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Revenge Is Sour
She Wants Revenge She Wants Revenge (Flawless/Geffen) Apparently Geffen Records has instituted a new Interpolicy.
Sassy Benassi
Benassi Bros. Phobia (Ultra) Euro house duo nail down another non-stop barrage of club tracks.
Racket balls
Some Girls Heaven’s Pregnant Teens (Epitaph) Is there a therapist in the house? The guys in Some Girls could really use some attention right now.
Cover Story: Lost Albums
Release Me The releases of Brian Wilson’s Smile and one head of Fiona Apple’s bi-cephaloid Extraordinary Machine spotlighted artistic endeavors that had, until then, been considered lost. Both were hailed as masterpieces — Wilson’s for 37 years — before their formal introductions, only two items in a whole world of aborted projects. What’s interesting is […]
Those Damned Gideons
Bible Of The Devil For The Kids, Man “That’s our first setlist right there on the deerskin,” Greg Spalding, Bible Of The Devil drummer, says as he points toward the back of the band’s practice space in the Superior Street rehearsal facility. There hanging from the wall is, as advertised, a deer pelt with a […]
Chemical Bryar
My Chemical Romance Getting Windy My Chemical Romance might be touted as a New Jersey band, but they’re based, not literally but rhythmically in Chicago. That essence can be attributed to the addition of West Suburban drummer Bob Bryar in 2004.
Run For It, Marty!
Marty Casey & Lovehammers Star Time Hanging out with his buddy in a swank Hollywood pub recently and buying rounds of drinks for all his newfound bar friends, Marty Casey was feeling — if not on top of the world — then pretty damn close. Letting the relaxing effects of alcohol wash over him, he […]
Studio feature!
Price Point: Chicago Studios Adapt To The Home Recording Revolution In the ever-changing music industry, recording studios are adapting and re-molding themselves to stay competitive. Not all studios have been able to fight the battle. Major institutions such as Hit Factory in New York and Cello in Los Angeles have closed. Some studios in Chicago […]
Six Feet Above
Sia Waiting To Exhale Sia, known to the Australian government as Sia Kate Isobelle Furler, is familiar with fate, deja vu, fortune reversals, and other tricks at the universe’s disposal. When she awakens in the morning, celestial entities tremble, the Earth’s polarity relocates, and God cracks his knuckles. But for right now she has one […]
M’s Are Back
The M’s 21st Century Boys Anyone who has attended a local rock show over the last few years is sure to have seen The M’s’ name pop up on one marquee after another. Besides introducing their rebellious, guitar-slinging sounds on solo headlining shows, the gang have also opened shows for a slew of indie icons […]
Origi-Kong on DVD
King Kong: Collectors Edition Warner Brothers If you happened to take a peek at last month’s Best Of 2005 list in this very magazine, you’ll remember I ranked this as the best DVD release of the year. (Pay attention, kids. You never know when there’ll be a quiz.) Sure, it’s been out a couple of […]
File For Feb!
TEN THOUSAND FISTS . . . IN YOUR FACE! Congratulations to local boys Disturbed who recently earned a platinum award from the Recording Industry Association Of America for their latest release, Ten Thousand Fists (Reprise). That certification means all three of the band’s major label albums have gone platinum (shipments in excess of one million […]
A Change Is Gonna Come
“Sam Cooke was a golden child around whom a family mythology was constructed long before he achieved fame or added the e to his last name.” — Peter Guralnick, Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke.
And The Winner Is . . . ?
After years of flying under the radar and often being ignored altogether, Chicago hip-hop finally busted the mainstream seal during the last two years with the help of high-profile releases by Common, Twista, and Kanye West. And while it’s easy to credit those artists with lighting the spark, the truth is producer/rapper The Legendary Traxster […]
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