Matt Helgeson
@matthelgeson
Weird rock music, old rappers, ex- Game Informer editior, host of CrossFade: Dueling Album Reviews podcast, SEO/content by day.
Got excited that Kool Moe Dee had a Pitchfork acclaimed new album there for a second
The long awaited return of Warning kicks off with 12:45 minutes of glacially paced mournful riffing 🤌🤌🤌
Rest in peace to Steve Almaas of the original Minneapolis punks, Suicide Commandos.
Picked up an original mono of Moby Grape at Cheapo in St. Paul, I swear every time I get a mono version of a 60s album it's just a revelation, this sounds too tuff.
DMC wearing an Agnostic Front shirt is the most NYC image possible.
Under any random hair metal video, there's some of the most poignant, heartbreaking writing on the Internet
Per a conversation with @xopherbesinger.bsky.social last night, I think this is my favorite Prince song
Took my mom to the Lexington in St. Paul for her birthday and the hallway to the bathroom had a bunch of framed pictures including this one of Garrison Keillor which is a real doozy as the kids say.
🚨🚨🚨 people this is not a drill! 🚨🚨🚨 Been waiting for this to drop for so long....can't believe it's finally here. #kingback
Great mail day, now playing Autechre Guitar by @shaneparish.bsky.social am amazing achievement in solo guitar.
"and everything under the sun/must be for everyone/and everyone living under the gun/must be someone"
Brief timeline cleanse: Experience Unlimited (later became a go-go band and shortened the name to EU of "Da Butt" game), early stuff is amazing progressive jazz funk, maybe a mid ground between Parliament and early Kool & the Gang
Had a great turnout for our block candlelight vigil for Alex Pretti, especially considering it's -6. Great community here in South Minneapolis.