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Shellac
Shellac
American indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois
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The Suburbs
The Suburbs
American New Wave/punk band formed in 1977
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The Suicide Commandos
The Suicide Commandos
punk-rock trio from Minneapolis founded in 1975
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Alexander O'Neal
Alexander O'Neal
American musical artist
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Cows
Cows
Post-hardcore/noise band from Minnesota, active 1987–1998
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Tar
Tar
Amarican music group
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Semisonic
Semisonic
band
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Information Society
Information Society
American band
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Sounds of Blackness
Sounds of Blackness
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The Hold Steady
The Hold Steady
band
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Soul Coughing
Soul Coughing
band
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Dillinger Four
Dillinger Four
band
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DJ Abilities
DJ Abilities
American hip hop DJ
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Walt Mink
Walt Mink
American alternative rock band
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Trampled by Turtles
Trampled by Turtles
American folk band from Minnesota
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Tapes 'n Tapes
Tapes 'n Tapes
band
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Soul Asylum
Soul Asylum
American rock band
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Doomtree
Doomtree
Indie hip hop collective based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Steve Albini
Steve Albini
American record engineer and musician
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Babes in Toyland
Babes in Toyland
American rock band
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The Jayhawks
The Jayhawks
American country and rock band
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Cloud Cult
Cloud Cult
band
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Paul Westerberg
Paul Westerberg
American musician
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John Peel
John Peel
English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist
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Mark Mallman
Mark Mallman
American musician
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The Replacements
The Replacements
American rock band
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Boiled in Lead
Boiled in Lead
Celtic-rock/worldbeat band from Minneapolis
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Gear Daddies
Gear Daddies
American band
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The Time
The Time
American funk and dance-pop ensemble
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Motion City Soundtrack
Motion City Soundtrack
American band
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Greg Norton
Greg Norton
American musician
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Grant Hart
Grant Hart
American musician
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Golden Smog
Golden Smog
band
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Rapeman
Rapeman
American musical group; noise rock band
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Spymob
Spymob
American rock band from Minnesota
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Low
Low
American indie rock group
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Wreckless Eric
Wreckless Eric
English rock and roll and new wave singer-songwriter
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Har Mar Superstar
Har Mar Superstar
American singer
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Cynthia Johnson
Cynthia Johnson
American singer, leader of Lipps Inc.
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Big Black
Big Black
American rock band
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Leo and the Prophets
Leo and the Prophets
musical artist
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Eyedea & Abilities
Eyedea & Abilities
American indie rap duo
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Killdozer
Killdozer
band
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Alex Chilton
Alex Chilton
American songwriter, guitarist, singer & producer
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Hüsker Dü
Hüsker Dü
American rock and punk band, active 1979–88
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Lo-Key?
Lo-Key?
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Bob Mould
Bob Mould
American musician
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American Head Charge
American Head Charge
American industrial metal band
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The Membranes
The Membranes
English band
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Eyedea
Eyedea
American rapper
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Wendy Melvoin
Wendy Melvoin
American guitarist and singer-songwriter
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Galaxie 500
Galaxie 500
American alternative rock band
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Kat Bjelland
Kat Bjelland
American musician
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Hot Chocolate
Hot Chocolate
British soul band
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McCarthy
McCarthy
British indie pop band