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Light Summer Reading
by Brett Baldwin
views: 51 | rating: 9.8 | comments: 15
July 19, 2006 03:08 PM EDT -- It's summertime, and the reading is easy. I usually like to tackle non-fiction in the winter, when there's nothing else to do. But in the summer, like many, I'm a sucker for mysteries, thrillers . . . more
How I spent my Boxing Day
by Brett Baldwin
views: 18 | rating: 8
December 27, 2006 11:51 AM EST -- My original intention on Boxing Day was to go celebrate Little Boxing Day in Little Canada (a suburb north of St. Paul). But as always, I live by the better offer club; meaning if there's a better . . . more
October 04, 2006 04:20 PM EDT -- Here at Minnesota Public Radio, the employees get a few fringe benefits of working at a major regional media organization. Sometimes we get to see famous people wandering throughout the building, but far . . . more
March 02, 2007 01:14 PM EST -- I don't know if anyone was listening when I said my mind is a frightening place. Not frightening in the scary way mind you, but frightening in that I tend to fixate on minutiae that  few seem . . . more
If I Had a Hi Fi
by Brett Baldwin
views: 92 | rating: 6 | comments: 7
September 18, 2006 06:45 PM EDT -- (with apologies to the band IfIhadaHiFi from Milwaukee. If it's any consolation, that is hands down the best palindrome ever.) My co-worker and friend, (who happens to be the biggest musichead I know) . . . more
January 29, 2007 06:01 PM EST -- I'll be the first to admit my local music bias--give me my St. Paul rock, and I'm generally contented. I was looking over the MPR Web site, though, and found this story about Michael Dregni, a . . . more
Reelin' in the Years
by Brett Baldwin
views: 16 | rating: 9 | comments: 3
July 31, 2006 05:33 PM EDT -- I usually wake up with a song stuck in my head. It's pretty cool, because for the most part, it's a song that I love, and have listened to over and over again. I was explaining this to my friends . . . more
September 01, 2006 12:19 PM EDT -- When a band breaks up, it's rarely news. When a local band breaks up, it's almost never news. These things happen; it is part of the ebb and flow in the lives of artists. What's particularly . . . more
September 06, 2006 11:10 AM EDT -- Health care a big topic on everyone's mind, but probably none more accutely than those who don't have any insurance and face huge medical bills. I'm not here to tell the tale of musicians, . . . more
November 21, 2006 02:25 PM EST -- Now, it's been a while since I've had my finger on the pulse of the latino/grind/rap scene, but while at my favorite local watering hole, I met a man named Don Mofongo. He was keeping it real, . . . more
January 22, 2007 03:10 PM EST -- In the January 14th edition of the The Current's Local Show, Chris Roberts asks in-studio guests Superhopper a weighty question: "When your energy is flagging and your kinda in a mood that pop/rock/hip-hop . . . more
Blowoff
by Brett Baldwin
views: 31 | rating: 9.7
August 30, 2006 12:02 PM EDT -- Here's another one of those instances whereby I want to twist and bend the definition of Minnesota Music to suit my own needs. Remember a little band by the name of Hüsker Dü? I should hope . . . more
August 11, 2006 03:59 PM EDT -- There certainly isn't a lack of things going on in the Minnesota Music world this weekend. For all you scenesters in the Twin Cities who aren't going to Wu Tang Clan at First Avenue or Gary Numan . . . more
September 28, 2006 12:47 PM EDT -- Arrgh. I'm currently experiencing a frustration that's visited me several times over. I've made plans to go camping this weekend. As has happened in the past, once I've finalized the plans, . . . more
January 25, 2007 05:02 PM EST -- I'm in constant awe of the sheer volume of information on the internet, so I'm always dumbstruck when there is something or some band that yields NO results on the most popular search engines. . . . more
December 20, 2006 02:29 PM EST -- After reading lists upon lists about Tapes 'N Tapes and the Hold Steady and P.O.S. I decided to make my own top 9 list. Why only 9? 'Cuz The Man wouldn't let me have 10. And what good is a . . . more
August 15, 2006 11:15 AM EDT -- If you're thinking, "hey, isn't it a little early for Sound Unseen?" you're not alone. If you're new to it, it's a film festival in the Twin Cities showing movies about music. . . . more
 
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