Radiohead was called On A Friday in 1995 because that's when they met to rehearse. Oasis originally named themselves after a Beatles song called "The Rain" …
radiohead.com
You know, Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving), is tomorrow (Nov 26)… but the sales have been taking place all week (and even all month from some retailers). This used to be one of my favorite times of the year, but since the COVID restrictions… I haven't been too enthusiastic about the shopping "holiday". Since supplies are limited (products stuck in shipping containers), prices haven't exactly been amazing.
As usual, the best deals are with large televisions, physical media, and games. Usually games released last year can be had for 50% or more. The typical digital game store fronts have their annual sale, such as Steam and GOG. The discounts are basically the same across the board, and this year, I might not get anything. There aren't any games that I'm interested in playing.
I take that back, Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is on sale, and it's a game (three games actually) that I'm interested in checking out the new "remaster". It's currently on sale for $35 on Amazon, but unfortunately, there's no rush for me, as I played the original games when they first came out and I'm not exactly sure if I want to play the same story again.
If you don't want to spend money at all, over at Epic, you can get Kid A Mnesia Exhibition for absolutely free. I love Radiohead, but Kid A and Amnesiac was a change in direction for their music. Although I appreciate those albums, I still prefer OK Computer-era Radiohead. Still, for $0, it's worth checking out Kid A Mnesia Exhibition.
Teen idol Troye Sivan brought his Bloom tour to the State Theatre in Minneapolis on October 17th. First on the lineup was Carlie Hanson (who was a surprise as she's not listed on the venue's website). ..…
jordymusic.com
Speaking of free, if you are in the area, stop by the world famous Mall of America, in Bloomington, to see Los Angeles' Jordy and New Jersey's WanMor on Black Friday, November 26th, for free. They'll be performing an exclusive live performance at noon, on the Huntington Bank Rotunda. If you arrived early enough (before 10am), you can also receive special wristbands to meet and greet the musicians.
We've been to a few of these events, the artists usually play three or four songs. Check out more Mall of America coverages here.
Here's additional details about the Jordy/WanMor event:
Join us for a special performance with Jordy + WanMor. Plus get the opportunity to meet the bands!
JORDY is an up +coming singer-songwriter now based in Los Angeles. Drawing influences from Lauv and Troye Sivan with catchy melodies and unforgettable hooks, JORDY has been releasing a steady supply of pop hits + features. He has been taking over media, first as one of Radio Disney's featured artists with the release of his song "Tomorrow feat. OSTON," + most recently on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon where he participated in and won the Songwriter's Challenge. With a heart-on-sleeve approach to modern pop music, JORDY's music explores themes of rejection and loneliness through the lens of hope and empowerment, such as in Is It Love?' which asks...
WanMor, a pop + R&B group from South Jersey, features 4 brothers, Big Boy, Chulo, Tyvas + Rocco. With their powerful sound + influence of music from Boyz II Men, they are taking the stage to perform at Mall of America.
Wristbanding for the meet + greet will begin at 10 a.m. Masks will be required to participate in the meet + greet. Please check Official Event Guidelines for details.
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Kelly Lee Owens at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (2021-09-16)
09/16/2021: Kelly Lee Owens at Fine Line
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi (Radiohead cover)
Anxi.
L.I.N.E.
Re-Wild
Melt!
Kingsize (Jenny Hval cover)
Kelly Lee Owens
Kelly Lee Owens is touring in support of Inner Song Remix Series EP, a remix album of last year's Inner Song (Smalltown Supersound). The album which NPR Music called "reclaiming space for women in dance music …
Andrew Broder and 37𝖽03𝖽's residency at the Turf Club starts on Wednesday, January 9th. The two will be playing the Turf every Wednesday in January. …
Welsh electronic musician and producer Kelly Lee Owens headlined the Fine Line Music Café, in downtown Minneapolis, on September 16th, 2021, as part of her tour Inner Song… the follow-up to her critically acclaimed self-titled album.
Local musician Andrew Broder opened the show. Broder is also in the trio Fog (not to be confused with England's The Fog), who released For Good, and went on a world tour with Polica in 2016.
For the Fine Line show, Broder is strictly doing DJ stuff… cranking handles, pushing buttons, and staring intensely at a laptop screen. Admittedly watching DJs doing their thing isn't always the most exciting thing, but that's not the point. The point is putting out music to get the crowd to move… and it did get the audience to bop, rave, and dance.
It's been a long time since Broder was back on the stage, you can tell he seemed really excited to be performing again.
Kelly Lee Owens started her set in complete darkness, hidden under a hooded robe playing a cover of Radiohead's "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi".
As movie projected on the canvas at the back of the stage, you see Owens in her sheer dress, singing "Keep Walking".
Jenny Hval singing "Kingsize" (vuart)
Owens ended her set with a Jenny Hval cover, "Kingsize". This is such an odd choice of cover, as no one in America will be familiar with the Norwegian singer. We know Hval, we heard her perform that song in Sep 2015, but Owens version is technically its own song. The song is such a departure that it was actually released as "Kingsize (Kelly Lee Owens Rework)".
Remaining tour dates:
09/19 - Portland, OR @ Holocene
09/22 - Oakland, CA @ Starline
09/25 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
10/22 - 10/23 - Miami, FL @ III Points Festival
Off topic, but in reading up on Kelly Lee Owens, I found out that when she first moved to London, she interned at XL Recordings and ended up playing bass in The History of Apple Pie. We actually wrote about that band in Nov 2012 and said how Graham Coxon (Blur) was a massive fan.
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Minneapolis: December 6 to December 9, 2018
Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from December 6 to December 9, 2018.
Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.
