I thought it was time for a change.    I’m still playing with it, and it could easily change again, but I was tired of the old look and wanted to try something different.  Once I get the logo looking better, I’ll start posting again.  I’ve got a few good ones queued up, so stand-by.

Until I start posting again, here are some YouTube clips.

Huskers

Destroy!
This is always a fun thing to find. I shot this video in my basement, gave it to Felix who sold a bunch of them….years later someone else rips the video to post on YouTube, and I find it to post in my blog. Hard to believe this was almost 20 years ago! (damn I’m old)

Mighty Mofo’s
Finally, the Mofo’s are a big part of the reason I am who I am today, so I always celebrate my personal local heros!

Big Hits of Mid-America Vol. 4

TwinTone 1983

Great document of the label that put MN on the map, and helped to spawn some of the biggest punk/hardcore/indie-rock bands in the land.  There is no denying the importance of this label and what they did for Minnesota.  Even bands that never put out a single release on the label were helped out by them (think Husker Du and many others).  They spawned the Suburbs, Suicide Commandos, Replacements, Soul Asylum, (my favorite) The Magnolias and many others.

When I started my label the folks at Twin Tone gave me some great advice, and when I did my video show, they helped me out then too, and I’m not the only person they ever helped.  I was just some dumb kid that I doubt anyone there would ever remember.  So even if the Twin Tone bands aren’t your speed, you need to give them a lot of credit for all the work they did.

So…the comp…..   Well, this is filled with the typical Twin Tone bands.  Just download it already.  Great record!

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‘Sho Hard!

Finally!  I have been searching for this for YEARS!  I own the LP, I own the 7".  Unfortunatly the 2 bonus tracks on the cassette are not the same two tracks on the 7" as I thought.  Nowhere to go is exclusive to this cassette, and it’s a great track that has been worth the years of searching to finally find.  Hell yes!!!

Those that know me, know that I think the world of the Mofos.  They are partially responsible for making me the person that I am today.  I chose my career in TV because I saw them on public access (where the Mighty EP was recorded) and it changed my life!  Years later, you will always find at least one Mofos song on my Zune at all times!

Thank god they’re still rockin’!  Long live the Mofos!

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Mindreader EP

Hands down one of my favorite local bands.  Garage punk before most people knew what punk was.  This was from the poorly produced (muddy) Treehouse Records LP, with a bonus non-LP track.  Get it anyway because these guys know how to rock!

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Three great Hüsker Dü tribute records!

Du Huskers
The Twin Cities Replay Zen Arcade
1993

Content:
Something I Learned Today (Hammerhead)
Broken Home, Broken Heart (The Mighty Mofos)
Never Talking To You Again (Prest Asbestus)
Chartered Trips (Muskellunge)
Dreams Recurring (Lies Incorporated/TVBC)
Indecision Time (Superball ’63)
Hare Krsna (Dogfight)
Beyond The Threshold (God’s Favorite Band)
Pride (Pseudonymphs)
I’ll Never Forget You (Salbando)
The Biggest Lie (Dylan Hicks & 3 Pesos)
What’s Going On? (Janitor Joe)
Masochism World (Vertigo)
Standing By The Sea (ZuZu’s Petals)
Somewhere (Walt Mink)
One Step At A Time (Flour)
Pink Turns To Blue (The Blue Up?)
Newest Industry (Balloon Guy)
Monday Will Never Be The Same (Willie Wisely Trio)
Whatever (Arcwelder)
The Tooth Fairy And The Princess (Teenage Larvae)
Turn On The News (Big Trouble House)
Recurring Dreams (TVBC)
Eight Miles High (The Hang-Ups)

Land Speed Sonic
Husker covers by an assortment of Italian bands.
1997

Contents:
Punch Drunk (CrippleBastards)
First Of The Last Calls (Kina)
Ice Cold Ice (Lomas)
Too Much Spice (Shock Treatment)
I’m Not Interested (Acredine)
Signals From Above (Sottopressione)
Find Me (Punch Line)
Something I Learned Today (Tempo Zero)
In A Free Land (Kina)
I Apologize (Burning Defeat)
All Tensed Up (Acredine)
The Girl Who Lives On Heaven Hill(Cripple Bastards)
I’ll Never Forget You (Sottopressione)
Standing By The Sea (Burning Defeat)
Flip Your Wig (Lomas)
Celebrated Summer (Punch Line)
Everything Falls Apart (Tempo Zero)
New Day Rising (Shock Treatment)

Case Closed
1993

Contents:
In A Free Land (NRA)
Dead Set On Destruction (Terry Hoax)
Target (Sick Of It All)
Out On A Limb (Alloy)
Tell You Why Tomorrow (Mink Stole)
I Apologize (Rubbermaids)
Something I Learned Today (Jonas Jinx)
Too Far Down (Only Living Witness)
New Day Rising (Motorpsycho)
The Biggest Lie (DI)
It’s Not Funny Any More (Upset Noise)
Turn On The News (Brzeszinski)
What’s Going On? (2Bad)
Don’t Want To Know If You Are Lonely (Richies)
Hardly Getting Over It (Baysix)
Celebrated Summer (Big Drill Car)
Makes No Sense At All (Balance)
Green Eyes (Gigantor)
Diane (The Strangemen)
Never Talking To You Again (Alison Ate)
Ice Cold Ice (Vanilla Chainsaws)
I’ll Never Forget You (Engrained)
No Reservations (Medfield M.A.)

Get them all here .