Webstore Wednesday: Big Action Records – Rabbit Holes, Low Forms, Bad Sports

Webstore Wednesday: Big Action Records – Rabbit Holes, Low Forms, Bad Sports

This week’s webstore feature highlights some new 7″ records out on Big Action Records, another Twin Cities label that’s putting out some cool stuff. So check out the webstore. We just put up the new Rabbit Holes, Low Forms and …

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Flyer Friday: Minnesota Migration SXSW 2008

Flyer Friday: Minnesota Migration SXSW 2008

This week we take you back to 2008, Austin Texas, for the first ever Minnesota Migration day party at South By Southwest. This Poster was created by Wes from Burlesque of North America and the MN State/truck logo was designed …

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Webstore Wednesday: Art-A-Whirl Edition

Webstore Wednesday: Art-A-Whirl Edition

            This week we feature records in our webstore from bands that will be playing this weekend at the various Art-A-Whirl Festival events. To name just a few, The Cloak Ox, BNLX and Black Diet will be …

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Flyer Friday: Pre-Modern Radio

Flyer Friday: Pre-Modern Radio

15 years ago this month, Modern Radio began with the debut album by The Misfires “Dead End Expressway“. While this is the first release, it’s safe to say that The Misfires and Killsadie were the two artists I had in …

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Webstore Wednesday: Loads of New Moon Glyph Titles

Webstore Wednesday: Loads of New Moon Glyph Titles

Our buddies Moon Glyph Records may have moved to Oakland from Minneapolis a little over a year ago but we’re happy to continue carrying the fine sounds they release on cassette and vinyl. And boy do we have some new stuff. …

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Flyer Friday: We Wouldn’t Be Who We Are Today Without Ten Grand

Flyer Friday: We Wouldn’t Be Who We Are Today Without Ten Grand

Flyer Friday will be our weekly look at the visuals of the history of the label and our music community. The history of any record label is indelibly linked to those bands who put out multiple records with them or …

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Webstore Wednesday: New releases by Sonny Knight & Mystery Date

Webstore Wednesday: New releases by Sonny Knight & Mystery Date

Webstore Wednesday is the first of what will be several reoccurring feature on our blog/news section. Each week we’ll get you over the hump with something from our webstore. If you’re not familiar with our online distro, go to store.modern-radio.com. …

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Welcome to the Modern Radio Family, Oaks!

Welcome to the Modern Radio Family, Oaks!

We’re excited to announce that we’ll be helping Minneapolis, fuzzed out, industrial rock duo Oaks with their next record. You may recognize Erica and Jim from various Minneapolis bands over the years. As Oaks, the couple have collaborated on a …

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Modern Radio Website Redesign! We Are Mad Internet Geniuses!

Modern Radio Website Redesign! We Are Mad Internet Geniuses!

Remember back around 1993, when website relaunches were still a big deal? Companies would make huge announcements and throw lavish parties celebrating the achievement. Better yet, remember websites? You know, those things that weren’t controlled by publicly funded, multi-billion dollar …

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STNNNG’s French/Belgium Tour Videos/Photos

STNNNG’s French/Belgium Tour Videos/Photos

STNNNG is back from their tour in France and Belgium. There’s a lot of great pictures and videos popping up online. From what we’re seeing, it looks like they had an amazing time. We’ll collect as many links as we …

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