Get My Friends To Move To Minnesota

I would be amazed if any of my friends, who grew up in the USA, do not remember The Oregon Trail . You know, that game that everybody always brags about being able to play in school, acting like they were the only group of people who ever played the game and that their early education was so much better than yours for it. Let me first start out by saying, you are wrong sir/mam. We all played that game. We know what it was like to have a family member die of dysentery, hunt for buffalo and be sad that you could only bring back a fraction of the meat (what can I say, buffalo buffalo, buffalo buffalo buffalo, buffalo buffalo buffalo), and finally reach that rafting scene at the end. You are special, each and everyone of you, but not for the unrealistic idea that you were the only person who was able to play The Oregon Trail. So what does The Oregon Trial have to do with Minnesota? Was Minnesota some barren wasteland your adventures had to travel through? The Oregon Trail was created ...

I have a hard time deciding how I wish to write about music and bands on this blog. There are tons of bands that are great that are from here. We are quite proud of them. However,  I understand every city/state/country has great bands (well probably not every city. I'm looking at you Nashville (yes I realize Nashville has many great bands including the amazing From Ashes Rise that started there. I just wanted to rile up my Nashville friend, since they seems to accept my challenge to list good things from their state. Thanks)). Even though I would like everybody to move to Minnesota over a single band, I understand this will not be a strong selling point, especially to those who don't care for hardcore/punk/thrash/metal. Allow me to introduce to you Terracide . I love this band and here are the reasons why: 1. The first time we played a show with them, I instantly was amazed (which is sometimes hard for a band to give a great first impression). 2. At the same show, I pick...