Husker Du

Alternative Rock Rock 

Gimme One Good Dose of Thunder: Bleeding Hearts Keep the Genius of Bob Stinson Alive with Riches To Rags

May 3, 2022May 4, 2022 Brad Cohan 0 Comments 2022, Bar/None, Bleeding Hearts, Bob Stinson, Fiasco Records, Husker Du, Mike Leonard, Riches To Rags, Rolling Stones, Soul Asylum, The Replacements

A Record Store Day exclusive and upcoming digital release provides a crucial snapshot of a long-lost touchstone of Minneapolis alt-rock 

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Electronic New Wave Pop 

The ODD Side of Information Society

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 2021, Hakatak International, Husker Du, Information Society, James Cassidy, Kurt Larson, Minneapolis, ODDfellows, Paul Robb, The Replacements, THX Spatial Audio

Minneapolis synth wizard Paul Robb talks about his longtime group’s excellent new album and their roots at the intersection of New Wave and House

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Punk 

Shiftless When Idle: 40 Years of Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash

October 4, 2021April 3, 2022 Matt Hanson 0 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Bob Stinson, Chris Mars, Husker Du, Paul Westerberg, Rhino, Sorry Ma Forgot To Take Out The Trash, The Replacements, Tommy Stinson, Twin/Tone

With an expanded box set of their scrappy debut coming out this month via Rhino Records, the Rock & Roll Globe celebrates The Replacements at their rawest

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Emotional Punk Rock aka Emo Hip Hop Rap 

‘Enough To Hold You To The Brightest Of Lights’: Celebrating 20 Years Of Atmosphere’s ‘Lucy Ford’

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 2001, 20th Anniversary, Ant, Atmosphere, Husker Du, Lucy Ford, Minneapolis, Prince, Rhymesayers, Slug, The Replacements

Originally intended as a tour-only special release, its national distribution changed everything for the premier Minneapolis hip-hop crewalmost immediately

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Alternative Rock Indie Rock Punk 

Bob Mould Navigates the American Crisis

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 Jason Perri 0 Comments 2020, American Crisis, Bob Mould, Husker Du, Jason Narducy, Jon Wurster, Merge Records, Siberian Butterfly, Sugar, Workbook

The Minneapolis punk legend rages and reflects on life in 2020 

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Pop Remembrance 

Remembering Robert Palmer: A Man Who Loved Wine, Women and Tailoring

September 26, 2020April 4, 2021 Jim Sullivan 3 Comments and Keb' Mo., Bob Dylan, Devo, Gary Numan, Husker Du, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Robert Palmer, ZZ Top

Jim Sullivan recounts his history of conversation with the English art pop great

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Alternative Rock Remembrance 

Three Years Gone: Remembering Grant Hart

September 15, 2020September 16, 2020 Jim Sullivan 2 Comments Bob Mould, Grant Hart, Greg Norton, Hot Wax, Husker Du, Nova Mob, The Last Days Of Pompeii

Read an interview with the sorely missed Hüsker Dü drummer from 2009

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Hardcore Indie Rock Noise Pop Post-Punk Power Pop 

Celebrated Summer: New Day Rising Turns 35

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 Eric Davidson 2 Comments 1985, Bob Mould, Grant Hart, Greg Norton, Husker Du, Joan Rivers, New Day Rising, SST

By 1985, Hüsker Dü reached the point of no return in succumbing to their pop sensibilities

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Psychedelics Remembrance Rock 

Minneapolis Musical Force Ed Ackerson Has Died

October 5, 2019January 13, 2020 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Ashley Ackerson, BNLX, Ed Ackerson, Husker Du, John Kass, Polara, Problem with Mary, Soul Asylum, Susstones, Syd Barrett, The 27 Various, The Dig, The Replacements, The Slugs, Thee Milkshakes, Twin/Tone

Songwriter-producer-bandleader — and friend-father-husband — felled by cancer

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Alternative Rock Power Pop Punk 

Your Favorite Thing: Sugar’s ‘File Under: Easy Listening’ at 25

October 4, 2019October 8, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Bob Mould, David Barbe, File Under: Easy Listening, Husker Du, Rykodisc, Sugar

The second full-length from the second band led by Bob Mould found the Minneapolis punk pioneer in peak form

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Alternative Rock Records Rock 

The Replacements: Dead Men Do Wear Plaid

September 24, 2019September 24, 2019 Eric Davidson 2 Comments 1989, Chris Mars, Dead Man's Pop, Don't Tell A Soul, Husker Du, Paul Westerberg, Rhino Records, Sire Records, Slim Dunlap, Soul Asylum, The Replacements, Tom Waits, Tommy Stinson

A look inside the new box set celebrating The Mats’ most polarizing album

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Alternative Rock 

Thirty Years of Workbook

July 30, 2019August 1, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Bob Mould, Husker Du, Omnivore Recordings, Virgin Records, Workbook

As Bob Mould continues to enjoy his best life as a solo artist in 2019, his 1989 solo debut remains his most enigmatic

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Alternative Rock Power Pop Punk 

The Reality of What You’ve Heard

April 9, 2019April 12, 2019 Brad Cohan 0 Comments Greg Norton, Husker Du, Minneapolis, Porcupine, Soul Asylum

Hüsker Dü’s Greg Norton joins Twin Cities rock trio Porcupine, greatness ensues

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Alternative Rock Power Pop 

Sunshine Superman

March 7, 2019April 11, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bob Mould, Husker Du, Merge Records

An unrepentant Bob Mould keeps to his calling

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Punk Remembrance 

Remembering Grant Hart

September 14, 2017April 11, 2019 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Bob Mould, Grant Hart, Husker Du

Husker Du drummer and Nova Mob singer was 54

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