Thom Yorke 2018 Tour
I have expressed in the past that I am an old-school Radiohead fan, meaning that I'm not particularly fond of their venture into the electronic venue via Kid A and beyond. It would seem that the main reason behind why they left rock-pop music
+ Oliver Coates
Thu 12/06/2018 (7pm/$33)
northrop.umn.edu
You know I'm a massive Radiohead fan. In fact, I famously have told this story about my days as a radio DJ at KFSR 90.7FM and I had an opportunity to interview Radiohead during The Bends promotion. I wrote all my questions for either singer Thom Yorke or guitarist Jonny Greenwood... and when we went live on the radio - I got Phil Selway! It was so funny, I had to throw out all my questions and had to improvised. I'll never forget it, and somehow I love Radiohead even more.
When I bought Thom Yorke's solo album The Eraser in 2008, I wrote, "It would seem that the main reason behind why they left rock-pop music behind was because singer Thom Yorke's taste in music have drastically changed since OK Computer. Despite releasing three electronic albums (pre-In Rainbows), Yorke continues to write songs that doesn't quite fit into the Radiohead universe."
Yorke, with Nigel Godrich and visual artist Tarik Barri, will be performing Yorke's solo works for this upcoming show. If you're going to the show expecting Radiohead songs - don't bother! Still, if you love Radiohead and Thom Yorke, you should be there, at least to honor what he's done to the world of music.
British cellist and producer Oliver Coates will be opening the show. Coates previously worked with Radiohead, so it made sense that he's been asked to support Thom Yorke on this tour. Oliver Coates' third solo album Shelley's on Zenn-La is out now. If you pick up the album, you should be happy to know that portion of the proceeds of the sale will be donated to Down's Syndrome Scotland, an organization supporting people with Down's syndrome.
11/27/18 - Kings Theatre - Brooklyn, NY
11/30/18 - JFK Center - Washington DC
12/01/18 - State Theatre - Cleveland, OH
12/02/18 - Cathedral Theatre - Detroit, MI
12/04/18 - Chicago Theatre - Chicago, IL
12/05/18 - Riverside Theatre - Milwaukee, WI
12/06/18 - Northrop Auditorium - Minneapolis, MN
12/08/18 - Peabody Opera House - Saint Louis, MO
12/09/18 - Arvest Bank Theatre - Kansas City, MO
12/11/18 - Paramount Theatre - Denver, CO
12/13/18 - The Union - Salt Lake City, UT
12/15/18 - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA
12/17/18 - The Observatory - San Diego, CA
12/19/18 - Orpheum Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
12/22/18 - Chelsea Ballroom - Las Vegas, NV
Michal Menert at Exchange
The Weepies at Cedar
Delta Rae 2018 Shows
William Elliott Whitmore 2018 Tour
Haley: Pleasureland
Halestorm/In the Moment 2018 Tour
Rock and Roll Playhouse at First Ave
The pride of Red Lion, PA; hard rock foursome Halestorm (Lzzy Hale - vocals, lead guitar, keyboard; Arejay Hale - drums; Joe Hottinger - lead guitar; Josh Smith – bass) was feeling a case of studio cabin fever, as they took a break …
Haley Bonar
Since 2003 The Size of Planets, Haley Bonar has been the staple Minneapolis singer/songwriter for years, even when she moved to Portland, Oregon, in 2009! …
Delta Rae
Speaking of six-piece, the six-piece rock band Delta Rae, from Durham, NC, is currently on tour supporting The Chasing Twisters EP, which Rolling Stone deemed as "heroic" and called the band as …
MICHAL MENERT
Thu 12/06/2018 (10pm/$10)
Michal Menert (of Pretty Fantastics) is playing a solo show at The Exchange on December 6 in support of his new Pretty Fantastics album From the Sea. Again, this isn't the full band, but knowing Menert's expertise in production and jazz, it should be fine.
According to Menert, his brother Manic Focus will be joining him on these solo shows.
Please note: No opening band listed, and start time is at 10pm.
Solo tour dates:
12.6 - The Exchange
12.7 - Madison Theater + Octave
12.8 - The Intersection
+ Jessica Manning
Cedar Cultural Center
Fri 12/07/2018 (7pm/$30)
Indie band The Weepies' "Holiday Acoustic Duo Tour" is taking place at the Cedar on Friday, December 7th. Jessica Manning will open the show.
12/07/2018 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN
12/09/2018 Park West Chicago, IL
12/12/2018 Academy Of Music Theatre Northampton, MA
12/15/2018 The Cabot Beverly, MA
12/17/2018 Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, MD
12/22/2018 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA
Varsity Theater
varsitytheater.com
Delta Rae is returning to Minneapolis, at the Varsity Theater on Friday, December 7th.
11/28/2018 Basement Nashville, TN
12/07/2018 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
12/08/2018 Maintenance Shop Ames, IA
12/14/2018 Carolina Theatre Durham, NC
WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHITMORE
+ Raye Zaragoza
Amsterdam Bar and Hall
amsterdambarandhall.com
Iowa's singer-songwriter/banjoist/guitarist/drum-stompin' William Elliott Whitmore is headlining the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul this Friday in support of his 7th album Kilonova (Bloodshot Records) - a collection of 10 cover songs from artists who have influenced his 15 plus-year career.
Raye Zaragoza to open.
07/12/2018 Amsterdam Bar and Hall, St. Paul, MN
08/12/2018 Fargo Brewing Company, Fargo, ND
10/12/2018 Waiting Room, Omaha, NE
11/12/2018 recordBar, Kansas City, MO
12/12/2018 The Blue Note, Columbia, MO
13/12/2018 Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL
14/12/2018 Majestic Theatre, Madison, WI
15/12/2018 Wooly's, Des Moines, IA
+ Loki's Folly
Sat 12/08/2018 (9pm/$20)
Haley Bonar, now simply Haley (stylized in all caps HALEY) is playing the Cedar Cultural Center in support of her new album Pleasureland. I understand the reason for the name change (she recently reverted back to her maternal family name of McCallum), but I'm actually not a fan of the one-name thing (especially because there is a punk band called Haley from Philadelphia and EDM singer called Haley... and it's close enough to Halsey!)
