Jan. 7, 2009: Prince, El Guante & Best Friends Forever

Twin Cities News:
-- City Pages profiles Best Friends Forever and reviews Gay Witch Abortion's Maverick.
-- Gay Witch Abortion will be playing the Uptown Theatre prior to a showing of Army of Darkness on January 10.
-- Prefix offers abstracts of two of Prince's upcoming albums, MPLSOUND and Lotus Flower.
-- Above The Fold has video footage of El Guante & Big Cats! @ Eclipse Records.
-- MNSpeakers discuss their Favorite Songs About Minnesota.
-- Rift interviews Jason Shannon and Joshua Lexvold of 301 Studios.
-- MFR lists the Top Ten Best Local Records of 2008.
-- How Was The Show recaps the Save The Aids Orphans Benefit show.
-- Culture Bully profiles One For The Team's "Best Supporting Actor."
One For The Team "Best Supporting Actor" (mp3)
-- Phil Anselmo's Down will play First Avenue in February.

Local Concert Highlights:
-- Magic Black Pumas & the Mevissens @ Big V's
Magic Black Pumas: (MySpace)
Mevissens: (MySpace)
-- St. Paul Slim @ Dinkytowner
(MySpace)

Daily Audio Downloads:
-- Angil & the Hiddntracks "Trying To Fit" (mp3)
-- Angil & the Hiddentracks "Narrow Minds" (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)
-- The Antlers "Bear" (mp3)
-- The Antlers "Two" (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)
-- Antony and the Johnsons "Another World" (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia)
-- Deer Tick "These Old Shoes" (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)
-- East Hundred "Slow Burning Crimes"
(Official) (MySpace)
-- Mayda "Stereotype" (mp3)
(MySpace)
-- Twiggy Frostbite "Heroes (acoustic)" (mp3)
-- Twiggy Frostbite "Messy Star (acoustic)" (mp3)
(MySpace)