LOL/OMG

Celebrate Valentine's Day at White Castle

2012-02-02T14:45:00.000-08:00

It's going to be "hot and steamy"!

Via @tomhorgen.

Submitted by @marrina.

Video of the Day: S&*t Minnesotans DON'T Say

2012-02-01T17:48:00.001-08:00

We have to say, this "S&*t Minnesotans DON'T Say," video courtesy of @IamMNnice, is a lot funnier than KDWB's "S&*t People From Minnesota Say" contribution to the shit-people-say canon.

Via @IamMNnice
Submitted by @jahnapeloquin

Coco & Breezy tell C.J. about their Gaga & Beyonce connections

2012-01-31T16:09:00.000-08:00

A couple days before their in-store appearance and pop-up shop at Minneapolis' Studiiyo23 on Thursday, eyewear-designing twins Coco & Breezy got interviewed for C.J.'s Star Tribune column today, revealing how they got their shades on Lady Gaga and Beyonce:

Photo: Allen Cooley

Coco said they have no idea where Gaga got a pair of the dark glasses they make, which are being sold through their online store and in boutiques all over the world, as in Japan, Germany, France and Bermuda. But Breezy said they recognized a pair of their dark glasses on Gaga, in the quick scene where the egregiously dramatic singer is holding a piano keyboard in her "Marry the Night" video. (I'll take Breezy's word for this since I can't stand to watch Gaga.)

The designing twins know exactly how Beyonce got hip to their eyewear, and it's some memory.

"We've been good friends with Beyonce's stylist for two years, but we never asked about Beyonce. About six months ago," Coco said, "he wanted to put Beyonce in one of our bracelets for a video they were doing. He told her about our brand, and wanted us because the whole style of it [her video] was [Coco and Breezy] fashion inspired. Six hours before the [shoot for another video] we got a phone call: Beyonce wants you guys on set. Can you guys make it?

"I was like, 'Oh, my God! Yes! We can make it!' Beyonce sent a car to come and pick us up and we spent like the whole day with her," said Coco. "She's so humble, so sweet."

Via C.J. for Star Tribune
Submitted by @jahnapeloquin

Weekend Twitterings

2012-01-30T10:37:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the final January edition of Weekend Twitterings. You celebrated another year with the Current, went to places that are warmer than Minnesota, risked your life in a band van, etc, etc...

LOL.

The Current celebrates another Birthday.

Respect!

We are jealous!

Yep, we're jealous of this too.

Hannah is on a cruise ship. You really need to check out her tweets.

#goodquestion

Yeah!

#gooddeedz

Aaaakward.

Literally.

What a good student!

OMG

This Week in (Uploaded) Pictures

2012-01-30T06:55:00.000-08:00

Jaime Carrera shoots a pretty portrait of SooVAC Executive Director Carolyn Payne at the gallery's annual Get Lucky Benefit!

Leslie Plesser shoots some fantastic photos at the Current's B-Day bash at First Avenue. Slideshow HERE.

Party in the shower! Photo by @daniellempls

Jen Hughes gets a snowy love note!

Jack McTigue shoots a desolate scene up north.

@brenface kicks up her heels.

Ben LaFond reflects.

Stefani Arden travels home from NYC.

Photographer Peter Jamus makes dreamy pictures.

Frank Gaard's new exhibit at the Walker is fantastic. One of the walls, shot by Pam Gaard.

Stephanie Lake's precious pug, Bee, cops an attitude.

Kate O'Reilly spends some time on the ice at the Art Shanty Project.

Alaina Mulawka makes some interesting gingerbread men.

Kaitlin Rasmussen snaps a perfect pic at the "Reflection Shanty" on Medicine Lake.

Tom Horgen checks out Wise Acre Eatery and samples the brie and bacon burger. Yum!

Franklin Christopher captures a dusky scene.

Kenneth Alan snaps a serene shot of the skyway from below.

Upload a cool pic this week? Send us the link for consideration to omg@letoilemagazine.com.

Video of the Day: Shit People from Minnesota Say

2012-01-26T08:18:00.001-08:00

The "Shit _____ Say" videos just won't stop, but we had to post this one by KDWB's Dave Ryan.

Submitted by @jahnapeloquin

Video of the Day: Bon Joviver

2012-01-23T15:09:00.000-08:00

HA!

Via Graham Cracker McGee / Buzzfeed

This Week in (Uploaded) Pictures

2012-01-23T10:03:00.000-08:00

Dessa captures a moment on tour.

Erik Hess snaps the rainy/snowy gloom.

Art Shanty shenanies with Carly Schoen and friends.

Artist Jennifer Davis reworks a photo by Eric Melzer for CO Exhibitions "Working Title" evolving art show.

Paul Durham holds hands creepily.

Saul Margulas snaps Paige Dansinger getting stylishly gourmet.

Elizabeth Nieves snaps some awesome photos at the In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre's latest show.

Beth Ann Pinkney shoots the St. Paul Winter Carnival set up!

Tim Ritter and fam visit the MIA.

Maggie Ryan Sanford captures an out of focus sunset somewhere that appears to be warmer than here. Pretty!

Graham Petersburg brings his kid to the Rock n' Roll Breakfast Series with Heavy Deeds at Treehouse Records. Cute!

Mark Jackson gets a cool night shot of the Guthrie's parking garage.

Caitlin Angelica and the Crooked Teeth Mag girls do a charming wintery photo shoot.

