Mallman single official song of Minneapolis?

After Minneapolis Mayer R.T. Rybak commented on Twitter that Atmosphere's "Say Shh" would be a fine choice for the official song of Minneapolis, Mark Mallman responded:


It's a tall order, but if any musician can contest with the Atmosphere classic, it's Mallman.

Via @MayorRTRybak & @markmallman
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MTV premieres Atmosphere's "The Last to Say" video

Atmosphere's video for "The Last to Say" premiered today (July 13) on mtvU and MTV2. A great video with a strong message about domestic violence. Kudos, Slug & crew!

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via @rhymesayers on Twitter

Slug of Atmosphere's "Yo! MTV Raps" interview

Local rapper Brother Ali posted a link on his Facebook page of Rhymesayers labelmate Atmosphere's recent interview on "Yo! MTV Raps," saying, "My big brother, my mentor and friend, Slug really nailed so many topics on this one." Listen to the interview to hear Slug dish on the current state of hip hop and the future of the genre.



Submitted by @jahnapeloquin

Metro Shows us the Many Faces of Sean Daley

That's Slug of Atmosphere, btw. These are the outtakes from a Metro Magazine photo shoot. The dude can pose!

Photos by Marshall Franklin Long. Via Metro Mag Tumblr.

Submitted by @marrina.

Slug's Senior Portrait Revealed

So handsome!
Via City Pages and Hennepin County Library Tumblr.

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Atmosphere, Vicious Vicious to drop new albums

Social media channels are lighting up with hot local music news today. First of note: Atmosphere is dropping a new album, which Slug talks about in a new interview in Pitchfork. Local musicians Jeremy Messersmith and Brother Ali chime in on Facebook:



In even more local music news, Erik Appelwick of Tapes 'N Tapes is resurrecting his Vicious Vicious project with a new Facebook page and forthcoming album, Crooked Lines. According to his Facebook page, the largely solo album was recorded over the past three years with a little help from Jeremy Hanson of TNT, Adrian Suarez, and Heath Henjum.