Name change or not, we still like Haley's music.
Loki's Folly to open.
HALESTORM / IN THIS MOMENT
+ New Years Day
Sat 12/08/2018 (5:15pm/$47)
armorymn.com
The Halestorm and In This Moment co-headlining tour will stop by the Armory in Minneapolis this Saturday, December 8th.
We previously saw Halestorm in July 2014 and said, "The band wasted little time in entrancing the crowd, as it opened with radio hit, 'I Miss the Misery' from previous album, The Strange Case of… (Atlantic Records). Lzzy Hale was adorned in all black- sleeveless top, leather pants and matching eye liner, while younger brother Arjay banged (and climbed) the drums behind her with restless manic energy."
Special guest New Years Day will open. The hard rock band's new music video/single "Disgust Me" came out recently... taken from their new EP Diary of a Creep (RED Music).
12/01 - Broomfield, CO @ 1st Bank Center
12/02 - Park City, KS @ Hartman Arena
12/04 - Springfield, MO @ Shrine Mosque
12/05 - Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena
12/07 - Hammond, IN @ Horseshoe Casino
12/08 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory
12/11 - San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theater
12/12 - Dallas, TX - South Side Ballroom
12/14 - Orlando, FL @ Amway Arena
12/16 - Saint Petersburg, FL @ Mahaffey Theater
ROCK AND ROLL PLAYHOUSE
feat. Curtiss A
Sun 12/09/2018 (11am/$17)
The Rock and Roll Playhouse is a family concert series hosted at First Avenue, Brooklyn Bowl, The Capitol Theatre, Industry City, Ardmore Music Hall, The Sinclair, Boulder Theater, and Thalia Music Hall, allows kids to "move, play and sing while listening to works from the classic-rock canon" (NY Times).
NOTE: Start time is at 11am and adults must be accompanied by a child under 18 to attend this event. All kids under 1 year of age receive free admission.
National shows:
12/1/2018 Industry City The Music of Lady Gaga for Kids
12/2/2018 Ardmore Music Hall Gregg Allman Birthday
12/2/2018 Gregg Allman Birthday
12/2/2018 Brooklyn Bowl The Music of Talking Heads for Kids
12/8/2018 Garcia's Gregg Allman Birthday
12/8/2018 Industry City The Music of Kiss for Kids
12/9/2018 Brooklyn Bowl Hip Hop for Kids ft. Soul Inscribed
12/9/2018 Boulder Theater The Music of Bob Marley
12/9/2018 Thalia Hall The Music of Wilco for Kids
12/9/2018 First Avenue Music of The Beatles for Kids
12/15/2018 Garcia's Grateful Dead for Kids
12/15/2018 Industry City The Music of The Beatles for Kids
12/16/2018 Brooklyn Bowl Music of The Beatles for Kids
12/16/2018 Marathon Music Works The Music of The Beatles for Kids
12/16/2018 Thalia Hall The Music of The Beatles for Kids
12/16/2018 Ardmore Music Hall The Music of The Beatles for Kids
12/16/2018 The Sinclair The Music of Phish for Kids
12/16/2018 Echoplex The Music of Phish for Kids
12/16/2018 Mohawk Music of Grateful Dead for Kids (AM Show)
12/16/2018 Mohawk Music of Grateful Dead for Kids (PM Show)
12/22/2018 Industry City Salsa Sounds for Kids
12/23/2018 Boulder Theater The Music of Phish for Kids
01/13/2019 Mohawk Music of The Beatles for Kids (AM Show)
01/13/2019 Mohawk Music of The Beatles for Kids (PM Show)
01/27/2019 Echoplex The Music of The Rolling Stones for Kids
02/10/2019 Mohawk Music of Willie Nelson for Kids (AM Show)
02/10/2019 Mohawk Music of Willie Nelson for Kids (PM Show)
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Minneapolis: October 22, 2016
Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on October 22, 2016.
NOTE: The "I Love The '90s" show will be at the Target Center on this date. We don't get invitations to these big shows, but I thought it was important enough to mention - especially if you love Vanilla Ice or Salt N Pepa.
Grouplove
Grouplove is based out of Los Angeles, and their debut self-titled EP was released on January 25th via Canvasback Music. They were handpicked to open for Florence + The Machine …
Dilly Dally
Co-headlining the show was Canada's Dilly Dally (not to be confused with The Dilly Dallies), currently on tour for their debut album Sore (Partisan Records & Buzz Records). …
Grouplove (singer/guitarist Christian Zucconi, keys Hannah Hooper, guitarist Andrew Wessen, drummer Ryan Rabin, and bassist Daniel Gleason) will be headlining First Avenue's mainroom. The Los Angeles group has come a long way since we first saw them at the Fine Line 2011.
Grouplove's third studio album Big Mess is out now on Canvasback and Atlantic.
Be sure to show up early to check out Muna and Dilly Dally. We caught the latter in April 2016 and it turned out to be one of the most memorable shows we saw this year.
10/17 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex *+
10/18 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre*+
10/21 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre+
10/22 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue*+
10/23 - Madison, WI - Orpheum Theater*+
10/25 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room *+
10/27 - Columbus, OH - Express Live!*
10/29 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music *+
10/30 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall*
10/31 - Montréal, QC - Corona Theatre*
11/1 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore*+
11/3 - Boston, MA - House of Blues*+
11/4 - Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw*+
11/5 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom+
11/9 - Washington, DC - Echostage*+
11/10 - Norfolk, VA - The Norva*+
11/12 - Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom*+
11/13 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues*+
11/15 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues*+
11/16 - Houston, TX - House of Blues*+
11/18 - Austin, TX - Stubb's Waller Creek *+
*with MUNA
+with Dilly Dally
Teenage Fanclub
..saw bands like Archers of Loaf and fellow acts like Superchunk and Teenage Fanclub rise to fame, from college radio to MTV. Originating in …
at Fine Line Music Cafe
finelinemusic.com
Can you believe that it's been more than six years since Teenage Fanclub last toured? Don't miss their upcoming rare Minneapolis appearance this Saturday, October 22nd. The last time they were in Minneapolis, it was October 7th, 2010, with Radar Brothers, at First Avenue. Before 2010? It was with Radiohead at the State Theatre on August 5th, 1997.
