New P.O.S. Video

The fourth video from P.O.S.'s latest release, Never Better, premeared in mtvU. Love the Building Better Bombs cameo. Check it here:

http://www.mtvu.com/video/?vid=406317

MNIndy interviews Dessa

The Minnesota Independent's Paul Schmelzer (who also writes the blog Eyeteeth) interviewed Dessa of Doomtree via e-mail recently. Dessa answered questions regarding the release of her book and full length album, as well as politics and haircuts. Check it out here.

Building Better Bombs on Tour

Twin Cities hardcore outfit Building Better Bombs (featuring P.O.S. of Doomtree on guitars and screams) are going on a short tour of the East Coast. Their debut album Freak Out Squares was on my Top Ten Best releases of 2oo7. Squares is a brutal 27 minutes of noise and beats, but it's oddly refreshing and definitely worth picking up. The tour begins tomorrow at the Turf Club in St. Paul.

• 12/11 - Turf Club - St. Paul, Minnesota
• 12/12 - Ronny's - Chicago, Illinois
• 12/13 - Garfield Art Works - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 12/14 - 941 Theater - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 12/15 - Oasis Pub - New London, Connecticut
• 12/16 - Fontana's - New York City, New York
• 12/17 - Mars - Providence, Rhode Island
• 12/18 - Death By Audio - Brooklyn, New York
• 12/19 - The Summit - Columbus, Ohio
• 12/20 - The Cinemat - Bloomington, Indiana
• 12/21 - Frequency - Madison, Wisconsin

BBB also have two shows lined up in mid-January:

• 1/9 - Haunted Basement - Des Moines, Iowa
• 1/10 - Nutty's - Sioux Falls, South Dakota

More Twin Cities Hip Hop

Woah homies. Nither gringo nor myself have updated in faaaaar too long. Sorry about that. Real life took over. I promise, I'll never let that happen again. (That's a joke. Real life happens all the time - go try it yourself.)

The Doomtree Blowout 4 was this past Saturday. I was there, near the front of the stage. It was utterly mind boggling. I'm sorry to those who missed it. If you did miss it, however, fret not. The crew released a DVD of the 2nd Doomtree Blowout. You can order it here.

Heiruspecs has a new record out now. Get it at Fifth Element or the Electric Fetus, both located in Minneapolis. It's sure to be great. The release show is on Saturday and that is also sure to be great. That's taking place at the First Avenue Mainroom. All ages, doors at 6.

What gringo didn't mention in his post on Twin Cities hip hop is that Doomtree member P.O.S. will be releasing a new record in February of next year. It's already on my most anticipated albums of 2oo9 list. You can preorder it at Fifth Element online here.