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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The Baroque Wind Session (tape)
The Twin Cities Gayest Old Band & Nudest Old Gays
I don’t know anything about these guys other than I remember seeing that they played a lot of bars back in the day. I don’t know how "punk" they are, but they are definitely from Minnesota. So I’m hoping that someone will enjoy the link.
Myspace site.
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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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