The Scottish alternative band will be playing tracks from their new album Here (Merge Records), plus classic "hits" from their 90s catalog.
If you come to the show - look for some great merchandise, including a Teenage Fanclub patch (which I will be purchasing in multiple quantities).
Sam Evian to open.
Teenage Fanclub on tour:
Oct 16 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall
Oct 17 Boston, MA – The Sinclair
Oct 18 Philadelphia, PA – World Café Live
Oct 20 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
Oct 21 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
Oct 22 Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
Oct 23 Madison, WI – High Noon
Oct 25 Ferndale, MI – Loving Touch
Nov 15 Inverness, UK – Ironworks
Nov 16 Whitley Bay, UK – Playhouse
Nov 17 Sheffield, UK – Leadmill
Nov 18 Manchester, UK – Academy 2
Nov 20 Leeds, UK – University
Nov 21 Norwich, UK – Waterfront
Nov 22 London, UK – Electric Ballroom
Nov 23 Portsmouth, UK – Wedgewood Rooms
Nov 24 Brighton, UK – Concorde 2
Nov 26 Birmingham, UK – Institute
Nov 27 Cardiff, UK – Glee Club
Nov 28 Nottingham, UK – Rock City
Nov 29 Bristol, UK – Anson Rooms
Nov 30 Cambridge, UK – Junction
Dec 02 Dublin, IR – Academy
Dec 03 Glasgow, UK – Barrowland
Dec 04 Glasgow, UK – ABC
All-female band Nots will be releasing We Are Nots on Goner Records this November 11th. To support the record, the girls are touring, stopping by 'underground' venue Sh**Biscuit on November 14th …
Spend St Patrick's Day with local punkster Dillinger Four this Thursday, March 17th. The show is dubbed "Saint Patricks Day Massacre". We caught the band at the free Pizza Lucé Block Party in 2015 ....
at Eagles Club #34
Saturday, 10/22/16, 9pm ($)
minneapoliseagles34.org
Memphis' Nots will be in town this Saturday, October 22nd, at the Eagles Club #34 in Minneapolis. The last time the girls were in town, it was at a house show (as we previously mentioned in 2014). The girl group band is promoting their album Cosmetic, available on Goner Records.
Talking to Rookie Magazine, Natalie Hoffmann talked what they love on tour, "When you tour, you drive so much. It's so many long drives, and you find yourself really expanding what kind of music you want to listen to. For us, we listened to a bunch of punk music at first and we were really excited, and then we started to feel that tour haze and we would just listen to long psychedelic albums. A lot of the songs are written while I was staring out the window riding in the car, or while I'm driving I'll be thinking about a song and then I'll write it down later. So just being on the road and seeing America in such a particular way has had a big effect on all of us."
LH, Butcher's Union and TBA, to open. In case you were wondering, Butcher's Union is Paddy and Billy from Dillinger Four with Christy from Pink Mink, Shawn from Gay Witch Abortion, and Scott from United Teachers of Music. Restriction: 21+.
10/16: Now That's Class - Cleveland, OH
10/18: Ace of Cups - Columbus, OH
10/19: Marble Bar - Detroit, MI
10/20: Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL
10/21: Riverwest Public House - Milwaukee, WI
10/22: The Eagles 34 Club - Minneapolis, MN
10/23: The Mill - Iowa City, IA
10/24: Off Broadway - St. Louis, MO
more.is.more
Minneapolis' more.is.more released their Roy G Black 10" record last holiday, December 2014. The name is obviously a play off the color of the rainbow acronym (Roy G Biv). …
Self-Evident
Into It. Over It., Tancred, And We Danced, and Self-Evident. Upcoming Tour Dates: 10/17 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock 10/18 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium …
at Icehouse
Saturday, 10/22/16, 11pm (6$)
icehousempls.com
Athens' trio Cinemechanica (guitarist Bryant Williamson, bassist Joel Hatstat, and drummer Mike Albanese) at the Icehouse this Saturday, October 22nd. This show is actually a More.Is.More album release party, so they will likely close out the show.
Self-Evident to open.
NOTE: These Icehouse shows starts at 11pm with the first band on a little before midnight.
10/15 Baltimore, MD @ Skramden Yards
10/16 Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus
10/17 Allston, MA @ O'Brien's
10/18 Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
10/19 Louisville, KY @ Haymarket
10/20 St. Louis, MO @ Foam
10/21 Madison, WI @ Williamson Magnetic
10/22 Minneapolis, MN @ Icehouse
10/23 Chicago, IL @ Emporium
10/24 Lexington, KY @ Best Friend Bar
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W♥M244: 2015
W♥M244: 2015 (60 mins)
John and Vu talked about the rumor of a Guns N' Roses song on a 2015 December podcast (being edited as of this writing), and it's semi-confirmed that both Gn'R and LCD Soundsystem will reform for Coachella Music Festival! .…
OK Computer and The Bends were the albums that I loved in this time period. During The Bends period, I got to interview Phil Selway live on air on KFSR 90.7. Wow, still can't believe it. …
I don't actually own 2007's White Chalk by Polly Jean Harvey, or better known as PJ Harvey, but I do have her latest 2-track single called The Devil. This was released last month on iTunes as well as 7" and …
There is no one closely associated with the Holiday Christmas spirit than Bing Crosby.... who could forget his rendition of "White Christmas" or his duet with the The Thin White Duke David Bowie? …
Violent Femmes have announced details of their eagerly awaited new EP, HAPPY NEW YEAR. The four-track EP will be released April 18th, exclusively on 180 gram champagne clear vinyl …
John and Vu look back at 2015 and look forward to 2016!
