Recent Posts from MFR

MFR — Dear readers,We are now full-time at www.minneapolisfuckingrocks.com.- Ian read more »

MFR — *MP3: Youth Group - "Shadowland"Sydney-natives Youth Group are playing tonight at the Triple Rock.MySpace(Ian Anderson) read more »

MFR — Two of Minneapolis' more promising psychedelically-inclined bands (and that's saying something, considering you've got Daughters of the Sun and Vampire Hands running round the MPLS) have recently uploaded new music to their MySpace profiles. For M... read more »

MFR — Akron/Family - "Set Em Wild, Set Em Free" (Dead Oceans)*MP3: Akron/Family - "River"Buy it on iTunes. Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band - "Outer South" (Merge)*MP3: Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band - "Slowly (Oh So Slowly)"Buy it on iT... read more »

MFR — *MP3: Now, Now Every Children - "Cars"*MP3: Gliss - "Beauty"Tonight I'm with Now, Now Every Children at the Mercury Lounge in New York. Gliss, The UK Takeover and Parachutes are also playing. It will be a great night. I'll be behind the merch boot... read more »

MFR — *MP3: Crystal Antlers - "Andrew"*MP3: His Mischief - "Freaks Up Front"*MP3: Building Better Bombs - "Death Ships"What a great bill. Crystal Antlers, His Mischief, and Building Better Bombs at the Triple Rock. Not only are Crystal An... read more »

MFR — Hey, this is a couple of days late, so you get an extra track. Yay for everyone!1. Download: Sonic Youth - "Sacred Trickster"The legendary noise-makers first track for Matador aptly demonstrates that Sonic Youth are capable of sounding both youthf... read more »

MFR — *MP3: Dan Deacon - "Build Voice"Dan Deacon is in town tonight playing at the Triple Rock. I highly recommend this show if you are looking to get good and sweaty. Last I saw deacon was at a Pitchfork after-party in Chicago and was impressed by his ... read more »

MFR — *MP3: Cloud Cult - "Everybody Here Is A Cloud"Cloud Cult is playing at First Avenue tonight. However, this bad boy is sold out. If you don't have tickets yet, call some friends.(Ian Anderson) read more »

MFR — *MP3: The Hood Internet - "Two Weeks of Hip Hop" (Grizzly Bear vs. Dead Prez)The Hood Internet owns. It's that simple. Get more hood.(Ian Anderson) read more »

MFR — *MP3: Now, Now Every Children - "Have You Tried"(via Bradley's Almanac)I'll be in Boston tonight with Now, Now Every Children at TT The Bears partying down with Bradley's Almanac and the rest of the Boston Blog crew. Boston blogs Cheap Thrills, Ry... read more »

MFR — *MP3: Radiohead - "There There"*MP3: Radiohead - "2+2=5"*MP3: Radiohead - "A Wolf At The Door"The word “gloaming” has its roots in the Old English word “gloming,” both which refer to the time in the evening when the sun has just passed over the ho... read more »

MFR — The music industry may suck nowadays, but there's ample reason to hope that it's going to get better. Namely, smaller, more independent stores are embracing the new ways of doing business that, for some reason, the majors have a hard time getting ... read more »

MFR — *MP3: Passion Pit - "Eyes As Candles"The new Passion Pit album, "Manners," will be out on May 19 via French Kiss. "Eyes As Candles" is the latest from the album, another great track. The album has leaked, but I urge you to pre-order it from Insoun... read more »

MFR — *MP3: Phoenix - "If I Ever Feel Better"The latest single from Phoenix is out, "If I Ever Feel Better." Another great song on a highly anticipated album. "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix" will be out on May 25 via Glassnote.MySpace(Ian Anderson) read more »

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MFR — *MP3: Shugo Tokumaru - "Rum Hee"Shugo Tokumaru has been on my radar since he went on tour with the Magnetic Fields in 2008, but now, I am a full-fledged fan. Tokumaru just released a new single, "Rum Hee," which hopefully means a new LP is on the ... read more »

MFR — *MP3: Rural Alberta Advantage - "Don't Haunt This Place"Toronto's Rural Alberta Advantage have announced that they have signed with Saddle Creek Records.MySpace(Ian Anderson) read more »

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MFR — *MP3: Dinosaur Jr. - "I Want You To Know"New Dinosaur Jr. is here and boy am I happy about it. "I Want You To Know" shows off a bit more energy than I was expecting, and that may be due to the fact that the original lineup is kicking it together a... read more »