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Stay Away From This Vicious South Dakota, Iowa, & Minnesota Bug!
Warmer temperatures will be here before ya know it in South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota! Summertime in South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota also means one other tiny detail...the bugs are back!. Little critters will soon be crawling or flying around the neighborhood. Even though some South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota...
How Deep Purple Created a ‘Minor Miracle’ With ‘Machine Head’
Deep Purple's Machine Head was plagued with problems from the beginning. "It's a project that almost got destroyed before it even got started," bassist Roger Glover says in a very matter-of-fact manner during an interview with UCR. Frank Zappa was playing a casino gig in Montreux, Switzerland when a fan...
Nancy Wilson: Heart Made ‘Hairband Music’ for ‘Survival Reasons’
Heart has enjoyed a longer career spanning multiple decades, but the band has definitely had to evolve along the way. During an appearance on the Broken Record podcast, Nancy Wilson noted the challenges her group faced going from the ‘70s to the ‘80s. “We were kind of victims...
Your Guide to the Top 10 Party Schools in South Dakota
College is all about expanding your mind and exploring the world. About getting an education and gaining experience. But, it can also be the time in that brief window between childhood and the full force of adulthood to let loose a bit. As you are weighing your choices of higher...
What Vince Neil Hated About Opening for Van Halen
Vince Neil revealed the downside to opening for Van Halen with Sammy Hagar during his ‘90s solo period. The singer had split with Motley Crue after being accused of having lost interest in making music. In a recent interview with the Outsider podcast (video below), he was asked if it had been difficult to head out as a solo artist in 1992.
8 Things You Should NOT Buy at a South Dakota Garage Sale!
In South Dakota, we have lots of garage sales, rummage sales, yard sales, whatever you want to call them. Sometimes you can find some really cool deals. And if you have a mind to search out some deals Sioux Falls giant Kingswood Rummage Sale is going on May 1-4. Other...
Minnesota Twins First 9-Game Win Streak In 16 Years
CHICAGO -- — Max Kepler drove in the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning for the second straight game, this time with a sacrifice fly, and the Minnesota Twins won their ninth in a row, 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. The Twins extended their longest...
EGGSPERT HACK: How to Effortlessly Peel Eggs Like a Pro
So.... apparently we've been peeling eggs wrong. Yeah, we know. We didn't realize there was an easier way either until we saw this video. With the weather warming up, you might be planning on making some nice egg salad for the family BBQ. Well if so, kiss hand peeling those hardboiled eggs goodbye. You're about to become an EGGSpert egg peeler.
How David Lee Roth Wrote About Van Halen’s Breakup: ‘It Disgusts Me’
David Lee Roth's brief, contentious and unproductive 1996 reunion with Van Halen left the singer wondering if the band had ever really shared the same vision. The following year, in his book Crazy From the Heat, Roth told his side of the original Van Halen lineup's short-lived second and final era. He says that it all began he offered an olive branch to Eddie Van Halen right around the time the group broke up with his replacement, Sammy Hagar. To his surprise, the guitar legend invited Roth to record two new songs for a career-spanning greatest hits album.
Which City Claims It Is the ‘Restaurant Capital of Minnesota’?
When you think of dining out in Minnesota, you're no doubt drawn to the abundance of award-winning restaurants in the North Star State's two biggest cities - Minneapolis and St. Paul. But another city in the state is staking its claim as the 'Restaurant Capital of Minnesota'. It's the city...
You Can Help Pick South Dakota’s Best Burger
Every January for the past 11 years, burger lovers in Sioux Falls have had the opportunity to pick the best of the best offerings in the Downtown Sioux Falls Burger Battle. And while the event has been a resounding success, it does exclude burgers from the rest of South Dakota, which is home to some pretty tasty options.
Nancy Wilson Admits Heart Was ‘So Jealous’ of Fleetwood Mac
Nancy Wilson has looked back on the early days of Heart, admitting her band was “so jealous” of Fleetwood Mac. During an appearance on the Broken Record podcast, Wilson recalled watching Fleetwood Mac’s monumental success in the ‘70s. “They were happening right before us, kind of...
South Dakota Fallen Firefighters Honored At National Memorial
Becoming a firefighter takes that rare combination of courage, strength, and dedication. First responders regularly make a habit of rushing into situations where the rest of us would turn the other way. They do it to protect lives and property sometimes at the risk of their own lives. That is...
John Lennon’s First Solo Show Documented in ‘Revival69′ Film
A new documentary chronicles John Lennon's first solo show outside of the Beatles. Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World opens on June 28. Celebrated documentarian D.A. Pennebaker - who also made the 1967 Bob Dylan movie Don't Look Back, 1968's Monterey Pop and 1979's Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars - shot the footage from the 1969 Toronto Rock N Roll Revival; the upcoming film is directed and produced by Ron Chapman.
Three-Year Quest to Identify Lost Song Ends With ‘80s Porn Movie
A three-year hunt to identify a lost ‘80s song ended when one of the tens of thousands of people involved in the search found it in an adult movie soundtrack. The “lostwave” hobby involves trying to locate details of music created before the internet era. In 2021, an extremely low-quality 17-second clip was uploaded to the WatZatSong community by a user who said they couldn’t remember where they’d got it from, guessing it was an early attempt to digitize music from an analog medium.
Late Night TV Hosts Roasts South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem
Normally when South Dakota makes national headlines, it's pretty exciting for our state. But lately, South Dakota has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is about to release her new book "No Going Back: The Truth on What's Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward." This book isn't on the shelves yet and it's already causing controversy.
Have You Even Heard Of The Most Repulsive Fish In Minnesota?
This hideous Minnesota fish looks like a cross between a slimy snake and a whiskered catfish. When I was a kid I would go fishing with my dad up by Brainerd, Minnesota. Like a lot of fishermen at that time, if he happened to hook into an eelpout rather than pull it into the boat my dad would just cut the line.
Teenage Girl Struck by Bullet inside Home in Central Sioux Falls
One would think you would be safe inside your own home from all the nonsense that comes along with one of the fastest-growing cities in the Midwest, but, even that appears not to be the case. Case in point, look no further than a shooting incident that happened early Sunday...
Listen to Deep Purple’s New Single, ‘Portable Door’
Deep Purple released the first song, "Portable Door," from their upcoming album, =1. You can listen to the track below, as well as view the album's full track listing. It will be released on July 19. =1 once again features Bob Ezrin as producer, but marks the first time guitarist...
South Dakota CB Harden Drafted, Others Signed Post-NFL Draft
The NFL Draft came and went in the blink of an eye over the weekend. The South Dakota State Jackrabbits had a pair of standouts drafted over the weekend, and the USD Coyotes had their first player drafted since 2014. Myles Harden, who was an All-American this past season for...
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