​It's true that Saturday night's 16+ Big Bash 2 Dance Party, which was shut down due to rowdy behavior and which supposedly caused a "mini riot" downtown, may have gotten a bit out of hand.

However, it's equally true that Big Bash 2 was probably a pretty great time before it ended; a good enough time anyway, that the promoters are planning another party September 24th at Insomnia Dance Club: The Big Bash 18+ edition (21+ to drink).More >>

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​ Beastie Boys DJ and and mad professor of all things turntablism Mix Master Mike is coming to Epic next month for a headlining show celebrating Mardi Gras. The show, scheduled for March 4, was just announced Thursday afternoon. Mike was last in the Twin Cities stumping for Barack Obama with the Beasties in 2008, when he sent the wheels of steel smoking with his opening set, cutting and slicing Beastie tracks as well as new and old hip-hop gems into one unforgettable sonic collage.

Another fun fact we remember about Mike in our fair city is that he once graciously accepted turntables as payment for a gig in the Twin Cities area many years ago. 

If you need reminding about this undisputed hip-hop champ's skills, check out the video below.   
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​The Jigga penned a memoir. Co-written with journalist dream hampton (Source, Village Voice, SPIN), Decoded unpacks Shaun Carter's journey from Brooklyn to Manhattan -- the rote tale of pauper to prince, sardines to steak -- and explicates his most famous lyrics, explaining the density and personal inspirations sitting just sub-dermal throughout the rapper's best work.More >>

A dark lasered room, sweaty nubiles, party photographers, predictable DJ's and self-conscious posturing. If you attend a fair amount of clubs, parties, raves, artist-run psycholofts and on, this picture may be an easy one for you to conjure in your K'd out mind's eye. But are they ever that fun?

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​For a concept nightclub in the Warehouse District to survive more than a year or two is a feat, so we salute Envy for it's third year contributing to Minneapolis nightlife as it celebrates this Friday.

Word from the club's resident DJ Jay Strangelove is that the club will serve $3 premium drinks until 1 a.m. and feature belly dancers, DJs, and an "exotic atmosphere." The night is sponsored by Effen and there's no cover.

Anyone want to take bets on whether Prince will get in on the action?

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Does anyone else agree that Marty McFly was a little slow to break the tongue kiss with his mother?

If you don't know how to answer that question, you need to go to Club Jager tonight. JagerCon, the posh warehouse district watering hole's weekly Tuesday sci fi party, is screening the bitch mother of all sci-fi blockbusters: Back To The Future.

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Reaction to the city's proposal to ban 18+ shows due to what they say is excessive underage drinking has been severe, much of the Minneapolis concert-going public and local nightlife industry staunchly against the idea. The City says public health advocates are behind the push to ban the shows, and are the same group that unsuccessfully lobbied to ban drinking games and happy hours at bars.  More >>

Justin Long is to DJing as cult movies are to modern film. He is always incredibly entertaining to watch and is celebrated by countless fans, but has not enjoyed nearly as much critical claim as he's deserved --  at least, as far as the U.S. is concerned. Long is quite a big deal in Europe (a line we would use to pick up chicks, if we were him), and his style is often compared to that of fellow Chicagoan Derrick Carter, although he's much more into acid house and Switch-style beats these days than upfront house music.

(Editor's note: You should know by now that we're not talking about the actor from the PC vs. Mac commercials or that incredibly annoying movie "He's Just Not That Into You.")More >>

Welcome to the wonderful world of rubber fetishism

photos by Steve Neuharth

In the world of specific kinky subcultures, the rubber fetishists may just be the most visually dazzling.

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