Last day of the year, really it’s hard to believe. I  have compiled a list of cool links I recently found on some of the other local websites and plus we have added another batch of music reviews.

New blood on the scene, MillCityScene.com is a website and a print publication covering the local hip-hop scene [...]

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By Brandon Henry
Zoo Animal’s Youngblood is start to finish an indie/folk gem.  The ten songs on the record have a stripped down less-is-more swagger that mixes singer/songwriter simplicity and garage grunge-rock.  Cleverly penned lyrics resonate with an old-timey drawl over a sparse crystalline electric guitar that’s rife with hypnotic pop grooves.

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by Kaleb Bronson
The potent and compelling, yet soothing and heart warming men of the Northland, often referred to as the Trampled by Turtles, have combined forces of Minnesota’s finest stomping grounds to create a telling tale of Minnesota history and bewilderment with their 5th album efficaciously titled “Duluth.”

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By Andrew Flanagan
Zebulon Pike get a lot of King Crimson comparisons, probably stemming from one clever critic’s comparison which spidered it’s way through the web and into literally every review of these guys.  I’m here to put an end to that. They are neither as psych, vocalized, experimental or melodic as King Crimson.

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By Anthony Newes
So here’s the deal: sometimes when I’m doing stuff on my computer, unexpected nonsense happens that I’ve no control over and it truly and seriously pisses me right off.

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By Kaleb Bronson
“Age ain’t nothing but a number,” and local MC Big Jess proves this on his new record “High Rule,” which is a compilation of classic cassette tape-beats, layered with an outlook on living life with a youthful existence always on the mental forefront.

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By Nelson Heise
Without trying to be negative, I’m at a loss of words for a new way to describe just another punk rock band. The guys of Banner Pilot aren’t bad; they perform well and write okay songs, it just that there is nothing really special.

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By Kaleb Bronson
Climb deep inside the dream state of mind of Minneapolis’ lyrical chemist Kristoff Krane, with his new solo record “This Will Work For Now,” which is a amalgamation of reality based poetry and a beat party of prowess.

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By Anthony Newes
In case you haven’t heard, Ed Ackerson is a pretty busy fellar.  Not only does he own and operate a recording studio in Minneapolis called Flower Studios (it was once a flower shop), but he also runs a local record label too, Susstones Records.

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We have had some sparse posting over the last week or so, I can blame it on the busy holidays or to my addiction to video related activities. We have a big month coming up in January, and we are going to kick the new year off right. So hold onto your Santa hats as [...]

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