Adele sells out everywhere! As we predicted, of course. Tickets sells for as much as $10,000 and her 25 has sold over 6 million for U.S. alone.
The Beatles is finally streaming. Spotify released their top U.S. Beatles songs: "Come Together", "Hey Jude", etc.
With nearly 350 shows covered in 2015, we look at some of our favorites:
The 1975 at First Avenue in December
The Adicts with Reverend Horton Heat at First Ave in October
Wizard World Minneapolis (featuring Critical Hit and Peelander-Z)
Go 96.3 Shows: Amazing lineups, affordable shows
PJ Harvey to release new album in spring 2016
New David Bowie album in early January
Radiohead rumored to have a new album, released rejected James Bond "Spectre" song.
Violent Femmes's new album Can Do Anything, with pending 2016 headlining tour.
Columbia Record Club perhaps returning in 2016 as vinyl only.
Glastonbury rumors:
Coldplay (after they play Super Bowl 50)?
Guns N' Roses reunion?
Prince accepts after previously turning them down?
Oasis reunion?
Song of the Show:
"Can't Feel My Face" by The Weeknd
BONUS: Christmas! Amira, Pentatonix, Mariah Carey, The Shins, and NHS Choir winning the UK Christmas Single over Justin Bieber.
Archive of this show at archive.org. More information on podomatic.com. Recording of this podcast was made possible by Skype, CallGraph, and Audacity.
W♥M243: Reader Meet Author (21 December 2015)
Vu, Emily
W♥M242: Love Me (11 December 2015)
Vu, John
W♥M241: Hello (01 December 2015)
Vu, John, Langen
W♥M240: Ben Sollee and Mother Falcon (31 October 2015)
W♥M239: June is the new Rocktober (8 July 2015)
W♥M238: Athfest 2015 (18 May 2015)
Vu, Dena
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Minneapolis: January 23 - January 25, 2015
Here are some shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul from January 23 to January 25, 2015.
California indie rock band Cold War Kids are currently on tour in support of their 2012 album Dear Miss Lonelyhearts, making a stop at Minneapolis' First Avenue again. ....
Radio DJ Mary Lucia at the Turf Club on January 19th, as part of the radio station The Current's 10th Anniversary celebration. Accompanying Idol will be his guitarist Steve Stevens, who co-wrote some of Idol's greatest hits . ....
Friday 01/23/15, 7pm ($20/Sold Out)
It's the big 10 year anniversary of local radio station The Current, and they've been selling out all their shows. I believe most, if not all, of their shows will be broadcasting live on air, so if you can't get into a sold out show, you can still have the show experience.
We caught Cold War Kids last year, when they toured in support of Dear Miss Lonelyhearts (appearing in Minneapolis on April, May, and September!). This time around, the band is promoting their fifth studio album Hold My Home, which came out late last year via Downtown Records.
01/16/15 San Francisco, CA Mezzanine
01/21/15 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
01/22/15 Omaha, NE Slowdown
01/23/15 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
01/28/15 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
01/29/15 St. Louis, MO Ready Room
01/30/15 Columbus, OH The LC Pavilion
01/31/15 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
02/01/15 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater
02/03/15 Louisville, KY Mercury Ballroom
02/04/15 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
02/05/15 Saxapahaw, NC Haw River Ballroom
02/06/15 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works
02/07/15 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre
02/19/15 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal
02/20/15 Seattle, WA The Showbox
02/21/15 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
02/25/15 San Diego, CA The North Park Theatre
02/26/15 Phoenix, AZ The Crescent Ballroom
02/27/15 Flagstaff, AZ The Orpheum Theater
02/28/15 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues
03/03/15 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom
03/07/15 Austin, TX Stubb's Bar-B-Q
03/17/15 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
03/18/15 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
03/19/15 Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall
03/20/15 New York, NY Terminal 5
03/21/15 Boston, MA House Of Blues Boston
03/27/15 Aspen, CO Belly Up Aspen
Sam Smith has sold out Madison Square Garden in NYC and The Forum in Los Angeles in minutes, with a second show in Los Angeles being added on January 29, 2015. The month-long run is additionally sold out in Atlanta, Nashville ....
George Ezra
Wanted on Voyage, the anticipated debut album from breakout UK singer/songwriter and guitarist George Ezra, will officially be released in the U.S. on January 27th, 2015 via Columbia Records. The album will be available both digitally and physically ....
SAM SMITH w/ George Ezra
at Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Saturday 01/24/15, 7pm ($49.50+)
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Sam Smith was undoubtedly one of the biggest success stories of 2014.
Coming almost out of nowhere to sing on Disclosure's 'Latch', the 22 year-old London native has since has released his own best-selling debut, In the Lonely Hour (Capitol Records), has won MOBO, American Music, and Q Awards, and is nominated for six Grammys.
He brings his almost completely sold-out live shows to major markets, including Madison Square Garden in NYC and The Forum in Los Angeles, with a local stop at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul, that should bring some warmth to an already too-cold winter.
Opening act George Ezra is quickly positioning himself as one of the success stories of 2015.
The Hertford, England 21-year old is making waves with single, 'Budapest', with the U.S. debut of his first album, Wanted on Voyage (Columbia/Sony), which has already hit #1 in the UK, due out here on January 27th.
Ezra has been working in covers from Bob Dylan and Cyndi Lauper in his longer sets, so you'll have to wait and see if his opening slot allows enough time for such.
If not, he returns soon, with a club headlining tour of his own, including a Minneapolis date on March 31st, at the Varsity Theater.
