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Husker Du Wire

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Results 1 - 20 of 146 in Husker Du

  1. New albums coming from Atlanta's Young Antiques and Connor ChristianRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... back with renewed power. These guys reside where punk meets pop, in a neighborhood that includes folks such as Husker Du, the Jam and the Replacements, adding a touch of literate Southern charm to the community. If you want to check it out before ...

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  2. Husker Du vs Television

    Wednesday | Brooklynvegan

    ... 7. Fugazi 8. Black Flag 9. The Misfits 10. Bad Brains 11. Minor Threat 12. Joy Division 13. The Buzzcocks 14. Husker Du 15. Bad Religion 16. Minutemen 17. The Damned 18. The Circle Jerks 19. X 20. Television 21. Stiff Little Fingers 22. Patti Smith ...

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    Related Topix: Punk, The Clash, Dead Kennedys, The Ramones, Fugazi

  3. Everything You Need to Know About Maybe Vice President Tim PawlentyRead the original story

    Wednesday | Gawker

    ... importantly, Pawlenty would be the very first American Vice President to have attended school with a member of Husker Du, but drummer Grant Hart probably won't endorse him: "'I knew the guy for years,' Hart once told columnist Jim Walsh, 'and it's ...

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    Related Topix: Minnesota Government, Minnesota, US News

  4. Husker Du Reheasing Warehouse Song

    Tuesday | Pushing Rope

    Captain's Dead has posted Husker Du tracks of the band rehearsing Warehouse: Songs and Stories .

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  5. The Big Brother HouseRead the original story

    Friday Jul 11 | Neoseeker

    ... about genres of music? Bands/Musicians? I like old school punk (Ramones, Clash) and alternative rock (Sonic Youth, Husker Du) Going off on a tangent, imma seeing Sonic Youth and the Feelies on the 4th of July in new york Foods and drink? I love ...

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  6. Nas nails greed, consumerismRead the original story

    Sunday Jul 20 | Sun-Journal

    ... and Girls in America," Craig Finn has constantly referred to the debt his band owes to the likes of the Ramones, Husker Du and the Replacements, only for critics to remain defiant of their origins in favour of references to the New Jersey Godfather. ...

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    Related Topix: African-American, Black Entertainment, Rap, Nas

  7. On Stage: Crue Fest; Steve Earle with Alison Moorer; Soul Asylum and...Read the original story

    Thursday Jul 17 | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

    ... times anyone heard it - the band did come up in the same Minneapolis scene that produced the Replacements and Husker Du. Everclear frontman Art Alexakis had his tragedies before his band got moving at all, but they fired his ambition. The scrappy ...

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    Related Topix: Metal, Motley Crue, Chicago Metro, Waukesha County, WI

  8. The Hold Steady releases fourth albumRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 15 | Western Courier

    ... will enjoy the themes and linear storytelling of the Hold Steady's latest. Often described as a blend between Husker Du and Bruce Springsteen, The Hold Steady crafts a modern, powerful kind of rock - a unique sound that could land their album in any ...

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  9. The Week in Music: The Hold Steady, Wire, Nas, the VinesRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 15 | The New York Observer Politicker

    ... . ( Stay Positive has also drawn comparisons to the work of fellow Minneapolis natives and seminal punk rockers Husker Du.) Listen to the track "Magazines" below. Magazines - The Hold Steady There's no shortage of rock-snob-approved - 70s punk bands ...

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  10. The Hold Steady Is Not the Future of Rock and RollRead the original story

    Sunday Jul 13 | New York Magazine

    ... take into account their incorporation of the scrappy indie-trailblazer sound (bands like the Replacements and Husker Du), nor the raplike aspects of Finn's songwriting style and delivery. Despite guitar licks and solos straight off an 8-track, there ...

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    Related Topix: Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY

  11. Days come, days go byRead the original story

    Friday Jul 11 | Ray in Austin

    For some reason I haven't listened to Bob Mould's Workbook in ages. I've no idea why, I've been listening to Sugar and Husker Du.

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    Related Topix: Bob Mould, Pop/Rock, Punk

  12. What's Crackin'? Think of Madison music fest as Wisconsin's own South by Southwest

    Thursday Jul 10 | WisInfo

    ... Montmartre and the Orpheum Theatre, among them - serving as stops. More than 50 acts are expected, with legendary Husker Du/Sugar frontman Bob Mould, alt-country chanteuse Neko Case, future shock maestro Dan Deacon and Madison noise rock icons ...

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    Related Topix: High Noon, Country, Punk, Bob Mould, Pop/Rock

  13. Wolf Parade marches on into its futureRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 9 | Chicago Tribune

    ... sometimes cloying earnestness. Boeckner and Krug's dynamic suggests two-headed punk forebears in the Clash and Husker Du. Bowie and Television loom large. In attitude and deed, even clothes, the band seems to be trying to get across nothing so much ...

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  14. Listening Post LIVEUncut

    Thursday Jul 3 | The Japan Times

    ... Hang Here," drew comparisons with Joy Division, netting oodles of positive press and an invitation from former Husker Du/Sugar frontman Bob Mould to open his 2006 North American tour. Produced by drummer Jon Drew, their excellent sophomore effort, ...

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    Related Topix: Punk, Un-Cut, Pop/Rock, Bob Mould

  15. ATPNY Lands More Bands, Runs Out of RoomsRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 3 | Wired News

    ... that power for truth, justice and rock. On Tuesday, MBV hand-picked new acts for its Sunday lineup, including Husker Du screamer and The Daily Show soundtracker Bob Mould, as well as Sonic Boom, Le Volume Courbe, Gemma Hayes and Wounded Knees. ...

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  16. Last Night: No Age, Abe Vigoda and Infinite Body at The LoftRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 1 | Dallas Observer

    ... Nouns , the crowd hopped about in dissonant bliss. For just two guys, No Age makes a hell of a racket, recalling Husker Du without the hooks. This is atonal stuff, blaring and uncompromising. It's a wonder (and quite heartening) that folks come out ...

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  17. What $10 will get you on a tour of D.C.'s record stores.Read the original story

    Jun 16, 2008 | Express

    ... >> You should check out: If you're at all nostalgic for 1980s college rock, the likes of The Cure , Depeche Mode , Husker Du and The Replacements are all well represented on record, CD and cassette. In the used CD section, indie labels like Kill ...

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  18. Soul Asylum

    Jun 18, 2008 | The Pitch

    ... June 21, at Kemper Arena. Many have Soul Asylum filed between the mid-'80s Minneapolis bands the Replacements and Husker Du or know it only for "Runaway Train." Neither perspective cuts it. With more than a quarter-century spent performing together, ...

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Soul Asylum, Punk, Music, Entertainment

  19. Mrs. Robinson - LemonheadsRead the original story

    Jun 16, 2008 | STAR 98.7 FM

    The Lemonheads' evolution from post-Husker Du hardcore punk rockers to teenage heartthrobs is one of the strangest sagas in alternative music.

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    Related Topix: Punk, The Lemonheads, Pop/Rock

  20. What local music means for its hometownRead the original story

    Dec 19, 2007 | There's Nothing to do Here!

    ... sound of "local" bands, and how that relates to where they're from. In particular she wrote about Bob Mould from Husker Du, and that while he hailed from Minneapolis, a performance from Portland, Ore., included seeming references to Kurt Cobain and ...

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