A matchbook-world view of First Avenue and 5th Street in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. Found at Vimeo from Andrew Vickers via Andy Giefer.

From WCCO TV: The Minneapolis Police Department is again defending itself against accusations that an officer went too far during an arrest. Found at YouTube from News1News.

I was fortunate enough to attend a private screening of Ana’s Playground for work today. It is a remarkable movie, filmed entirely in Minnesota but it looks as if it could have been filmed anywhere in the world…and that is the point. Description from the Web site: “Ana’s Playground is an allegory about the moment [...]

I am a huge fan of the Punch Pizza restaurants here in the Twin Cities (and they also happen to be a client of my employer). They are one of the few places outside of Italy that serves genuine Neapolitan pizza. The pizza’s are baked in a wood-fired oven that is stoked to 800 degrees [...]

Voxtrot are one of my new favorite bands. They sound very Brit Pop but they’re from Austin, Texas. This video is of them performing Rise Up In The Dirt at 1st Avenue’s 7th Street Entry: This is a neat promotional video featuring the band talking about recording their forthcoming disc in their new studio: More [...]

Hurra Torpedo claims to be "the world’s leading kitchen appliance rock group," and, really, who can argue? The Norwegian band rose to prominence on the strength of the following 1995 performance of Bonnie Tyler’s Total Eclipse Of The Heart. (The stirring of the pot at the beginning of the song–brilliant!) Here’s another version; this time, with [...]