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 Galil
Ubiquitous improvising drummer Frank Rosaly has become the latest Chicago musician hit by thieves. Friday afternoon Rosaly, who lives in Ukrainian Village, went to find his car—a dark blue ’98 Honda Civic—only to discover it had been stolen.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] - Tuesday Afternoon Diversion: Boris Johnson Welcomes Us To London
This video is a great example of what happens when you set smart-alecks loose with lots of footage of the Mayor of London, editing software and a bone to pick over the absurd spending and hassle of hosting the Olympics. [ more › ]
- "Hi, I’m Lana." The Matrix Director Makes Public Post-Gender Transition Debut
Lana Wachowski began gender transition in the early 2000s, though neither she nor brother Andy publicly spoke about it. [ more › ]
Digest powered by RSS Digest