01/12 Fairfax, VA Patriot Center
01/13 Philadelphia, PA The Liacouras Center
01/15 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
01/17 Boston, MA Agganis Arena
01/19 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
01/20 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
01/22 Detroit, MI Masonic Temple Theatre
01/23 Chicago, IL UIC Pavilion
01/24 St. Paul, MN Roy Wilkins Auditorium
01/26 Broomfield, CO 1st Bank Center
01/29 Los Angeles, CA The Forum
01/31 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
02/02 Seattle, WA Key Arena
02/04 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
A NIGHT OF RADIOHEAD
Sunday 01/25/15, 7pm ($12)
You know I love Radiohead, and if you love them too, you should look at this cover lover show - "A Night of Radiohead" at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis on Sunday, January 25th.
Kid Villain will play Amnesiac, Teddy Holidays will do OK Computer (my personal favorite Radiohead album), and Gucci Little Pig (Al Church, Danny O'Brien, DJ House, George Hadfield, Jeremy Hanson) will play In Rainbows.
OK COMPUTER, AMNESIAC
and IN/RAINBOWS
Kid Villain
(performing Amnesiac in its entirety)
Gucci Little Piggy
(performing OK Computer in its entirety)
The Teddy Holidays
(performing In Rainbows in its entirety)
7:30pm / All Ages / The Cedar / 416 Cedar Ave
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Vu's Top Ten Albums
Vu's Radiohead Collection
Inspired by Emily's post about her top ten greatest album of all time, this is my own personal top ten.
I have to explain many of these albums, because they aren't automatically great to everyone, but they are important albums that shaped me. It's organized by year, and apology in advance for all the Britpop music. There should be a subcategory of top ten greatest Britpop...
Harry Chapin - Greatest Stories Live (1976)
Greatest Stories Live
Basically the closest thing to a greatest hits album, since I don't believe he ever approved a best of collection. Chapin died in 1981, so all of his albums never gracefully made their way to digital. If you wanted to legally buy his music online pre-2005, it was impossible. Fans enjoyed his music on vinyl and cassettes, and eventually on CD when the format became popular in the early 90s. I picked up Greatest Stories Live because it was one of the very few albums that was released on CD. Remember that the move from analog to digital didn't happen overnight.
Smiths - The Queen is Dead (1986)
NME called this album "Greatest Albums of All Time", and I can't say I disagree. This is such a great album, because it is one of those albums that I know all the words to. There are no bad songs on this album and it is the perfect blend between instrumental guitar work by Johnny Marr and the witty lyrics of Morrissey.
Information Society - Hack (1990)
A few things why this album is important to me. It was my first compact disc ever so it spent a lot of time on my CD player (since I didn't really own a lot of other albums). This album was not on anyone's radar. It's such a great album as a whole, the whole theme of hacking and computers were really ahead of their time. They were originally from Minneapolis.
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
Possibly the greatest rock and roll album. Met and interview Liam Gallagher in 1995. Saw them at a tiny venue in Sacramento. Did they stand the test of time? Probably not, if you talk to young people today, they probably have no idea who Oasis is. But for a time, the brothers Gallagher were shining so bright that they claimed to be bigger than the Beatles (probably a joke referring to Beatles claiming they were bigger than Jesus) ...
Pulp - Different Class (1995)
So many great songs on this album, from their hit "Common People", to the revenge "I Spy", to the dance favorite "Disco 2000", to kinkiness "Underwear". Love Jarvis Cocker and his wonderful songwriting. I have bought this album three times. Lost to lending it to a friend, lost to car break in, but I'm never long without the album. Like an old friend.
New Order - Best of New Order (1995)
Best of New Order
New Order were one of those bands that broke up long before I got into music, so my introduction to their music was through their Best Of album. I liked them enough to track down their previous releases, up until Republic. And although that album was good, but there are some lows on that album that felt uneven for me. So picking a favorite New Order album, I have to go with the greatest hits album simply because it collects the best songs. Also, "Regret" is New Order's finest hour.
Sleeper - The It Girl (1996)
The It Girl
No one loves Sleeper as much as I do. I own all of Sleeper's singles and albums. Their second album was a slightly superior to their debut Smart album, even though all the singles leading up to the debut album was wonderful. The It Girl's US tracklisting order was different (and missing one track), so I own the UK and US version of this album ... plus the 12" and 10-inch vinyl. Sleeper broke up in 1997, glad I didn't get a Sleeper tattoo.
Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
I actually forgotten about how much I love Radiohead in my original list. The reason why is that I am no longer such a massive fan. OK Computer and The Bends were the albums that I loved in this time period. During The Bends period, I got to interview Phil Selway live on air on KFSR 90.7. Wow, still can't believe it. Sadly to say, as much as I love Radiohead, I feel no need to rush out to get whatever new albums simply because their music style has changed over the years. Some people say evolved, I say regress!!
Belle & Sebastian - The Boy with the Arab Strap (1998)
The Boy with the Arab Strap
Most people would pick If You're Feeling Sinister, but I prefer Arab Strap. B&S can do no wrong, up until Catastrophe Waitress and Life Pursuit, of course. I'm not happy with the "Christian" direction they're heading in, but they are still a great band.
Deltron 3030 (2001)
Del, Kid Koala, and Dan the Automator. What a great concept album, and I don't even like rap music! That is saying something, because it transcend music genre, and if a so-called 'rap' album can be on my favorite list, that is saying something to the quality of the music.
Obviously lots of bands that I left off my list: Lucksmiths, They Might Be Giants, Red Hot and Blues, Julee Cruise, Air Supply (don't ask), ABBA, Baxendale, Momus, Camera Obscura, Bikini Kill, Pogues, Franz Ferdinand, Flight of the Conchords, Pet Shop Boys, Elastica, Echobelly, The Auteurs, Black Box Recorder, Looper, Trainspotting, etc. There are a lot of bands albums so restricting it to 10 was hard.
vu ( ) ♥ weheartmusic.com
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W♥M185: What's in a Name?
