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May 19, 2013
The A&E blog covers a span of cultural artifacts as wide, fascinating, and bizarre as the internet itself, from reviews of the cheapest coolers at the liquor store to the best concert to see at the Triple Rock, with a bit of speculation at the meaning of it all stuffed in between.

College Kitchen: I <3 Technology

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Thu, 11/15, 10:55pm (6 months ago)
When you're multiple weeks behind in your class readings, and you haven't had a free moment to do the mountain of laundry sitting in the corner of your room, it's hard to put any energy into being a foodmonster. Luckily, there's an app for that. myfridgefood.com is half genie half recipe…

5 reasons why Bruce Springsteen still rocks

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Tue, 11/13, 1:06am (6 months ago)
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played two shows in St. Paul Sunday and Monday nights. Bruce led the band in hours of hip-shakin' tunes at the Xcel Center. Five reasons why this rock god has still got it:  1. He's young at heart — Springsteen is 63 and still…

Springsteen has plenty to talk about

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Sat, 11/10, 9:45pm (6 months ago)
  Sunday is Veterans Day.  The already patriotic American icon, Bruce Springsteen, will be at the Xcel Energy Center.  I don’t know if this is a match made in heaven or a too-good-to-miss opportunity for overblown, sappy sentiment.  Just think, “The Boss” is vocal in his support of President Barack Obama.  With…

Smooth, soulful, sexy Southerner

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Thu, 11/8, 11:31pm (6 months ago)
  As it states on flyers strewn about campus, Epic plays host to Big Boi tomorrow.  His album “Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors” is slated for release Dec. 11.  That tantalizing bit of information adds all the more appeal to Big Boi’s performance.  His new single, “Mama Told Me,” hints at…

Sensory stimulation from Crystal Castles

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Fri, 11/2, 2:13pm (7 months ago)
  It was like walking into a 15 mile per hour headwind inside First Avenue last night—the wash of sound was just that strong.   Your feet shuddered with the bass—a weird and tingly sensation reminiscent of a limb freshly awakened from sleep.  The last time Crystal Castles brand of schizophrenic electronica was at…

Harriet's Halloween

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Sat, 10/27, 12:08am (7 months ago)
  There’s always something neat about drinking beer on the site where it was brewed.  In the year since the “Surly Bill” was passed, Harriet Brewing is one of many local brewers that seized the opportunity to provide thirsty, craft-craving Minnesotans that chance by opening a tap room on location.  Saturday, Oct.…

Walsh needs time

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Thu, 10/25, 11:42pm (7 months ago)
  Brendon Walsh looks and sounds like the lovechild of Louis C.K. and Nick Offerman’s “Parks and Recreation” character, Ron Swanson.    Walsh even has that sort of bemused stage presence that Louis has—chuckling and pausing throughout his act as though he were grappling with the material for the first time.   Walsh…

Frightful food trucks — Shakopee's Trail of Terror adds eats.

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Wed, 10/24, 6:12pm (7 months ago)
Nothing works up an appetite quite like screaming your lungs out. One of the biggest Halloween attractions in the state, Shakopee's Trail of Terror will host five different local food trucks on the final Friday and Saturday (Oct. 26 & 27) night of the scaring season. The trail, located eight…

"Mars" attacks, falters, then wins

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Thu, 10/18, 11:20pm (7 months ago)
  Sinkane’s new album “Mars” runs about 34 minutes which would breeze by if not for one small, but glaring, problem.  There’s this pesky flute that keeps cropping up in the final tracks.  Songs in the beginning of the album have a riveting pulse—the rhythm section is tight and fluid with…

Some thoughts on "Dishonored"

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Sat, 10/13, 5:45pm (7 months ago)
Previous to its release, bloggers and critics hardened by years of wannabe "Deus Ex" player-freedom-as-a-priority disappointments withheld hope that "Dishonored" was their Huckleberry. They expected a game that actually delivered on its promise to give players a vibrant, simulated environment within which they could author their own narratives -- a world…

Taking Back Sunday: then and now

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Sat, 10/13, 3:09pm (7 months ago)
  Confession: When I was 16 years-old, I traveled across the Canadian border to see my teenage band obsession Taking Back Sunday play live in Winnipeg. As you can imagine, when I heard that Adam Lazzara and company were performing their entire second album Tell All Your Friends in tribute of…

The Replacements return, with two replacements

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Sat, 10/13, 12:52pm (7 months ago)
  After a twenty-one year hiatus (perhaps six years, depending on how you look at it—two tracks were released in 2006 to accompany a best-of release), Stereogum reports that The Replacements are banding together to release an extremely limited edition 10" with four new recordings (covers). Former guitarist Slim Dunlap suffered from…

Fall TV problems and perks

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Fri, 10/12, 7:21pm (7 months ago)
  This was supposed to be a blog reminding people that the fourth season of “Community” debuts on Oct. 19, but earlier this week NBC delayed that premiere indefinitely.  The “Community” faithful were already worried because of the departure of the show’s creator, Dan Harmon.  This move by NBC does nothing…

Evolution of the Biebs —Which 'dos were don'ts

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Mon, 10/8, 3:46pm (7 months ago)
Justin Bieber swings into town this Saturday. Will he be rocking a new do? With this little stud-muffin you never know. He's gone from man-bangs to faux-hawk and back again. The young crooner has definitely had some low points in his crazy flow collection. Which 'do do you love to…

Drama in Tennessee

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Fri, 10/5, 11:05pm (7 months ago)
Nashville can get hotter than a lion's mouth in August, and the new ABC drama with the same name is just as heated.  Slated to premiere Wednesday, Oct. 10th at 9 p.m.; the network made the "Nashville" pilot episode available online early.  This sneak peek gives audiences a chance to…
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