Peter Jamus gracefully captures Nkechi Njaka.

Upload a cool pick this week? Send us the link for consideration to omg@letoilemagazine.com

Weekend Twitterings

2012-01-23T08:32:00.001-08:00

In this edition of Weekend Twitterings we talk about MN Timberwolves (duh), party buses, grandmas playing beer pong and much more.

Revenge is sweet.

Drunk tweets!

They are a must see, really.

LOL.

Ouch.

Oh, no.

Well, that's unfortunate.

You guys, this was crazy!

LOL.

Submitted by @marrina.

Frozen Beard Man

2012-01-19T15:47:00.000-08:00

Justin Schuet, you are a brave man to ride your bike on a day like this.

Via TUMBLR.MPLS.TV.

Submitted by @marrina.

Another "S*** Girls Say" video?

2012-01-19T14:39:00.000-08:00

Yes, today the internet gives us "Sh*t Fashion Girls Say".

Hey, why stop there! Here's "Sh*t New Yorkers Say":

Submitted by @marrina.

Video Of The Day

2012-01-19T14:32:00.000-08:00

"LMNOP" from the Koo Koo Kanga Roo.

Submitted by @marrina.

Video Of The Day

2012-01-18T11:26:00.000-08:00

Doomtree just debuted their "Bangarang" music video on Vice. Watch what happens when Har Mar Superstar crashes Doomtree's karaoke party - and the crew takes turns wearing Har Mar's stagewear. Video directed by Isaac Gale, produced by Nathan Kloke, and edited by JoLynn Garnes:

Via Isaac Gale
Submitted by @marrina.

Weekend Twitterings

2012-01-16T08:02:00.001-08:00

Happy Monday everybody! In this edition of Weekend Twitterings you can read about really long plain rides, illegal photo shoots, dads behaving badly and a "proposal" from hell.

Yeah, seriously.

Danger, danger!

He did it.

Oh, Minnesota.

Triple tweet of the week.

Troublemakers.

They're back!

Oh, wow.

LOL.

Submitted by @marrina.

This Week in (Uploaded) Pictures

2012-01-16T07:46:00.000-08:00

David Mendolia snaps an artful candid of some hipster legs at the Entry.

Dan Huiting shares some gorgeous video stills from a flight over Wisconsin farmland (which is apparently for an Andrew Bird music video that's coming out soon)

Eric Melzer shoots "This is Not a Place: Work by Isaac Gale & David Jensen" on view now at XYandZ Gallery. More photos here.

Tim Ritter eats at the Panda Wok and gets his Instagram on.

Tom Horgen enjoys some tasty lookin' Pho at Ngon.

Paul Schmelzer captures the crystalizing river.

Jen takes a colorful plane ride.

Artist Drew Peterson and his girlfriend Claire Monesterio pose in front of one of Drew's pieces at Chambers' Burnet Gallery, where he opened a solo show on Friday. Photo by Cara Lynn.

Bunny Ultramod snaps a snazzy pic of his lady, Coco, and their cat.

Colleen and Justin Guenther bundle up for the Art Shanty Projects.

Todd O'Dowd captures the first legit snow fall.

Christian Erickson and Janey Winterbauer make a promo image for their new side project, The Sevateem.

Taylor Carik travels to Mexico. #jealous

Ben Garvin captures the insanity of Red Bull's Crashed Ice event from above. More pix from Ben on Pioneer Press here.

Peter Jamus snaps a dark, chilly scene, while still managing to make it look glamorous.

Upload a cool pic this week? Send us the link for consideration in next week's edition to omg@letoilemagazine.com

Swensson Launches Local Current

2012-01-11T13:42:00.000-08:00

Andrea Swensson made the headlines two weeks ago when she announced she was leaving City Pages to join the Current. Yes, we were all bummed that we won't get to read her musings in CP each week, but even more excited that Andrea was going to work on a brand new blog focused on great local music. The wait is over, Local Current is here:

Enter the Local Current Blog: Your new must-read Minnesota music resource. Here, you’ll find a mix of in-depth features, concert reviews, and interviews with local artists, news pieces and essays about our community, and all the latest videos and tracks from emerging acts. It’s not just an extension of the existing services offered by the Current, it’s an entirely new venture -- and I’m excited to see where we can go when we marry the powerful resources of the station with my own passion for boots-on-the-ground coverage of the scene.

Congrats Andrea and keep up the good work!

Follow Local Current on Facebook and Twitter.

Submitted by @marrina.

Polica premieres new video; Jay-Z approves

2012-01-10T16:05:00.000-08:00

Those of us who have been paying attention to Poliça's unbelievably swift rise shouldn't have been surprised that their debut music video for "Lay Your Cards Out" would be as gorgeous as it is. Nor should we be surprised that Jay-Z approves, as he posted the video on his "Life+Times" blog today, simply stating, "The first tease of more to come; Poliça gives you the “Lay Your Cards Out” video debut; soft and smoky hypnosis of a girl, a beat and a black curtain."

Via Polica
Submitted by @jahnapeloquin

Our picks for Vita.mn's Hotness contest

2012-01-09T13:27:00.000-08:00

The nomination process has ended for Vita.mn's Hotness competition, and voting is in full effect today through January 15. So as per the annual LOL/OMG tradition, we thought we'd offer our picks for Hottest in the Twin Cities - inside and out. And mark your calendars for the Vita.mn Hotness party on February 8, when the winners will be announced.

