All Entries in the "File" Category
Hello, My Name Is Melissa
Q&A with Melissa Auf Der Maur
IE: So after a long absence, you’re back in a big way, with a three-part conceptual piece Out Of Our Minds, an album, comic book, and 28-minute film directed by Tony Stone. But where in the hell have you been for the past six years?
File: March 2010
Cloudy With A Chance Of Emo
Though beloved, The Dismemberment Plan’s breakup several years ago was greeted with joy by headline writers who had a field day with “self-fulfilling prophecy” jibes. With Wilmette’s Fall Out Boy on the brink, it’s open season again. (Given bassist Pete Wentz’s online logorrhea, credit the folks who waded through his [...]
File: February 2010
Fallen: Can’t Get Up
It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when old age becomes a source of amusement, but the thrash-metal community caught quite a jolt when the frontman of its charter member, Slayer, had to cancel a megatour because of back problems. (If only it had been a hip.) If it had been one of Dave [...]
Hello, My Name Is Don
Q&A With Don Jamieson
IE: “That Metal Show” – how did you get dragged into it?
Don Jamieson: They didn’t have to drag me! I’ve been trying to get on TV for 13 years. Basically, Jim [Florentine], Eddie [Trunk], and I are best buddies.
Appearing: Friday, February 10th to 12th at Zanie’s (1548 N. Wells) in Chicago.
Carter Moss’ 2009
You thought we were done? Nothing’s over until we decide it is!
Andy Argyrakis’ Top Albums Of ‘09
1) Yeah Yeah Yeahs It’s Blitz! (Interscope)
Karen O and company deliver their most accessible punk-tipped offering to date, complete with a new found dance-floor sensibility. But even with the widening of their sonic palette, the group retain their gustsy charisma and raucous overtones.
2009 Top 10 “Forstnegers”
Late in the year, I asked our contributors for year-end Top 10 lists on anything they chose. Patrick Conlan, sick bastard he is, spent the year compiling his favorite “Forstnegers.” Each month, I, Editor Steve Forstneger, compile a list of the albums received at the office, attaching brief descriptions to help the writers pick what [...]
The Best Of 2009
Last year was technically the end of a decade, the one beginning 2000. But the decades began with the year 1, so we won’t indulge our 10-year wrapups until January 2011. It gives us time to fully exploit our favorites from 2009, meaning albums, songs, concerts, reissues, and local bands. Stay tuned for more updates [...]
Hello, My Name Is Oderus
Q&A with Oderus Urungus of Gwar
IE: Hello?
Oderus Urungus: Hi. Sorry for being late. I’m just offering pleasantries. You humans are all about appearances. I don’t know much about you — I’m assuming you’re like all the others and giving you the benefit of the doubt. I’m keeping this nice and civil. I’ve been told by [...]
File: December 2009
A Nation In Crisis
This is a tough position in which to be. It’s natural for any Northerner to sit back and laugh at Southerners as they grapple with the definition of what is country music and what isn’t.
Hello, My Name Is David
Q&A with the Pixies’ David Lovering
IE: How do you feel about doing an old album in its entirety? Some bands are weirded out by it.
David Lovering: It’s kind of cool because Doolittle, for me the drummer, it’s the easiest record we did. So I was happy [we chose it]. We’re all loving doing it, though [...]
Hello, My Name Is Bernard
Q&A with Bernard Sumner
IE: Do you look at Bad Lieutenant as a continuation of your legacy or an entirely new act altogether?
Bernard Sumner: I look at it as a new band, though there are some faces people already know. [Drummer] Steven [Morris] was in New Order [and Joy Division], [guitarist/keyboardist] Phil [Cunningham] played with us [...]
File: November 2009
ONE FOR THE BOOKS
“My Bucket Song” by Psalm One from Psalm One on Vimeo.
As we mentioned last month, the Chicago Public Library capped a “we’re not just books” promotion with a music contest, challenging Chicagoans to write songs about the city.
Hello, My Name Is Nils
Q&A With Nils Lofgren
IE: What are you doing in your spare time?
Nils Lofgren: Just relax for awhile until I get back to my next action, probably a solo album for next year, get some more beginner lessons [online] for my guitar school. I just found out I like to teach and so many people think [...]
File: October 2009
The Long Voyage Home
With cranky, indie curmudgeons berating us, we at IE developed a complex about some of the music we praised in the ’80s, but no more! Maybe it’s an empowerment from this month’s Thirsty Whale reunion or finally locating the courage to call Steve Albini a Mr. Meany Pants, we’re back to our [...]
