Soul Asylum

Top 10 Minnesota Bands
Top 10 Minnesota Bands
Top 10 Minnesota Bands
Minnesota-born Bob Dylan recently turned up in the news because he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He's the first songwriter to receive this honor and it got me thinking about the different artists from Minnesota who have made an impact on the music world and, more specifically, bands that have managed to escape the definition of popular local Minnesota band and broke onto the charts wi
Power 96 Cool One Recap
Power 96 Cool One Recap
Power 96 Cool One Recap
Minneapolis’ own Soul Asylum was yesterday’s Power 96 Cool One. I pulled “Somebody to Shove” off their Grave Dancers Union as my featured track. It reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 9 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart...
Power 96 Cool One Recap
Power 96 Cool One Recap
Power 96 Cool One Recap
My daughter got married over the weekend, so I took a couple of days off last week to help get things ready for her wedding. Here's a brief recap of the Power 96 Cool Ones I featured during that time, along with Monday's choice. On Thursday I tracked an early tune from Canadian heavy metal band, Helix, called "Billy Oxygen...
Cool One: Soul Asylum
Cool One: Soul Asylum
Cool One: Soul Asylum
Soul Asylum was yesterday's Power 96 Cool One artist, as I served up "Misery" from their seventh album, Let Your Dim Light Shine. Released in June 1995, this album was the follow-up to their successful 1992 release, Grave Dancers Union. Riding on that popularity, Let Your Dim Light Shine peaked at No...
Power 96 Cool One Recap: Soul Asylum
Power 96 Cool One Recap: Soul Asylum
Power 96 Cool One Recap: Soul Asylum
Minneapolis' own Soul Asylum was yesterday's Power 96 Cool One. I pulled "Somebody to Shove" off their Grave Dancers Union as my featured track. It reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 9 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart...