Category: Minneapolis

First Crack 15. Minneapolis Bicycle Culture with Gene Oberpiller

Post author By Garrick van Buren
Post date December 14, 2004
Categories In Bicycle, Coffee, Coffee Shops, Interviews, Minneapolis, Podcasts
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Gene Oberpriller, who runs the 1-on-1 Bike Studio, gives us the skinny on his shop/gallery/cafe, the 15 year-old bicycle junkyard in the basement, and the history of Minneapolis’ bombastic bicycle culture. Links Mentioned: 1-on-1 Bike Studio Intro: Bill Boulger from IndieTickets.com Listen to Minneapolis Bicycle Culture [28 min] Leave your audio comments at: 206-20-BEAN-1

First Crack 13. Twin Cities Borders Unionized, Garrick Goes Off

Post author By Garrick van Buren
Post date December 11, 2004
Categories In Coffee, Minneapolis, Podcasts

Had some technical difficulties publishing this episode – all should be better now. My tea kettle attacks me. Then, I go off on the news of the Uptown Borders going union – until I get that first cup of the morning. Then, peace and harmony. Links mentioned: Chemex Coffee Pot, Chemex History BikeLights.com: I use […]

First Crack 12. The Winter Blanket at Marysburg Books

Post author By Garrick van Buren
Post date December 4, 2004
Categories In Coffee Shops, Interviews, Minneapolis, Music, Podcasts

Special Guest: The Winter Blanket. We talk about the last 4 miles of the Hiawatha LRT opening today – from downtown to the airport to the Mall of America, winter striking Minnesota this week, and the band’s upcoming Polar Bear tour. We close with a live premiere of their new song – Neil Young Blues. […]

First Crack 10. Europe For Beginners

Post author By Garrick van Buren
Post date November 20, 2004
Categories In Europe, Minneapolis, Podcasts

St. Paul, MN, the feel of Europe without the pain of a poor exchange rate and a review of Steffanie Mueller’s Deutsche fur Anfanger podcast. Intro: Christopher Mark Brooder from CMBDG. Listen to Europe for Beginners [11 min]

First Crack 09. Wheels of Italy

Post author By Garrick van Buren
Post date November 20, 2004
Categories In Cars, Interviews, Minneapolis, Podcasts

An iChat conversation with Christopher Mark Brooder from CMBDG.com covering high-end audio video equipment and the Minnesota-based Wheels Of Italy group. Intro: Bill Boulger from IndieTickets.com. Listen to the Wheels of Italy [16 min]

First Crack 07. Upcoming Shows in Minneapolis with Bill Boulger

Post author By Garrick van Buren
Post date November 9, 2004
Categories In Interviews, Minneapolis, Music, Podcasts

A conversation with Bill Boulger of IndieTickets.com about the Minneapolis music scene, and the bankruptcy of First Avenue. Listen to Upcoming Shows with Bill Boulger [19 min]

First Crack 06. Blogumentary, Democratic Strategies, Non-English Podcasts

Post author By Garrick van Buren
Post date November 6, 2004
Categories In Minneapolis, Movies, Podcasts, Reviews

This weekend, local documentarian Chuck Olsen kicked off this year’s City Pages Get Real Documentary Film Festival at Oak Street Theatre with Blogumentary. Intro: Tod Maffin & Sean from I Love Radio. Listen to Blogumentary, Democratic Strategies for 2008, and the Joys of non-English Podcasts [21 min]