Hipsters, Chiddy Bang's world record, and Steve Albini's food blog
A look at what's going on this week on the local A.V. Club sites
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Minnesota: the new hipster haven?
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Hey, did you know The A.V. Club has seven local sites? Every day, writers in Austin, Chicago, Denver, Madison, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and the Twin Cities are posting about music, films, and other events and news happening in their cities. Whether you live in one of these cities or elsewhere, there’s plenty of great local stuff that’s worth a look. Here’s a round-up of what caught our attention this week.
• The Twin Cities reacted to the news that Minnesota is "the most hipster state in the U.S." with ironic detachment.
• Philadelphia talked with rapper Chidera “Chiddy” Anamege of Chiddy Bang about his recent world-record-setting freestyle marathon.
• Chicago was unimpressed with what impressed Gwyneth Paltrow about the city, but was happy to learn about rock curmudgeon Steve Albini's food blog.
• Austin continued the countdown to the Austin City Limits Fest lineup announcement by speculating the odds of Radiohead and Red Hot Chili Peppers performing, and started tracking some lineup leaks.
• Milwaukee unearthed what they feel is the greatest music video of all time.
• Denver made a plea to rebrand its MLS team.
• Madison enjoyed Fambly Fun!'s benefit single for guitarist Alex Hero, who was recently shot in the leg.
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