't screw up any info or links! If I did, let me know...

Hockey Night in Austin?!

A few misc links for you today:

Did we all see Bill Maher: Anti-Muslim Cartoons are a Riot? Can't wait for the new season of Real Time with Bill Maher to start tomorrow. I'm sure he'll have some good "hunting stories" to discuss...

David Sirota: An Open Letter to Tom Friedman

RIAA: CD ripping isn't fair use. They've seriously "lost the plot"...

A new tune by The Streets When You Wasn't Famous is available on Fluxblog.

The full evening music schedule of SxSW 2006 is up! Among the 1,300 (!) bands, here's who's local:

• Atmosphere
• Brother Ali
• Coach Said Not To
• The Deaths
• DeeJayBird
• Dropping Daylight
• Hockey Night
• Dan Israel
• Los Nativos
• The Magnolias
• Mark Mallman
• Metallagher
• Tim O'Reagan
• The Owls
• The Plastic Constellations
• P.O.S.
• Sukpatch
• Tapes 'n Tapes
• Luke Zimmerman

More to come on the SxSW topic tomorrow...

Do you miss The Office (due to Olympic coverage)? I do. Check out Dwight's blog.

Mp3 of the day: Mr. Scruff - Get A Move On from Hotel Costes Vol 2. I think you may recognize the tune from a certain commercial...

Video of the day: Conan doing "Since You've Been Gone" (press pause and let it buffer for a bit if video stalls)...



And yes, I'm officially a YouTube addict... add that to the growing list!

I don't want what you want

Video-find of the day:



Picture-find of the day:



See Dick. Run!

She loves me, she loves me not...

Valentine's day sucks and is a really stupid idea invented by Hallmark. I think most would agree. But enough on me not getting laid...

mp3: Depeche Mode - Somebody (live from the album "101")

And you thought I had no romantic bone in my body...

mp3: The Sun - Valentine

I think the songtitle fits... my favorite tune from The Sun.

Head over to Motel de Moka for her awesome post on various versions (including Nina Simone and Emiliana Torrini) of "Ne me quitte pas".

I'm off to watch more Winter Olympics... Ali G is skating, right!???

BRMC live @ Varsity Theatre 2/7/06

All photos from the BRMC gig here. Slideshow here.

I think Black Rebel Motorcycle Club really enjoys playing live. The played for 2 + hours on Tuesday night! A bit too long in my opinion... however, overall, a great show. I also caught a few tunes by opening band Elefant; they reminded me a bit too much of Interpol... we'll see what their new album sounds like when it comes out in April.

I just finished watching the Grammys... or should we call it the "U2 Awards"?!!! What cha' all think?

That's all I got for today... my stomach has been giving me a hard time. I shouldn't have had that #$%^ Taco Bell after the show last night...

mp3: The Dears - The Second Part

I love The Dears... highly recommended to all you fans of Pulp and Morrissey...

Prince on SNL 2/4/06

Just in case you missed it. Awesome...

Happy Bob Marley Day!

Yo, sorry about the extended absence from my blog! Here's a summary of what's been going on with me lately:

1) It's my birthday today, 2/6/06! Damn, I'm really getting #@$% old (and not any wiser). This tune seems very fitting...

mp3: Pulp - Help The Aged

2) I have two (!) new roommates! One is my good buddy Brian, the other his dog Scout. I love it; it's really great to have such good company...

3) I have a new 60GB Ipod and a new Dell notebook PC! Sweeeeeet! Yes, you should be jealous...

That's the very short story... More words, pictures, and music to follow after tomorrow night's Black Rebel Motorcycle Club gig.

mp3: BRMC - The Hardest Button To Button (Live - White Stripes Cover)