There's something to be said for a scene that is as easily identifiable as it is unified. Over the past seven years the self-described Twin Cities electropunk scene has done an impeccable job of bran
What does it mean to be a rock star in 2010? I remember growing up in the 1990's when there were plenty of persons that I considered synonymous with rock star, like Chris Cornell, Eddie Vedder, Kurt Cobain, and even Rivers Cuomo to name a few. Thinking back on the 1980's it even seemed clearer. [...]
Head out this Friday night for some Electropunk mayhem at Ground Zero, featuring Avenpitch, Pop Inc, and Thought Thieves. Folks over at the Borang house are looking forward to this one, and not only for the stellar line up. I think the last time I personally stepped foot in Ground Zero was for a Halloween [...]
Head out this Friday night for some Electropunk mayhem at Ground Zero, featuring Avenpitch, Pop Inc, and Thought Thieves. Folks over at the Borang house are looking forward to this one, and not only for the stellar line up. I think the last time I personally stepped foot in Ground Zero was for a Halloween [...]
(Tracks is a feature on Borangutan that showcases local artists and their recent album. Many local artists generously donate their music to Borangutan writers, and part of our mission is to take that music and place it in your ears. Voila! Each feature offers a free, limited-time mp3 download (one track) from the highlighted artist's [...]
The Twin Cities music scene is a mosaic of smaller niche and cranny scenes only loosely held together by folks who write about music in Minnesota. With so many bands and artists playing out in our clubs every week, it would truly be a gargantuan task for any individual (or organization for that matter) to [...]
An exclusive interview with Avenpitch's Todd Millenacker on the Twin Cites' electropunk scene.
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Avenpitch : "Pregnant Pause" [mp3] from Cast Off other Avenpitch posts at Largehearted Boy Dan Bern : 2002-03-19, Tampa [mp3,ogg,flac] "Chelsea Hotel (Leonard Cohen cover)" [mp3] other Dan Bern posts at Largehearted Boy Evan Voytas : "Getting Higher" [mp3] other Evan [...]
Rich Horton is hosting a celebration in honor of the 5th anniversary of Rift Magazine on Friday April 24 at the Hexagon Bar. The event is also in celebration of Rich's 40th birthday. Rift is one of the few independent music and culture magazines in the Twin Cities that has successfully weathered the poor economic [...]
The grassroots zine is throwing an anniversary bash this Friday at the Hexagon.
"Würde Pop mehr wie Avenpitch klingen, würde ich Radio nicht so sehr hassen." - ADD Reviews Damit ist eigentlich auch schon alles gesagt , denn das, was die Band um Todd Millenacker seit einiger Zeit veröffentlicht, ist feinster Electropunk. Am 20. Januar 2009 wird nun das neue Album "Cast Off" erscheinen und passend dazu gibts nicht nur eine schicke neue Webseite, sondern gleich auch einen 10-Track-Sampler als kostenfreier Download. Und auf diesem schon 3 Songs vom neuen Album. Tracklist: [...]
As an outsider looking in on the local Twin Cities music scene one may be left with a simplistic look as to what it is that The Cities and their modern artists have to offer. But aside from conversations surrounding Hüsker Dü , The Replacements or even Tapes 'n Tapes what does the rest of the nation honestly know about the music and the musicians of Minneapolis and St. Paul? As an outsider myself it is overwhelming when attempting to step into The Cities and figure out just where to being when attempting to find [...]
Todd Millenacker, Kopf von Avenpitch, die von sich selbst sagen, sie würden Electropunk machen, hat uns per mail freundlicherweise darauf hingewiesen, dass man ihr neues Video Sweet Summertime ab jetzt anschauen kann. Und da der Song mit dieser süßen Melodie, dem trashigen Keyboard, den rockenden Gitarren und dem irgendwie leicht neben-der-Spur-klingen einen gewissen Charme versprüht [...]
From Minneapolis, the industrial tease band hesitates to delve too deep into any given sound, striking out at electropunk, flirting with a synth based avant ambiant and lacing a rampage aimed directly at the heart of noise rockers. The physical make-up of the band might draw resemblance to a certain group industrial Kraut-rockers, but [...]
Twin Cities Electropunk Volume 1 Where the f**k did this come from!? This FREE collection of 'electropunk' tracks just blows me away. Although each suceeds to varying degrees there isn't a clunker among them...not one, although I'm more inclined to label this 'electropop'. Whatever you want to call it just make sure you download the zip file containing this collection from what is obviously Minneapolis' finest. TCEV1 contains a rich assortment of cutting-edge Minneapolis Electronic acts: Avenpitch, Endless Blue, TELEPHONE!, Trashed Actor, Thosquanta and UCKF just to name a few. [...]
City Pages - Gimme Noise
Borangutan
largehearted boy
FALK stands for FUCK ART, LET'S KILL!
Culture Bully
die stagediven
zero transmission
Hot Chip - Night & Day
Sleigh Bells - Demons (Official Music Video)
Ab-Soul "Terrorist Threats" ft. Danny Brown & Jhene Aiko
Sigur Rós - Ég anda
A-Trak & Dillon Francis - "Money Makin'" (Official Video)
Throwback Thursday: Evermore – It’s Too Late (Dirty South Remix)
mp3: kechPhrase – I Do It