Sally Hedberg

"From First Ave to the Triple Rock to the CC Club, Sally is always out on the town sporting the best styles with her easy grace. As The Minnesota Daily's Fashionista, she's no stranger to anything 'hot.'" Vote for Sally HERE.

Hal Lovemelt

"Hal’s a genius artist who started an interactive video company (Playatta) - HOT. He wears his heart on his sleeve and manages to invigorate those around him with love and laughter – HOT." Vote for Hal HERE.

Hannah von der Hoff

"Frontwoman of Sexcat and Aster Cafe's succulent server Hannah von der Hoff is Minneapolis hottest it girl. Keep an eye and an ear out for her fine ass and killer vocals in 2012." Vote for Hannah HERE.

Joan Erakit

"Joan not only writes a banging blog, TheBrownGirlFiles, but lights up every room she's in with her sparkling personality and warmth. Even though she lives a jet-setting lifestyle, making appearances at Art Basel in Miami, she loves her life in Minneapolis and has become a fixture of our social scene. Everyone loves her - and who wouldn't? She's a stunner, but it's her enchanting personality that makes her hot." Vote for Joan HERE.

Nate Szklarski

a"Working towards becoming a tattoo artist, Nate is one heck of a classy guy. From his dapper looks to his charm-your-pants-off (literally) personality, this guy is going places few people dream of this day and age. Regardless of his love for horror flicks and traditional style tattoos, Nate is a lover and has a solid foundation that you can always depend on." He's also a pretty mean visual artist, with his work being shown on the regular at Cult Status Gallery and Cause. Vote for Nate HERE.

Carlos

"Hotness can be displayed through a beautiful face, toned body, and even with intelligence, charm, or fashion sense. Better yet, it can also captivate our attention when displayed through actions of integrity and heart. This man works for, with, and as an ally to urban children every single day through teaching and coaching. He gives and shows unconditional love and dedication to every person around him, above his own needs and ambitions, as part of his day-to-day life. His concentration is propelling others to a better future...in my eyes, the ultimate and most important definition of beauty." Vote for Carlos HERE.

Rohanna Jones

"Rohanna is a sexy, funny, free spirit with rapier wit. She's not just beautiful, but also has an incredible talent for creating beauty through her work as an aesthetician." Vote for Rohanna HERE.

Jessie Farris

"This little hot tottie spends her days whipping up designs in all things graphic for 50th & France's Paperista. When she's not churning out templates or geeking out over typography, Jessie dances to oldies (and newies), sips wine, and drags her roommate to foodie hot spots. Jessie is hot, case in point." Vote for Jessie HERE.

Ulysses Awsumb

"Ulysses is a film actor, producer, director, Director of Operations for Twin Cities Film Fest, single father, entrepreneur and he's as polite as they come. He's a hard working, dedicated and honest individual who loves life and chases his dreams with passion. He's actively involved in the TC Film community, always trying to find new opportunities for his colleagues as well himself and to elevate the local industry for everyone." Vote for Ulysses HERE.

Joe Rapp

"The Minneapolis improv scene is made hotter by the presence of this man, who is part of the troupe the Bearded Men Improv (hotties all). The most caustic and nattily dressed of the group, you'll rarely catch him without a vest. A mainstay at HUGE Improv Theater, seeing him onstage is well worth the price of admission." Vote for Joe HERE.

Missy Heitz

"You may have seen her around town. You can most likely find her behind the bar at Club Jager or behind the front desk of Fox Tax. Missy is hotness personified and an animal lover and all around sweet, funny person to boot. A tattoo covered beauty with a tough exterior and a soft, creamy center." Vote for Missy HERE.

Benjamin Theisen

"Benjamin Theisen is quite possibly the nicest person on the planet. And he is a total hottie stud. Benjamin is currently the Board President for Peace and Hope International, a Camp and Youth Director for the Southdale YMCA, and leads a major initiative to support the Sioux Reservation YMCA. He has volunteered world wide, has a heart of gold, and is a dang good salsa dancer." Vote for Ben HERE.

Click HERE to view all nominees.

Weekend Twitterings

2012-01-09T07:54:00.001-08:00

Hello everybody and welcome to the latest edition of Weekend Twitterings! Scroll down to see who made some cash this weekend, who spent some cash on designer goods and who got to hang out with Method Man.

OMG.

Nice!

Yeah, we know.

Nope. No problem whatsoever.

LOL.

Hope it was worth it. Also, good luck in Seattle!

But your heart will go on...

Just another night in the city...

That's actually a great name for a bed & breakfast.

Good for you!

Rock on.

Sure, why not!

We are jealous.

Submitted by @marrina.

This Week in (Uploaded) Pictures

2012-01-08T17:21:00.000-08:00

Cory Tenold visits Venice, CA and captures a perfect sunset. We'd say we're jealous, but we're quite enjoying "Winter" in MN right now.

Dave Eckblad gets a perfectly creepy and amazing shot.

The handsome and talented Domino Davis gets shot by George Caswell.

Tim Ritter snaps a shot of the video shoot set for his band, Still Pacific. Looks cool!

Chuck Olsen goofs off at the Mall.

Rachel Gall and a slew of others participated in the "No Pants Ride" this weekend. Oh-la-la!

DJ Ganzo Bean snaps some arty Instagram action at the airport.

The Rope makes music happen at the Varsity last Thursday. Photo by Christian Erickson.

