Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. MacArthur Genius Grant Awardees Include NU Professor, Chamber Ensemble Founder The 2012 MacArthur Foundation Fellows were announced Monday. Recipients include a Northwestern University history professor and the founder of […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Illinois: The Sucker State This map, courtesy of the Big Map Blog, shows Illinois as “The Sucker State.” Curiously, the nickname has nothing to do with our penchant to […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. We Love Otters Like These Otters Love Cake It’s Sea Otter Awareness Week at the Shedd Aquarium. Well, we’re definitely aware of how adorable sea otters are. [ […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Music Video Of The Day: Kids These Days "Darling" Kids These Days have been starting to draw national attention, but here in Chicago we knew their talent first. [ […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Bob Dylan cracks me up Most critics and worshipful fans (which usually are one and the same) take ol’ Bobby Zimmerman way too seriously.Yeah, sure, of course: At age […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Chuck Taylor Was A Converse Shoe Salesman In Chicago We never knew Chuck Taylor was a real person, let alone that the man had Chicago roots. [ more › […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. In Rotation: Tortoise’s Jeff Parker digs on Billy Eckstine Tortoise’s Jeff Parker on Billy Eckstine and engineer Ken Brown on MarioBataliVoice.blogspot.com by Peter Margasak Peter Margasak, Reader music critic, […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Thursday Afternoon Diversion: Back When He Was Cool Bill Clinton’s #DNC speech reminded us of when he appeared on the Arsenio Hall show to look hip and cool on […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Monday Afternoon Diversion: Bill Cosby Doesn’t Give A Damn Bill Cosby has had it with you kids today. He’s going to show you all how it’s done, man. Back […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Jimmy Chamberlain Reminds Us Why He Was The Smashing Pumpkins’ Secret Weapon Video of a recent drum clinic reminded us that Jimmy Chamberlain provided the power and balls behind […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. One For The Road: The 1990 Plainfield Tornado On this date in 1990, a tornado tore through the Chicago suburbs, killing 29 people, injuring 353 people and causing $165 […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Record reviews roundup redux: Passion Pit and Antibalas Continuing with our effort to catch up on noteworthy releases from recent weeks, we have two strong dispatches from alien lands—one […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Artist on Artist: Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran talks to Mia Park Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran talks to Mia Park of Chic-a-Go-Go Duran Duran was rooted in the […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Thursday Afternoon Diversion: Running Down That Hill, Backwards Here’s Kate Bush’s classic Running Up That Hill, backwards. [ more › ] Ted Nugent Says And Does Predictably Ridiculous Things […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Rahm the Tourist: Da Mayor’s 10 Must-Sees When he’s not rubbing elbows on the Brown Line, Mayor Rahm Emanuel likes to get out. Or so one would gather from […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Preview: Thirsty Ear Festival @ Empty Bottle, 8/11 By Timothy A. Schuler If a person camped out at the Empty Bottle for seven nights straight, they’d almost be guaranteed […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Tuesday Afternoon Diversion: Like a Boss This guy puts the roll in rock and roll. [ more › ] Daniel Day-Lewis Makes a Convincing Lincoln Daniel Day-Lewis already looks […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. For the First Time in 50 Years, There is a New Greatest Film of All Time Hitchcock’s Vertigo has displaced Citizen Kane on the influential Sight and Sound critics’ […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. Gossip Wolf: Have you seen these cymbals? Drummer Frank Rosaly gets robbed, Zath debuts on vinyl, and Gnarfest brings the punk to Lolla weekend by J.R. Nelson and Leor […]
Our (fairly) regular roundup of Music & Arts related news from Chicago-based web media, featuring thoughts and insight from some of the city’s most dedicated writers. This Week In Street Fests: Fiesta Del Sol, Wicker Park Fest, Newberry Book Fair Here’s your weekly guide to get you out of the air conditioning this weekend. [ […]