August 2010
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“Women come and go. Records become tapes become CDs become MP3s. Hair thins,...”
– A love letter to Elvis Costello (via theparisreview)
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Visit us at Walker Open Field
fightwithknives:
twincitiesrunoff:
Join us for readings, drinks, and refreshments this Sunday night at Walker Open Field. Let’s start a Twin Cities Runoff community. Make sure to email us with story ideas at info@twincitiesrunoff.com.
What’s a perfect way to chill after a busy weekend? Hanging out with the Twin Cities Runoff, of course! We’ll have readings from Runoff contributors...
WatchStella Shorts - “Saturday”
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“‘I had no idea what I was going to hear when I first got her songs,’...”
– M. Ward on bandmate Zooey Deschanel
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THE LEGEND OF BEACHFRONT.COM →
Soooo a while ago I wrote and recorded some songs, one of which I think is actually kinda good. So I made this website! With Comic Sans! Check it out and download the song (for free) if you like.
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“One day I’ll come home to find you covered in ants, ‘cause...”
– Doug Martsch of Built to Spill (from ”Aisle 13”)
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“Judy Garland, just like Prince, she’s from Minnesota.”
– Bob Dylan (from Theme Time Radio Hour)
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“The boy has got thunder in his hands.”
– Taj Mahal on Alvin Youngblood Hart
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“In a strange way, it becomes something of a deceptively joyous affair, a...”
– Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Wild Nothing: Gemini
I’m so in love with this album right now.
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Justin Vernon talks Kanye West collaboration →
mkfiasco:
sometimesagreatnotion:
“I was in New York in January and I got a call from my manager and he said Kanye West wanted to maybe use “Woods” as a sample.” I was like, “Yes.” A week later there were more murmurings and eventually I just got on the phone with Kanye. We ended up talking for a half hour about music and how we were fans of each other and Avatar. It was a really...
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“The key to growth is to maximize housing and jobs along current and future...”
– Seriously?!! A park there has been on my wish list for a while now.
MinnPost - Rybak says Minneapolis must grow to escape problems and achieve full potential
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“Dylan had hardly come to the Beats in search of a new political cause; rather,...”
– Bob Dylan, the Beat Generation, and Allen Ginsberg’s America : The New Yorker
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MNpublius: Local journalists on Tom Emmer's casual... →
Is Tom Emmer a liar? Or does he just not understand when what he’s saying is not truthful? At a Humphrey Institute panel on politics, local journalists speculated about why Emmer was so often factually incorrect. The UpTake was there to record the panel, and filed this report:
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After the…
And this doesn’t include the less than truthful nature of Tom Emmer’s campaign...
“Astronomy enthusiasts rejoice — one of the best shows of the year is set...”
– Perseid Meteor Shower Set to Light Night Sky - TIME
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“When you think of Detroit you think of cars,” says Rybak. “When you think of...”
– Inside Minnesota’s Booming Bike Economy, Minnesota Business
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diddles asked: back to chicago for lolla? have fun at rose's!
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“The famous architect Robert A.M. Stern once told me about his struggles to plant...”
– From “Roadside blight at Target Field: A MnDOT landscaping plan expected this week” by Steve Berg (via minnpost) 