Angie Arner comes across a Dylan wheatpaste in Uptown.

Paul Schmelzer finds some color on the bleak landscape.

Erica Rivera snaps some colorful flora.

Local PR maven Kate O'Reilly gets shot for her new Metro Mag column "Living Modern Life Well". So cute! Photo by EyeSpy.

Paul Booth Johnson shoots his cat on an amp!

Girls just wanna have fun. Photo by Dave Eckblad for City Pages.

Scott Puhl adds to his collection of "Shitfitti". Ha!

Red Bull preps for next week's Crashed Ice World Championship in St. Paul. Crazy!!!

Upload a cool pic this week? Send us a link for consideration in next week's edition to omg@letoilemagazine.com.

Video of the Day

2012-01-05T10:50:00.000-08:00

Wonder what Minneapolis was like in 1983? Check out Geoff Seelinger video "Walk" and go down the memory lane. McDonald's! Shinder Bros.! Dayton's!

Via Dory Kahalé on Facebook.

Submitted by @marrina.

Doomtree's Lazerbeak & Plain Ole Bill announce new album, rap contest

2012-01-03T12:12:00.000-08:00

Doomtree beatmaker Lazerbeak and P.O.S.'s longtime backing DJ Plain Ole Bill (of Get Cryphy fame) just announced their forthcoming album, Lava Bangers, is now available for pre-order. They also dropped a track from the album, "Cement Blocks/Knight Fighter," along with a rap contest where you can get into the act. Listen to the track below and read on for details:

Lazerbeak "Cement Blocks/Knight Fighter" by doomtree

Here's how it works: Download the "Cement Blocks/Knight Fighter" instrumental HERE. Then make your very own song over any portion of the beat that you'd like. You can sing, rap, tap dance, play jazz clarinet, seriously anything goes. It can be 30 seconds or the full 4 minutes, whatever you're into. Then all you have to do is send in your finished composition in the form of an MP3 or YouTube video to rapcontest@doomtree.net (no attachments over 15 MB please). We'll be accepting submissions for the following three weeks, and on the big album release date we will announce our most favorite top 15 picks (voted on by all of Doomtree). At that point we'll open up the polls to the public and let the rest of the world duke it out and vote for their favorite. The person/group with the most votes by the following week will be crowned the winner and will receive their very own unreleased Lazerbeak beat absolutely free of charge, plus some serious shine time all over doomtree.net once that song is completed.

Via @DOOMTREE
Submitted by @jahnapeloquin

A Ricky Rubio meme waiting to happen

2012-01-02T20:15:00.001-08:00

It's the New Year, but there's only one thing everyone seems to be talking about online - Ricky Rubio. We're waiting for someone to come up with a meme for this hilariously adorable photo of the Timberwolves rookie that's been going viral today:

Via Bobby Kahn

Submitted by @jahnapeloquin

Weekend Twitterings: NYE Edition

2012-01-01T18:58:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year Everybody! The best party tweets are below , presented without comment.

Submitted by @marrina

This Week in (Uploaded) Pictures

2012-01-01T16:29:00.000-08:00

@ashleygoldstar discovers the aftermath of a bloody chick fight on New Years Eve. LOL.

Jason Albus spends New Years Eve in New Orleans and gets some fantastic shots.

Bubble Ball at the W Hotel was poppin'!

Mykl Westbrooks snaps BNLX rocking in the New Year.

Joseph and Shannon Pettini break out their homemade Limoncello for New Years Eve. Yum!

Balloon drop! Photo by Roshani Ambrose.

Sean McKenna snaps Midnight at the Turf!

Mike Minehardt snaps Mallman's extravaganza at the Entry this Saturday. Happy...2010!

Double fisting at the Sound Gallery! More photos by Dillon Bakke here.

Peeps whoop it up at the Sound Gallery NYE bash.

Mischa Kamenar ran out of bubbly.

Jon Oken shoots some festive graf.

Stephanie Glaros and her dog Elliot are ready for the snow!

Sharyn Morrow captures the essence of New Years Day with some friends.

Emma Berg gets sparkly for New Years Eve!

Aw! Har Mar Superstar serenades pal Danielle Morris at her birthday party at Nick and Eddie on Tuesday.

Bionic Unicorn jewelry designer Kristin Berwald and Ryan Haeg go the fancy mask route on NYE. Pretty!

Gretchen Hinsman and Jessa Alt hang themselves with balloons on NYE. 2011 wasn't THAT bad, was it?

Michael Kraabel visits Fortuna Farm and snaps some nice pix.

Upload a cool pic this week? Send us the link for consideration in next week's edition to omg@letoilemagazine.com!

Photo Of The Day

2011-12-28T10:59:00.000-08:00

Har Mar Superstar, Nick Swardson and Josh Hartnett at Danielle Morris's B-Day party at Nick and Eddie. You are welcome.

Via @kshoop

Submitted by @marrina.

Weekend Twitterings: Christmas Edition

2011-12-27T08:17:00.001-08:00

Here it is folks, the Christmas Edition of Weekend Twitterings where we get the best and worst of Holiday tweets. Family "fights", mall riots, awesome presents and overall shenanigans - we've got them all in one place.

This is terrible!

Ah, these two!

"scotch-mas". We love it.

LOL.

ADORBZ.

Merry Christmas to you.

Christmas presents are always a hit or miss.

Casino for Christmas? Respect.

Granny Patty rules.

Rubio!

Submitted by @marrina.

