Pop Culture

Minnesota Monday: Bob Crusoe by Bad Sleep Well

March 21, 2011

Bad Sleep Well performs Bob Crusoe at the Acadia Cafe in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 25, 2009.

Jazz Sunday: Yesterdays by Art Tatum

March 20, 2011

Art Tatum, one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, performs Yesterdays.

Theater In The Mashup: Michael Bay’s Super Mario Armageddon At Bryant Lake Bowl

March 20, 2011

More evidence that the notion of the mashup is taking hold in the mainstream culture. The Bryant Lake Bowl is currently showing Michael Bay’s Super Mario Armageddon, a mashed up play featuring the video game sensibilities of Super Mario Bros depicted in the film direction style of Michael Bay.

Oh Appalachia by Seamonster

March 19, 2011

Music video for Oh Appalachia by Seamonster, directed by Chad Hartigan.

4 Books I Just Bought, Can’t Wait To Read, But Probably Won’t Get Around To For Another Year

March 19, 2011

Four books: This Is Your Brain On Music; The Artist, The Philosopher, And The Warrior; The American Civil War; and Revolutionary Deists.

Cigarettes and Wine by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit

March 18, 2011

Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit perform Cigarettes and Wine at the Shoals Theater in Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 2009.

Freedom Crispies!

March 17, 2011

We don’t need no stinkin’ FRENCH Crispies!

Minneapolis Institute Of Arts Exhibit: Titian & The Golden Age of Venetian Painting

March 17, 2011

Titian is one of my favorite paintings from one of my favorite periods of art, the Italian Renaissance. The exhibition comes courtesy of the Masterpieces collection from the National Galleries of Scotland. I’ve already got my tickets. The exhibition runs now through May 1.

Throwback Thursday: I Don't Like Mondays by The Boomtown Rats

March 17, 2011

The music video for I Don’t Like Mondays by The Boomtown Rats.

Rainbows by Malachai (Featuring Katy Wainwright)

March 16, 2011

Rainbows music video by Malachai (Featuring Katy Wainwright).

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