The Head and the Heart had some issues at the show in Minneapolis over the weekend helping them to realize it's time to readjust to the lives they're now leading. It can be rough being on the road for so long without even a day to take a breather. They're still together, but there was speculation by fans that things weren't looking good that night. more ›

NWCN has done its best to exploit the Seattle ties of one of the biggest stories to come out over the weekend. In a long front page article on Sunday, the New York Times reported that over 20 young Somali men, who fled that country's disintegration in the 1990s for Minneapolis, have returned to join the Shabaab, a radical Islamist group with ties to Al Qaeda that's fighting the moderate Islamist government that nominally controls the country. Seattle is also home to a large Somali community, and at least one of the suspects involved with recruitment efforts in the Somali emigre community was arrested here. more ›

EIGHT TRACKS 'N EIGHT TRACKS: Oh wait, that was the predecessor to Tapes 'N Tapes, the band playing at Neumos tonight. Everybody loves a little celebratory Midwestern indie rock on Inauguration Day, right? To prepare, or if you can't make it to the show but still don't want to Miss It, check out this Lollapalooza feature from a year or two ago where you can download the tracks from their set-list. more ›

Confidential to Minneapolis: P.P.S. please if you get a chanse put some flowrs on Algernons grave in the bak yard. more ›