This Week in (Uploaded) Pictures

2011-12-27T08:00:00.000-08:00

Stephanie Glaros shoots sparkly Christmas lights.

Franklin Christopher gets a moody shot of the highway.

Doctor Who VS Angry Birds. Photo by Janey Winterbauer.

Brent Dundore snaps some scenery.

We can relate to Martin Patrick 3's holiday display. Photo by Mark Jackson.

Willetta DeYoung sports the cozy gift of novelty socks.

Deborah Getsug Taillon warms up in front of the fire!

Natalie Greve's dog gets into the holiday spirit!

Jake Rudh spins new wave holiday classics at a special Christmas edition of Transmission.

Kendall Bohn captures the progress on the Lowry Bridge construction.

And the award for most stylish Christmas tree goes to Cory and Stephanie Lake!

Upload a cool pic this week? Send us the link for consideration in next week's edition to omg@letoilemagazine.com.

Lil Wayne and Drake rumors said to fuel MOA fights

2011-12-26T18:46:00.000-08:00

Anyone who's been following social media channels on Monday has heard about the crazy fight that went down at the Mall of America. CBS reported that as many as 200 people were involved in the fights. Some blamed the fight on rumors that Drake and Lil Wayne would be making a surprise appearance, but we say everyone went cray for day-after-Christmas deals.

Photo via @I_am_iKhandy

There are a bunch of grainy videos showing parts of the fight, which seemed to be not one single fight but multiple. Here's some insane video of people lobbing chairs:

More videos from the fight can be seen here and here.

Submitted by @jahnapeloquin

Lady Gaga wrote X-mas track in Minnesota

2011-12-24T18:29:00.000-08:00

Lady Gaga just revealed on Twitter that her to-be-released-at-midnight-tonight X-mas track was penned while she was on her "Monster Ball" tour bus in St. Paul back in August 2010, around the same time she infamously was captured in the Turf Club's photobooth. Listen to the track here:

Also on Twitter, Gaga says that it's not the same song as the just-leaked track "Take You Out," which you can listen to here:

Via @ladygaga
Submitted by @jahnapeloquin

Video: Get Surly at Merwin's Video Contest

2011-12-24T16:08:00.000-08:00

Local liquor store chain Merwin Liquors just made it easy to score 40 cases of Surly beer. They just announced a contest to do just that with this well-produced video, which encourages Surly fans to create a their own cell-phone video using the tagline "get Surly at Merwin's" for the chance to win. Bonus: Tyler Peterson of long-loved local noise band Sarah Johnson makes a cameo.

Via Merwin Liquors
Submitted by @jahnapeloquin

Night Moves signed to Domino Records

2011-12-21T12:53:00.000-08:00

Big news on the local music front: Night Moves have just been signed to Domino Records, curernt home of Animal Collective, Arctic Monkeys, Clinic, Junior Boys, Dirty Projectors, the Kills, Franz Ferdinand, the list goes on. Suffice to say, it's a pretty huge deal. The label will be re-releasing the band's excellent 2011 release Colored Emotions, which was originally released on Afternoon Records but pulled shortly thereafter, sometime in 2012. We smell big things for this band - besides their excellently-produced album and solid live performances, they're pretty damn Teen Beat-dreamy. Head over to Gimme Noise for more details.

Via Night Moves
Submitted by @jahnapeloquin

Weekend Twitterings

2011-12-19T09:24:00.001-08:00

Some of you Tweeted from Paris and Amsterdam and made us all jealous. Some of you reported on some terrible (read: great) new TV shows. See what else happened in the latest edition of Weekend Twitterings!

Oh, the horror.

Ouch.

That's a good strategy.

Nope, just plain ole Amsterdam.

LOL.

Ha!

We're jealous!

Aaaw!

It's a pretty rad helmet, we have to admit.

We have a pretty good idea who said it too.

Yep.

Submitted by @marrina.

Photo Of The Day

2011-12-15T14:13:00.001-08:00

Greg Swan has officially, and literally, jumped the shark.

Wugazi, Low tracks make Hitsville U.K.'s top 40 of 2011 list

2011-12-14T19:38:00.001-08:00

Minnesota made a strong showing in Hitsville U.K.'s Top 40 Songs of 2011 List. Wugazi's "Sleep Rules Everything Around Me" Wu-Tang Clan + Fugazi mash-up takes the #32 spot, and Duluth slowcore stalwarts Low take #33 with "Try to Sleep."

Take that, Lady Gaga.

Via @SwissAndy
Submitted by @jahnapeloquin

Help Dearling Physique Record Their New Album

2011-12-13T14:29:00.000-08:00

Minneapolis band Dearling Physique launched a Kickstarter campaign over the weekend to help raise funds for the creation of their next album, video and stage production. The goal is $10,000 and they have 31 days to collect the moneyz. So, let's help these guys out! Go to the Dearling Physique Kickstarter page and donate.

This stuff works people. See this City Pages article: Kickstarter helping launch local eateries
Also, check out other Minneapolis projects on Kickstarter.

Submitted by @marrina.

Weekend Twitterings

2011-12-12T07:47:00.001-08:00

Happy Monday everybody! In this edition of Wekeend Twitterings we talk about awesome fake Twitter accounts, the Megabus and of course, Doomtree. Scroll down and enjoy!

Doomtree Blowout was epic.

It's OK. It happens even to the best of us.

Who won the $1000 gift card??

Awww...

