Music Roundup 03.05.09

submitted by Max Sparber

Mar 5 2009 — 7:06am

Pop Life asks what should our state rock song be?
Ross Raihala talks about the new Prince album.
Culture Bully has P.O.S.’s video for “Optimist.”
Sailor Martin offers a complete album of music for free download. (Self-link.)

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10 Reader Comments

s4xton Mar 5 2009
7:26 am

More deets on that P.O.S. video:

Director & Editor: Maria Juranic
Producer: Brady Kiernan
Director of Photography: Bo Hakala
Production Company: Rent the Sky

noodleman Mar 5 2009
7:30 am

Gotta say “Purple Rain” would probably win any state-rock-song poll, if only because it’s the most recognizable song on the list ‘cept for “Love Is All Around.” Prince wins, tho, because he’s Minnesotan and Mary Richards is not.

baker Mar 5 2009
9:28 am

I love Never Better.

DouglasG Mar 5 2009
9:45 am

I’m disappointed that the Sailor Martin album does not include the “Edina Screamer” song. However, I’ll forgive him — but only because “You Homo-Loving Commie Sons of Guns” is so good.

Cat is Still Cat Mar 5 2009
9:54 am

I’m disappointed that there isn’t a Sailor Martin song on the list for state song.

Nothing says Minnesota more than the song “If You Don’t Want a Razor Fight”
or “It’s Hard For Me To Enjoy It When You Sit On It.”

Max Sparber Mar 5 2009
9:58 am

Not to mention “One Million Frogtown Whores.”

Cat is Still Cat Mar 5 2009
10:05 am

I think “One Million Frogtown Whores” is more of a Twin Cities theme song, IMHO.

justpbob Mar 5 2009
10:16 am

One would think that would be enough for an entire state, Cat, or at least enough to fill max’s Circle Bed.

noodleman Mar 5 2009
11:41 am

Whore d’oeuvres, any one?

g rote Mar 5 2009
7:28 pm

how can the MN state song be anything but “Bastards of Young”?