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.
- ‘Mad Men’ spotlights the Beatles’ best song
This blog will leave the TV critiquing to the TV critics, but one thing we can say with certainty is that in its fifth season on AMC, Mad Men is on a roll with its musical selections and cool inside-rock references, from Megan Draper’s performance of “Zou Bisou Bisou” a few weeks back, to t
- Three Beats: Ben Vida plays inside your head
Ben Vida’s otoacoustic experiments, Naledge’s degree in social work, and Bobby Broom’s first album of originals
by Bill Meyer, Miles Raymer and Peter Margasak
EXPERIMENTAL | Bill Meyer When Ornette Coleman plugged in and got funky after decades of playing acoustic free jazz, he called his game-changing 1975 album Dancing in Your Head.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] - Santigold gives us a party record for summer 2012
With her 2008 debut Santogold, the vivacious Santi White earned more than her fair share of comparisons to M.I.A., as if pop might only have room for one high-spirited woman bringing world rhythms into the realm of electronic dance pop.
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