Mimi tweeted from the Megabus.

LOL.

Andrew Zimmern meets Andrew Zimmern.

Aw!

Slutty elves? Nice.

This sounds fun, actually.

No!

How was the party?

It's a jungle out there!

Gasp!

Submitted by @marrina.

This Week in (Uploaded) Pictures

2011-12-12T05:00:00.000-08:00

Paper Antler snaps Sims riling up the crowd at Doomtree's final night of Blowout week at 1st Ave. Massive!

City Pages gives us a tasty tour of the Donut Cooperative. Full slideshow here.

Erica Rivera snaps a frosty window pane. Pretty!

Shon Troth and Alana Gordhamer of Pull Jewelry shill their wares at CO Exhibitions' World (craft) Fair on Saturday.

Mason Meisch gets an arty shot of his MOAB (The MOAB is, apparently, a movie projector/popcorn maker/BBQ/Karaoke machine/tandem bike).

Tom Riggle has lost his marbles.

Janey Winterbaur and fam trim the tree.

Steven Vander Horck shoots a terrifying photo of god knows what.

Marc Mastel finds #nokings on an East Hennepin sidewalk.

Brandon Jay Sutton finds some "art" at his bus stop.

Mark Jackson snaps a crazy shot of the window blinds at Peavey's Spices in Uptown. Our brain hurts looking at this.

Who says you need lessons? Photo by Karl Pearson-Cater.

Anne Tonolli Cook went to the Santa Crawl in St. Paul!

Ronnie Cooper spots a huge weiner.

Beth Bowman makes meat.

Sohail Akhavein and friends play...holiday strip Sorry? We can dig it.

Damon Thrift gets nerdy with his holiday baking!

Dirk Duane snaps a colorful photo of friends at the Uptown VFW's Ugly Sweater Party. That's one epic Cosby sweater!

Lea Anderson captures an adult human pyramid at a holiday party. We can't imagine this ended well!

We LOOOOOVE Michael Gaughn's dog, Toby.

Mandi Roberts makes some fancy Christmas balls. Festive!

Upload a cool pic this week? Send us a link for consideration in next week's edition to omg@letoilemagazine.com.

The special guest for Cecil Otter's Doomtree Blowout set tonight is...

2011-12-08T18:13:00.000-08:00

...Ira, First Avenue's mascot! (AKA @FirstAveBoss)

Aww!

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Gawker Rips On Minnesotans

2011-12-08T10:13:00.000-08:00

Well, if this isn't the most offensive thing we've ever read about Minnesota, we don't know what is.

News anchor Annie Stensrud of KEYC-TV Mankato, Minn., had some trouble getting through her broadcast on Sunday. Like, could-barely-get-through-a-sentence, slurring-every-third-word trouble. I figured she was drunk, until someone reminded me that most Minnesotans talk funny and have difficulty forming simple thoughts, and that Stensrud's inner Lena was coming out. The most likely scenario, to be honest, is that she's both drunk and Minnesotan, which is a fairly common state of affairs in Minnesota.

Thanks @165harvester for the tip
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Video of the Day: Socializing with @Kareemy

2011-12-08T09:52:00.000-08:00

Socializing with Kareem Ahmed, a video by Chris McDuffie.

Via @kareemy

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Tweet Of The Day

2011-12-07T13:16:00.000-08:00

This.
Via @hannibalburess.
Submitted by @marrina.

Working out with Bon Iver

2011-12-07T13:03:00.001-08:00

Now you too can work out the Bon Iver way!

In all seriousness, this is pretty damn charming.

Via Daniel Weekly Huiting
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Doomtree's "No Kings" gets frosted

2011-12-07T10:46:00.000-08:00

We're at the halfway point of #BlowoutVII (AKA Doomtree Week) and we're starting to get hungry. Cue cake decorator extraordinaire - and MPLS.TV contributor - Hannah Silk Champagne and her cake in honor of Doomtree's #NoKingsalbum:

Via @hsilkchampagne
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Local director's video for Kathleen Edwards premieres

2011-12-07T10:37:00.000-08:00

The music video for Kathleen Edwards' "Change the Sheets" premiered today, and it comes courtesy of prolific local director Dan Huiting. Huiting's the man behind City of Music (which recently partnered with Pitchfork) and was also a major contributor to the Time.com-lauded video version of Bon Iver's self-titled album. (The sort-of local connection: Edwards is Justin Vernon of Bon Iver's girlfriend.) Bonus: Erik Hess, a super talented local photographer, also helped shoot some of the time lapses in the video.

Via Daniel Weekly Huiting on Facebook
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Chris Strouth kidney saga lands a spot on Twitter's Stories of the Year

2011-12-06T11:47:00.000-08:00

One of the most inspiring local stories of the year came as a result of a Twitter exchange between Chris Strouth, local musician/filmmaker/producer and a man called Scott Pakudaitis who gave him his kidney. The story got a significant local coverage, and now it's getting the national recognition it deserves. Chris's story is currently featured on Twitter Stories, a new website about people who have used Twitter in an interesting way.

Do you remember how it all started? With a single tweet saying: "Sh*t, I need a kidney."

Via @caerickson
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Weekend Twitterings

2011-12-05T09:39:00.001-08:00

Hello and welcome to Weekend Twitterings. This edition is literally packed with LOL's and OMG's, and also a lot of L.O.V.E. Scroll down and see..

How do you drop your pants during a PPT presentation??

Yep.

