
Music loves the world. And the world loves it back. Some bands have decided to combine the two. Observe.... Around The World In One List ------------- MP3's 1. Boards of Canada - Seven Forty Seven 2. Air France - Collapsing At Your Doorstep 3. Heroes of Switzerland - Soaring 4. Portugal. The Man - Lovers In Love 5. The Strange Death Of Liberal England - A Day [...]

Vacations are just never long enough. Certainly doesn't help that I left comfy 90 degree summer weather to come back to a measly 60 degrees. So Much Trouble by Matt Pond PA from Several Arrows Later Fog by Mason Proper from Olly Oxen Free The Runout by Maps of Norway from Die Off Songbird I Was A Lid by Manchester Orchestra from Let My Pride Be What's Left Behind EP [...]
Highlights from the past week including Monotonix, Mark Olson & Gary Louris as well as next week's new releases

Hot shows Z! A bunch of AR artists are playing some great shows in the Twin Cities in the near future. Here are the highlights: - Tomorrow, Feb. 21, Spiritual Mansions are throwing a CD Release Party at the Turf Club for their great new record, "Touched." It's starts at 9 p.m. and is 21-plus. - One for the Team will be opening for the Appleseed Cast on Feb. 24 at the Triple Rock. - Now, Now Every Children are playing with the Foundry Field Recordings on March 1 at the [...]

Download: Maps of Norway - "Manners" Download: Maps of Norway - "The Runout" Download: Maps of Norway - "Strict Ritual" City Pages got the news that MPLS-based neo-new-wave quartet Maps of Norway, who only last year put out their second record, Die Off Songbird , have decided to call it quits, citing personal satisfaction with their recorded output and general fatigue. Directly from the City Pages piece: Why the [...]
Hot on the heels of their outstanding "Die Off Songbird," Maps of Norway have booked their farewell show. Gimme Noise talks over the high points with bassist Matt Helgeson.
With Dallas Orbiter and Thunderbolt Pagoda, tonight's Turf Club show charts a shining pass path across a dreary Wednesday.
Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal Still Human (Kendra Steiner Editions #122, Jan. 2009) "I am the silence. I am the struggle." I imagine you would call something a universal work when connections can be made regardless of intention, but perhaps it is just the times we find ourselves in. Up until a few months ago the idea of having to validate the fact that you are human was completely foreign to me. Since I lost job back in November I struggle to look in the mirror, to walk [...]

Okay, here's the second installment of my Top 40 Albums of 2008. Before we dive into the countdown, I'll jiggle your memory over some of this year's releases in March and April. March came in like a lion with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! , Billy Bragg's Mr. Love and Justice , The Boxing Lesson's Wild Streaks & Windy Days , The Young Knives' Superabundance , Supergrass's Diamond Hoo Ha Man and Hercules & Love Affair's debut self-titled album. March seemed to go out like a lion as well with [...]

Download: Maps of Norway - "The Runout" Download: Maps of Norway - "Strict Ritual" Tonight Turf Club 9 p.m. ST PAUL MN Maps of Norway Die Off Songbird CD Release Party. Maps of Norway Gospel Gossip Unicorn Basement MySpace Page Strut & Shock
Periodically we will be cruising the web looking for decent track's of the day. They will be posted in the category Track's Of The Day. Today (well Friday but seen it today) posted over at CBC Radio 3 is a track by Ashley Park titled Nobody Broke Your Heart. Ashley Park is an alternative pop group out of Vancouver, BC. Download audio file (CBCR3Track_2008-09-26.mp3) Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) had some great tunes this week featured on their Track of the Day series. First [...]
Periodically we will be cruising the web looking for decent track's of the day. They will be posted in the category Track's Of The Day. Today (well Friday but seen it today) posted over at CBC Radio 3 is a track by Ashley Park titled Nobody Broke Your Heart. Ashley Park is an alternative pop group out of Vancouver, BC. Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) had some great tunes this week featured on their Track of the Day series. First off was Mogwai's "Batcat" from their new [...]

Download: Maps of Norway - "The Run-out" Download: Maps of Norway - "Strict Ritual" As you may know , Maps Of Norway are having releasing a new record titled Die Off Songbird , which they will be celebrating the release of on October 10th . If you want to hear more from that record, then The Current is your place to be. First off, the band's first single from the album, "The Runout", was a Current Song of the Day [...]

Download: Maps of Norway - "Strict Ritual" (live) Download: Maps of Norway - "The Runout" Just last week, it looked like Minneapolis-based proto-serious post-punkers Maps of Norway weren't going to be doing much of anything, what with having to drop out of the Nomo show due to drummer Jeff Ball's recent injury. However, in terms of album and music announcements, the band still has lots of activity left in them. Via a M ySpace Blog Post , Maps of Norway announced [...]
I have a confession to make...I've always wanted to be in a band and it would be called The Sons of Norway...but apparently I've been beaten to the punch . So instead, we have the Maps of Norway from Minneapolis...a great band that lists influences as Wire, Talking Heads, and Pet Shop Boys. Maps of Norway -- The Runout Maps of Norway -- Strict Ritual Both tracks are from the forth coming album Die Off Songbird which will be out October 1oth. [...]

Download: VHS or Beta - "Burn It All Down" Download: Tiger City - "Are You Sensation?" Download: Maps Of Norway - "Manners" Friday, May 9 was my first-ever VHS or Beta show, my interest fueled by their reputation for putting on a fantastic live set, coupled with my love for their latest album, Bring On the Comets. They had been a recent discovery for me, after a friend of mine gushed about seeing them at Coachella, claiming, “Their energy is addicting [...]
Myth : 5:00 doors SOLD OUT " Gigantour " Megadeth - Official Site Megadeth - Wikipedia Site Megadeth - MySpace Site In Flames - Official Site In Flames - Wikipedia Site In Flames - MySpace Site Children of Bodom - Official Site Children of Bodom - Wikipedia Site Children of Bodom - MySpace Site [...]

Download: Maps of Norway - "Manners" Minneapolis-based neo-post-punk group Maps of Norway will be playing at the Rank Strangers Record Release party at the Kitty Cat Klub . Maps of Norway Myspace Page Download: Ouija Radio - "Other Side of the Sky Ouija radio play one of their last shows of 2008 before guitarist/singer Christy Hunt becomes a [...]

Download: Maps Of Norway - "Manners" Download: The Chambermaids - "Park" Download: Ouija Radio - "Today Is Our Last Tomorrow" Judging from the news on the Ouija Radio website, things are winding down a little bit for the post-post-punk quartet, at least on the musical front. But before the band members go back to their...what are they called again? Lives? Yeah, that's the ticket. Before they go back to their lives, they'll be doing some rockin' on [...]
Pantages Theater: 7:30 $35 Dave Attell - Official Site Dave Attell - MySpace Site 7th St. Entry: 8:00 21+ $8 (advance) $10 (door) MGMT "Time To Pretend" (mp3) MGMT - Official Site MGMT - MySpace Site Yeasayer "20803 (mp3) Yeasayer - Official Site Yeasayer - MySpace Site [...]