W♥M185 (52 mins)
Sinead O'Connor
I love Sinead O'Connor. Probably not as much as she loves Bob Dylan, but I have been obsessed with her songs for a long time now. A few years ago, she released How About I Be Me (and You Be You) .…
The legendary Ryan is back on W♥M Radio! We recorded a special "tech-talk" section, but I will have to save it for a future non-music podcast.
Up for topics:
What's in a name? (courtesy of www.nme.com)
Fleet Foxes was first called Pineapple, but they had to change the name since there was another local band going by Pineapple.
Elastica originally called themselves Onk and Vaseline (but they had to change it when The Vaselines threatened them legally). So in 1993, they became Elastica.
Radiohead was called On A Friday in 1995 because that's when they met to rehearse.
Oasis originally named themselves after a Beatles song called "The Rain", so the band name was Rain.
Blur was called Seymour
Coldplay originally started as Pectoralz, and then changed their name to Starfish.
Pink Floyd had several names: Sigma 6, The Meggadeaths, The (Screaming) Abdabs (or Architectural Abdabs), Leonard's Lodgers, The Spectrum Five and The Tea Set.
The Detour became The Who in February 1964... then that summer they changed their name to The High Numbers. When that didn't take off, they changed their name back to The Who.
Bjork was in several bands before going solo: Spit and Snot, Sugarcubes, and Gling-Gló,
O'Connor will be in America to do a series of residency dates in November 2013. Originally the tour was to take place in 2011, but that was quietly canceled due to various personal reasons. See complete tour dates on our previous article.
Ryan's last gig was for Father John Misty (you can read more about him here). Seems like FJM will be returning to life on the road later this year:
08/24/13 Monterey, CA Monterey Co. Fairgrounds
10/06/13 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre
10/07/13 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
10/12/13 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
10/13/13 Madison, WI Capitol Theater
10/14/13 Pontiac, MI Crofoot Ballroom
10/18/13 New York, NY Town Hall
10/22/13 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
10/23/13 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
10/24/13 Richmond, VA The National
10/25/13 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
10/26/13 Athens, GA Georgia Theatre
10/29/13 Austin, TX Emo's
10/31/13 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
11/01/13 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
11/02/13 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
BELLE & SEBASTIAN AND GOD HELP THE GIRL
We love B&S and GHTP, it's only too bad they're only playing big festivals at the moment.
08/17/13 "Paredes De Coura"
08/30/13 "Zurich Open Air"
09/01/13 "End Of The Road Festival"
Ryan is gutted that he could not attend the London premier of the GHTP Musical Film, but we have an article on the Los Angeles premier. Apparently Stuart Murdoch's wife is preggers, according to the report.
Jennifer writes that the film was "Stuart's story of the forming of Belle and Sebastian", so if you love B&S, it's definitely worth looking into.
As for the rest of God Help the Girl:
Asya who appeared on GHTP is currently in Chaos Chaos, but previously in Smoosh.
Neil Hannon (aka Divine Comedy) who appeared on the GHTP album is in a project called The Duckworth Lewis Method. Their new album Sticky Wickets came out last month, July 2013.
Ryan tries to forget t.A.T.u. rather unsuccessfully. No idea what the two Russian girls are up to these days, but Vu is still in love with Julia Volkova.
Apparently there was a t.A.T.u. reunion four or five years ago. Then as recently as in last year, in various interviews Julia and her t.A.T.u. partner Lena Katina does not keep in contact. That's is untrue, apparently the two will team-up once more to play Kiev (Ukraine) on September 27th, while Lena is playing Hangar 110 in Sao Paulo on November and Cologne in Germany October 5-6th.
Julia recently appeared in a few singles in 2012: Lyubov Suka/Back to her Future and Любовь-Сука (feat Dilma Bilan). She also appeared in a film called "Zombie Fever". Lena will be releasing a new solo album in 2013.
The impossible to find Cloud band has an album called Comfort Songs that Ryan really loves. The album came out last week (August 5th) via Audio Antihero Records.
Song of the show is "Stomach Pit" from the album, which you can find more information on their bandcamp.
Bonus: XBONE or PS4? Cherie Currie from the Runaways is a 'cherry bomb'. Red Hot Chili Peppers could have been called Tony Flow And The Miraculously Majestic Masters Of Mayhem, or as Ryan would have it as TFATMMMoM.
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Kid A. My first PlayList.
11/12 Entertainment Centre - Sydney
11/16 Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne
* all Australian dates are sold out
This one's optimistic: Radiohead is going on tour in 2012! It's been a while since their last tour, which was about four years ago for the In Rainbows tour.....
I'm no Radiohead fan. I've never really understood all the commotion. Many amazing moments - many - and on paper they really should be my type of band but alas I've never really warmed to them. Maybe their fans? Maybe the Oxfordshire public schools they went too? Maybe it's Thom Yorke never really looking happy? This post is not about that though. This post is about My First Playlist record - Kid A.
'Those' albums that I love, well most of the time I never even existed or was still playing in a sand pit to care but for Kid A I was there. Listening to it over the weekend I have made the informed opinion that there will never be another record like it. You could never have imagined an English rock band turning their back on stadiums and making a 540 degree turn + add to that, if they do all this in a parallel universe. The Radiohead I knew still existed in name, but the Radiohead of old or Parallel Universe A was plutons, atoms and string theories away from it in Parallel Universe B. For massive bands to go feral and go all weird and add 'textures', well it wasn't so normal in the first year of this new century. Normal now - not normal then.
In 2000, I was well into my bands that included **cough Pulp, Suede, Oasis, Blur, Manics, Chemical Brothers, ummmm the first Coldplay album and anything worth getting into because of reading 4 month behind copies of the Melody Maker. What I was listening too was so removed from what my school friends were listening too that I may have lived in that parallel universe.