Classy.

Hey, it could be worse. You could have a White Castle hangover.

!!

Where was this??

Congrats Christopher!

LOL.

You're the man!

Congrats you guys!!

Ugh.

We do loove to party.

This exchange is hilarious.

NO!

So, it begins

A lot of you wanted the premiere of Virgin Diaries. How about that kiss?

Cute.

Submitted by @marrina.

This Week in (Uploaded) Pictures

2011-12-05T06:08:00.000-08:00

Nora McInerny and Aaron Purmort (aka #purminerny) get hitched at CO Exhibitions. Photo by Megan McDonald Gilmore. Bonus: Check their story out on Kare 11 here.

Sims kicks off a week of Doomtree showcases at First Ave. Photo by John Behm. More photos at Reviler here. For more details on the week check our sister site l'etoile here.

Hahaha. Nate Kadlac and Bill Zych get their read on.

Jaime Carrera's new kitten, Beau, fits perfectly into a sock. Cute!!!

A sneak peek shot via Jack McTigue of the forthcoming music video by local girl punk outfit, L'Assassins, directed by Tyler Jensen.

XYandZ Gallery celebrated its 2-year anniversary on Friday at the opening reception for TWO.

Ali Lozoff snaps Doomtree doing their thing at the MPR studios.

Jeremy Jaros gets an iconic snowy shot.

Tara Sloane gives us a sneak peek of a wedding she shot. Gorgeous!

Artist Gregory Euclide snaps a serene snowy scene reminiscent of his own artwork.

Erik Hess snaps the vibe on set with the City of Music crew as they shoot Battles for Pitchfork. Nice!

Paul Booth Johnson captures Amy Byrd's Birthday celebration. Cool composition!

Dave Eckblad shoots DVS1 celebrating his 35th b-day and the 15th anniversary of his company, Hush Sound.

Sharyn Morrow catches her cats napping.

"Adam" looks like he had a good birthday! Photo by Rhea Pappas.

Garrio Harrison stops in to Big Table Studios in St. Paul for a little shopping.

John Behm shoots the party at Big Freedia on Thursday. More photos at Reviler here.

Patrick McCutchan snaps the chilly scene in Lowertown.

Ed Neaton snaps the action at I am MPLS at the Fine Line. Full slideshow at City Pages here.

Former Minneapolitans Coco & Breezy meet fashion icon Betsey Johnson--and she even dons shades from C&B's line of sunglasses!

Justin Vernon of Bon Iver stops in to St. Paul Boutique BlackBlue for some stylin' duds.

Upload a cool pic this week? Send us a link for consideration in next week's edition to omg@letoilemagazine.com.

How to Speak Minnesotan

2011-12-01T10:42:00.000-08:00

Comedian and YouTube star Mikala Bierma recently posted a short, but educational video on how to speak Minnesotan. It's great. Bierma currently lives in New York, but is originally from Minnesota, so you can trust her on this.

Bierma will be performing on Dec 27th at Huge Theater in Minneapolis.

Via @katiesisneros.
Submitted by @marrina.

Bon Iver nominated for Grammys; "Who the Fuck Is Bon Iver?" tumblr is born

2011-12-01T10:01:00.000-08:00

By now, you may have heard Bon Iver is up for four Grammy noms: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, and Best Alternative Music Album. Pitchfork's story on the news noted these hilarious Tweets Justin Vernon posted just moments after the nominations were announced:

(Which Huiting explained to us via Facebook, "Last time I slept over we accidentally watched a Japanese porn together, hence the #notpenisfest hashtag.")

It's already been cause for everyone begging the question, “Will Bon Iver be the Arcade Fire of 2012?” (as did New York’s Village Voice Grammy nominations preview yesterday). Ben Clark (AKA @trikno) was the first to Tweet, “Who the fuck is Bon Iver?” in reference to a blog started last year around the Arcade Fire’s surprise win. And indeed, a similar tumblr site has already started up. (We wish we would have thought of it first.) And some hilarious Tweets from the confused masses, via Who the Fuck Is Bon Iver?:

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What the what?

2011-11-30T11:29:00.001-08:00

Today Dessa posted this hilar photo on her Facebook page of herself with Doomtree cohorts Mike Mictlan and Cecil Otter, without explanation - except to say "Did I mention that this happened?" We'll leave it at that.

Via Dessa on Facebook
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YouTube features Bon Iver videos made by locals on main page today

2011-11-29T19:13:00.003-08:00

How cool is this?! YouTube has jumped on the Bon Iver bandwagon upon the release of his just-release suite of music videos that accompany each song on his self-titled release. We know by now that locals Dan Huiting, Isaac Gale, David Jensen, and JoLynn Garnes worked on those videos, but YouTube has taken it a step further and featured videos from the directors featured on that album. That means videos from the directors' archives including Doomtree, Lazerbeak, Astronautalis, GAYNGS, Heiruspecs, and MN Original, featured on YouTube's main page today. Head over there now to watch the videos.

And in other Bon Iver news, his video album has snagged some high-profile press on Time.com and the Fader. Minnesota boys, you done good.

Via Dan Huiting on Facebook
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Minneapolis Tech Scene Gets A Shoutout From USA Today

2011-11-28T09:48:00.000-08:00

You were probably too busy eating or shopping (it is Thanksgiving after all) to notice this fantastic piece on Minneapolis tech scene in USA TODAY. Did you know that "Some 150 young businesses are working to get companies off the ground here"? That's fantastic. As for name dropping, CoCo, the collaborative work space in St. Paul gets a mention, as well as Naiku, Qonqr, CrumplePop and a few other great start-ups.

