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Cover Story: Local H

Cover Story: Local H

| May 30, 2008 | 5 Comments

Local H Time Marches On It was fairly early on the fifth night of Local H’s seven-night stand at Beat Kitchen when it became apparent why the two-man outfit are so beloved locally, somewhere around when gruff but affable frontman Scott Lucas spit out “Fall Out Boy’s on the radio,” in the middle of fan […]

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Local Indie Label Special

Local Indie Label Special

| May 30, 2008 | 0 Comments

It’s A Woman’s Woman’s Woman’s Woman’s (& Man’s) World Bloodshot’s Nan Warshaw and Southport’s Joanie Pallatto might not agree on every talmudic aspect of running an independent record label, though neither would say being female has made any difference.

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R.E.M. Interview

R.E.M. Interview

| May 30, 2008 | 0 Comments

R.E.M. Old Tricks Every iconic act is entitled to a dud or two, and Athens, Georgia’s elite R.E.M. are no exception. The jangle-pop purveyors-turned-alternative rock icons were generally consistent their first 20 years, though 2004’s sleeper Around The Sun was a black cloud. Beyond the project’s sluggish sales and critical lashing, frontman Michael Stipe, guitarist […]

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Go Forth And Die

Go Forth And Die

| May 30, 2008 | 0 Comments

Nathan Explosion, frontman of Dethklok, was supposed to talk to “Caught In A Mosh” this month. As were guitarist Skwisgaar Skwigelf and drummer Pickles. But a day before the interview I was informed I wouldn’t get to talk to any of the “Metalocalypse” stars (Toki Wartooth and William Murderface complete the band). Seems Explosion didn’t […]

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Los Campesinos interview

Los Campesinos interview

| May 30, 2008 | 0 Comments

The Internet Startups Of Los Campesinos A funny thing happened to seven university students in Wales who were well on their way to graduation a year ago: Their fledgling side-project (Los Campesinos) dropped a debut single (“You! Me! Dancing!”) that not only became an overnight Internet sensation, but also the biggest next big thing to […]

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Slim Cessna’s Auto Club interview

Slim Cessna’s Auto Club interview

| May 30, 2008 | 0 Comments

Slim Cessna’s Auto Club It’s Only Rock And Roll? Not to complain about a job many people consider pretty damn sweet — talking to famous musicians and writing a story about it — but doing a piece on Slim Cessna’s Auto Club is tough. Appearing: Friday, June 6th at Reggie’s in Chicago.

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Hello, My Name Is Dave

Hello, My Name Is Dave

| May 30, 2008 | 0 Comments

Hello, My Name Is Dave Q&A With Iron Maiden’s Dave Murray IE: Talk about milestones: Vans has actually made official Iron Maiden skate shoes, featuring the “Killers” and “Trooper” Eddie artwork by Derek Riggs. Dave Murray: I know! I’ve seen ’em walking around at our shows. Sometimes by themselves! But it’s something that teenagers tend […]

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File: June 2008

File: June 2008

| May 30, 2008 | 0 Comments

I Got Down On My Knees And I Began To Shoot Annie Leibovitz was rock’s best-known photographer long before the Miley Cyrus incident, with Linda McCartney running a close second. Still, many musicians from the mid-’60s on have posed for Henry Diltz. His accomplishments have been given an epic treatment via a limited-edition, leather-and-denim-bound book […]

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Local H 2

Local H 2

| May 30, 2008 | 1 Comment

“That was one of the things about just taking something about relationships that you don’t necessarily hear in music all the time, and that [is] all too real, and that everyone goes through,” Lucas offers. “But, you don’t hear about that stuff, people would rather talk about how their love is as big as an […]

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Local H 3

Local H 3

| May 30, 2008 | 1 Comment

“One of the ideas of going with it, the 12 months, was that you could sort of go back and forth,” he continues, “so, say on something like ‘Summer Of Boats,’ when you’re talking about it happening in May and you’re starting to accept that this is over, and then you go over the next […]

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DVD Zone: June 2008

DVD Zone: June 2008

| May 30, 2008 | 0 Comments

I’m Not There The Weinstein Company How strange is it to be Bob Dylan? On one hand, you’re revered as one of the most respected and influential artists in the history of music. Every bit of your work is dissected, annotated, and sifted through for every possible meaning. On the other, your past achievements are […]

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Boogie Woogie Chillun

Boogie Woogie Chillun

| May 30, 2008 | 0 Comments

Can’t Stop Now (Electro-Fi) by Juno Award winning keyboardist/singer-songwriter Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne is a CD to get excited about. Recorded in various locations from St. Louis to Whitehorse, Canada, it is a pleasing gumbo of contemporary and traditional blues with a distinctive New Orleans flavor.

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This Is Hell! Turns 10

This Is Hell! Turns 10

| May 30, 2008 | 0 Comments

The most witty, politically incisive talk show on the radio doesn’t air on a commercial station. It’s engineered by students, who are trained on the job. And the host isn’t paid.

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Area Studio Happenings

Area Studio Happenings

| May 30, 2008

At COMFORTZONE RECORDS in Oswego, Dbl-Shot, featuring Chicago songwriter/vocalist/guitarist John Mark Iverson (The Speedways/ LEVEL), recorded. The project was produced by Johnny Mack . . . Comfortzone recently completed remodeling.

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Play ‘Em All

Play ‘Em All

| May 30, 2008 | 0 Comments

RANDALL Kirk Hammett RM100KH Randall‘s Kirk Hammett signature RM100KH amp not only offers a general array of guitar tones that have been longtime favorites of the acclaimed Metallica guitarist, but it offers these tones in a unique historical order.

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