For me Kid A is about dial-up internet and trying desperately on that hour a day my parents would let me 'surf' the net to (try and) download bootlegged versions of "Optimistic" and "The National Anthem." It was mind blowing that I was this 15 year old kid in coastal Australia who could then hop on the net and with the cyberpower of Kazaa and Napster, type in what Triple J were telling me the names were (they hadn't been released) and then hope to god those people didn't go offline which meant the song would cease to download and I'd have to wait till tomorrow. Picture this - songs that were only played the night before in a huge tent in Paris - well f**k me - that's when everything changed. Everything.
I can't remember if I bought Kid A before going to the US on a Mum-funded holiday or if I got it the day I got back. I seem to remember the latter, having only recently returned and going to Target after school to get the album on its initial release. Talking to a friend of mine about it many years ago, not all copies came with the little comic tucked under the plastic bit where the actual CD sits. The physical weight of the CD always felt much heavier (discuss?) to my other CDs which was how it was discovered.
Kid A to me is something else entirely. It's not just Radiohead's 4th album. It foresaw what bands could and would sound like in the future (better for it) - how peoples listening habits and what we call playlists could encompass. Jumping from ambient ("Kid A") to Scott Walker ("How to Disappear Completely") to IDM ("Idioteque") back to guitars 'n' drums 'n' s**t ("Optimistic") and anything in between.
At the time, my life basically revolved around being a school kid and listening to Triple J and watching Channel V. It was definitely spoken about a lot on Channel V and Triple J all doing specials and an issue of Q Mag I had for many years had a huge interview with them. In it Thom Yorke talked about using Photoshop techniques that are now things I use every day in my dayjob. As a Y2K album - for me it represents not just the tunes - it's a 'time and a place album' but in a removed kind of way. I never listened to it with friends or anything so it doesn't represent a social memory, but I guess it is - the way bootleggers would upload live tracks that were barely 24 hours old - that's a kind of shared experience but with no emotional attachment which I guess is also one of the carry over themes from OKC - all this technology.
12 years on we're all totally drone like with Facebook and people glued to their iPhones. It really has turned out to be a Kid A life for us all.
kristen ♥ radiohead.com
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News: The Cure, Morrissey, Duran Duran, and Radiohead
Bestival
Do not fear! Adjágas are touring the UK this summer and I will be catching them at the Bestival later in the year so I hope they still have some yoiking in them.
Here is what's happening:
www.thecure.com
You may, or may not, remember how we tried (and failed) to do a live podcast from Ryan at Bestival. We gave it a good college try, but apparently cell phone reception on the wee island is pretty awful.
This week, we got an announcement that The Cure's latest release will be a live album, recorded at Bestival 2011 (which just happened a few months ago, in September). The live album will be out December 6th, in the US... just in time for Christmas!
The live set will feature 32 (count-'em, thirty-two!) Cure hits, including "The Lovecats," "The Caterpillar," "Close To Me," "Friday I'm In Love," "Lullaby," "The Hungry Ghost," "The End Of The World," "Just Like Heaven," "Grinding Halt," "Jumping Someone Else's Train" and "Boys Don't Cry". That sound fantastic.
All profits from the sale of the double CD album, and/or digital download, will be given to the Isle of Wight Youth Trust, a charity organization offering counseling, advice, information and support services to young people aged 25 and under on the Isle of Wight. See more details on iowyouthtrust.co.uk.
I've known Mel since late 1992, through a Morrissey fanzine called The Morri-Zine (vol 4, #4). We became close friends.
www.itsmorrisseysworld.com
The big news for Morrissey is that he will be appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live (November 23) and Conan O'Brien (November 29). The other big news is that due "a visa administration error", Morrissey's lead guitarist will be unable to fly in on time for November 10th. Instead, the sold-out concert in Chicago will be moved to December 17th (if you think it's cold now...)
So, far, here is Morrissey's latest tour dates:
11/14 San Antonio, TX @ Majestic Theater
11/15 Austin,TX @ Bass Concert Hall
11/17 Dallas, TX @ McFarlin Memorial Auditorium
11/19 Santa Fe, NM @ Santa Fe Center
11/20 Phoenix, AZ @ Orpheum Theater
11/22 Escondido, CA @ California Center for the Arts
11/25 Las Vegas, NV @ Cosmopolitan - Chelsea Ballroom
11/26 Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Auditorium
11/28 Pomona, CA Fox Theater
12/01 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
12/05 Monterrey @ Arena
12/07 Mexico City @ Plaza Condesa
12/10 Puebla @ Auditorio del Complejo Cultural Universitario
12/12 Guadalajara @ Diana
12/17 Chicago, IL @ Congress Theatre
I got a note that Duran Duran is on their final leg of their very long ...
www.duranduran.com
Duran Duran epic nine-minute video for "Girl Panic", from their latest album, All You Need is Now, was released last week via vevo.com.
I really like the song, there's something familiar and good about Simon LeBon's vocals. What's interesting about the video is that it features super models (Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Eva Herzigova, Helena Christensen and Yasmin Le Bon) playing members of Duran Duran... while the band members are playing minor roles like the waiter and bellhops.
Of course, when you get to the mid-end of the video, they tell you about the inside joke: that Duran Duran was the first band to feature super models in their music videos.
I have expressed in the past that I am an old-school Radiohead fan, meaning that I'm not particularly fond of their venture into the electronic venue via Kid A and beyond.
This one's optimistic: Radiohead is going on tour in 2012! It's been a while since their last tour, which was about four years ago for the In Rainbows tour.
Stay tune for even more dates, it's rumored that they'll be headlining Coachella in 2012.
Here are the confirmed dates:
Feb. 27 - Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena
Feb. 29 - Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum
March 1 - Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
March 3 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
March 5 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
March 7 - Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center
March 9 - St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
March 11 - Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
March 13 - Broomfield, CO @ 1stBank Center
March 15 - Glendale, AZ @ Jobing.com Arena
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