MINNESOTA VS MINNESOTA

MINNESOTA implies a degree of enthusiasm I do not feel. Therefore, Minnestoa.

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MINNESOTA is far more self-aggrandizing than Minnesota would ever be.

wisconsin

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hahahaha perfect

it's not bad

~MINNESOTA~

I didn't vote, in order to make sure this happened.

lol

oh nice

MiNnEsOtA

MinnesOtA

#shotsfired!!

http://blog.thecurrent.org/post/2012/03/howlers-jordan-gatesmith-has-some-choice-remarks-minneapolis

some kid in a band called 'howler' who are getting 'buzz' in the UK busts on his hometown to alex petridis! and he's pretty much right! 4 on the floor are crappy!

http://blog.thecurrent.org/post/2012/02/howler-rolls-out-new-ad-campaign-designed-local-agency-mono

'howler' have a high-powered marketing firm and a "is this racist?" web presence!

http://www.fastcocreate.com/1680016/can-apples-brand-wizards-make-an-indie-band-take-off
http://americagiveup.com/

this isn't on ilm because fuck ilm!

haha i'm torn, 4 on the floor is terrible but so is howler

ho boy, the 'mono' branding firm came up with msnbc's 'lean forward' thing

haha i'm torn, 4 on the floor is terrible but so is howler

― the wild eyed boy from soundcloud (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 18:12 (4 hours ago) Permalink

"I feel like there's this giant lull period of like 30 years. We had Tapes 'n Tapes kind of come out for a little bit, so that was kind of interesting, but the scene right now is interesting."

man i love the fact that u dudes also think 4 on the floor blows.

i think the dude from that article bought a pedal from me a while ago? he looks familiar

that description of 4onthefloor sounds like a skit from The State

http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentaries/154241295.html

this is hilarious for a couple different reasons

Laura Buchholz is a writer for "A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor."

not quite drummer from gay dad but it'll do

what a headline

The day I was writing this was Minnesota Music Day, as pronounced by The Current. It also was Art-A-Whirl weekend, so it would have been the day to scramble over to Grumpy's Northeast to see two of your favorite local bands: Gay Witch Abortion and Seawhores.

Hahahahah wait, so the Minneapolis music scene is terrible because the band names are terrible? Is that her entire argument?

also jjj, how was that show

So many out-of-staters who live here would apply that article to everything, not just music.

well, if there's someone who would know about minnesotans overrating a homegrown cultural product, it'd be a writer for prairie home companion

also, Gay Witch Abortion and Seawhores are part of the solution not the problem with local music!

well, if there's someone who would know about minnesotans overrating a homegrown cultural product, it'd be a writer for prairie home companion

this cannot be said enough times

GWA should sit in with pat donohue sometime

on a hunch, i just checked, and pert near sandstone and trampled by turtles have both performed live on a prairie home companion, which makes sense they totally bands that would be on that show.

which makes the thing weirder because she's kind of engaging in the art of pretend forgetfulness wrt those two bands.

i've seen trampled by turtles and i mean pop-ish indie friendly new-grass revival isn't my bag but they are good players and i can't really see getting your panties in a bunch about such a harmless band.

hahaha oh man where do i start

I'm just assuming this is not a face-value article tbh, because it makes almost zero sense as an earnest piece

or rather, there's a wholly defensible point there with a blatant, seemingly intentional lack of defense

doesn't the article make out like she just moved here?

i wonder how writers get hired for that show btw, seems like a really odd corner of showbiz but ppl must move in and out of there to tv, comedy, etc.

I'm not from MN but I live with someone who is and gay witch abortion are awesome imo stfu haters

also we have coined the term "minnecentrism" for this kind of big-upping homegrown land of 10k lakes art/music/beer/etc

why would they move on to comedy?

haha

I bet I could start an all-flute rap band here called "Mr. Feepy's Intestinal Derivative," and as long as I pledged my allegiance to the Minnesota music scene, local music connoisseurs would be OK with it.

i wrote a sentence like this in an opinion article once but to be fair i was in 10th grade

if everyone is playing the flute, who's going to rap

Should be named 'Flatus'

in a sad note

longtime WCCO/KFAN personality Dark Star has died, really loved this rambling old sports weirdo :(

http://www.startribune.com/156458445.html

oh man, i loved the sports show

if everyone is playing the flute, who's going to rap

― that is a weird thing to bring up over lean cuisine (DJP), Wednesday, May 30, 2012 12:09 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Ian Anderson would find no difficulty with this.

Guys, I am excited to say me n' wife will be able to come to town at the RIGHT time of year this year (aka the last week in August-- MIRACLE OF BIRTH PAVILION HEEER I COME).

sweeeeeeeeet!