You can read the full article here.

Submitted by @marrina.

Weekend Twitterings

2011-11-28T09:37:00.001-08:00

Hello everybody and welcome to Weekend Twitterings, the Thanksgiving Edition where we mostly talk about food and awkward family moments. Enjoy!

She's a true fan.

Oh, my.

LOL.

Champagne and strawberry pie? Fancy!

Wow.

OMG.

Scream!

Ouch.

How was that?

What? When? How did we miss that??

Hilarious.

Submitted by @marrina.

This Week in (Uploaded) Pictures

2011-11-28T06:41:00.000-08:00

Susannah Dodge and Emily Roberts Holden whoop it up.

Seekins shills his wares at the XYandZ Gallery Black Friday Sale.

Brian Hart snaps a spooky sky.

Mischa Kamenar and friends select their tree.

Mark Jackson captures an MSP sunset.

Neza S.G. snaps some cool pix of King Kustom and the Cruisers (aka Mighty Mofos) rockin' out at Dusty's Bar.

Artist Laura Hallen snaps a dreamy in-progress fabric collage of various layers. Can't wait to see the final piece!

Jenny Dalton strolls the shore of Lake Superior.

Mike Davis and Daniel Pincas are really excited about hiking.

Stephanie Hynes shoots ethereal fashion for Gina Marie Vintage/Grethen House.

LOL/OMG's own Marina Maric samples a Borealis cocktail from Marvel Bar. Magical!

Jamie Carrera and crew prepare for their performance at the Walker's Choreographer's Evening.

Isaac Arvold comes home for a visit and goes for nature walk.

Amanda Henke snaps a rooftop view of the Rice Park Tree Lighting ceremony.

DJ Jake Rudh makes the masses dance at his pre-Turkey Day party at the Varsity.

Artist Sean Connaughty takes his pod art one step further--now they grow!

David Mendolia snaps a snazzy self portrait. We're diggin' his look!

Aaaaand the Christmas Trees come out! Photo by Angela Kreitlow.

Playatta snaps RECESS producer Ken Hannigan amidst their signature technical magic Friday night at the Varsity.

Serah Sauser shoots for HM Styling. Gorgeous!

Jim Walsh has a very patient dog.

Upload a cool pic this week? Send us a link for consideration in next week's edition to omg@letoilemagazine.com

Weekend Twitterings

2011-11-21T09:29:00.001-08:00

Not even the first snow of the year could ruin the this super fun weekend, filled with rock concerts, charity balls and dance parties. Also, see who is about to fulfill her dream of visiting a cat

This.

Vita.mn's 5th Anniversary Party was super fun!

The following night, Semisonic performed at Butterball.

Uncooomfoortable.

We finally got some snow.

LOL.

Are those any good?

Hellz no.

#revenge

We want to go to Japan too!

JEALOUS!

We love HarMar, right?

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This Week in (Uploaded) Pictures

2011-11-21T03:51:00.000-08:00

CO Exhibitions opened an exhibit by Montreal graffiti/design duo, 123Klan. More photos here.

Lollycopter shows off some newly designed duds. Photo by Lars Kommienezuspadt.

Permanent interviews photographer Colleen Guenther about her retro food photography series. Interview and more pix here.

Brian Hart has a bite at Al's Breakfast.

Sohail Justin Akhavien saddles up with the letter F.

Jaime Carrera and his crew did some cool performance art at the Vita.mn 5 Year party!

Molly Roark snaps her cute pup frolicking!

Jennifer Scammahorn captures the downward fall.

Bowling at the BLB...a good snowy weather activity! Photo by Sallie Watson.

Mischa Kamenar snaps the snowy road.

Artist Dan Jaffe puts together a tasty creation.

Robyn Lewis snaps a shot of rapper La Manchita at her final performance as a Minnesotan, before she moves to Chicago!

Brian David snaps a pretty shot of the fresh snow accumulating.

Cutie Mackenzie LaBine likes her cereal to be cute too!

Former bar owner and current 2 Gingers Whiskey honcho Kieran Folliard signs bottles at Surdyk's in honor of the first batch of bottles to hit stores! More photos here.

Jackie Lang gets some new shoes!

Yep. It's that time again! Photo by Karl Pearson-Cater.

Zenon Dance Company rocks the spandex/kneehigh look for winter! We can dig it.

Artist David Paul Seymour makes his mark.

Upload a cool pic this week? Send us the link for consideration in next week's edition to omg@letoilemagazine.com.

Little Girl Cries Over Vikings Loss

2011-11-18T16:00:00.000-08:00

See what you did MN Vikings? YOU MADE A LITTLE GIRL CRY.

Via Most Watched Today.

Submitted by @marrina

Screen Shot of the Day

2011-11-18T15:00:00.000-08:00

The latest episode of Beavis and Butthead included this:

Thanks to @michaelcina for the tip!

Movember Photo Of The Day

2011-11-18T13:47:00.000-08:00

You've all heard of Movember, right? During the month of November, men across the world grow mustaches to raise money for men's health issues. It's a fantastic initiative and men seem to be having a ton of fun with it. Case in point: this photo was taken today at Weber Shandwick.

Awesome. See more of our favorites here.

Photo via @gregswan

Submitted by @marrina.