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Cover Story: Del Amitri ⢠“In The Flesh”
Over the years, Justin Currie seems to have survived the turbulent music industry on his shrewd wits alone. And he does not suffer any less street-savvy fools gladly. Take, for example, when the Del Amitri frontman was padding his income a few years ago, working part-time as a bartender in his native Glasgow. If […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz April 28 – May 1
Smashing Pumpkins will stream their 2012 Barclays Center show, where they played Oceania in full on Wednesday, April 28 at 4 PM. Check it out via Oculus. Tune-Yards perform live from their story during their âParty in a Canâ livestream on Wednesday, April 28 at 8 PM. Find tickets here. Ratboys commemorate their 10th anniversary with […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz April 20 – April 25
Celebrate 420 with Cypress Hillâs â420 Celebration Live at The Roxy Theatreâ livestream on Tuesday, April 20 at 6:20 PM. The band will perform a greatest hits set along with some âspecial surprises.â Get all the details and early bird tickets here. Weedmapâs virtual 420 celebration returns with Snoop Dogg as host and performances from […]
Spins ⢠Rob Zombie: “Lunar Injection Kool-Aid Eclipse Conspiracy”
Rob Zombie Lunar Injection Kool-Aid Eclipse Conspiracy (Nuclear Blast) For the past three decades, Rob Zombie has been musicâs master of macabre. Heâs built his career on disco metal groove songs about witches, monsters, and sexy mamas. He excels in disco sleaze groove metal horror-inspired songs to shake your ass to. And thatâs exactly […]
The Lockdown Interviews: Foxes
Phoning from her native England recently, Louisa Rose Allen admitted that over a year of on-again, off-again pandemic lockdown had essentially ground her life to a screeching halt. âItâs like a rollercoaster thatâs just not moving, isnât it?â she asked rhetorically, adding a wry chuckle for punctuation. Because the existential irony certainly is not lost […]
Stage Buzz: Livestreams April 14 – April 18, 2021
Watch Elle King performs live from Nashvilleâs Brooklyn Bowl on Twitch Wednesday, April 14 at 8 PM. Tune in for free on Twitch. “Little Kids Rock” benefit show streams live this Wednesday and features appearances from James Hetfield of Metallica, Brian Hardgroove of Public Enemy, Jack Black, Todd Rundgren, Carlos Santana, Jade Bird, and […]
Spins ⢠Cheap Trick: “In Another World”
Cheap Trick In Another World (BMG) Cheap Trickâs 20thstudio album packs what fans need from one of Illinoisâ most reliably satisfying institutions. âThe Summer Looks Good on Youâ offers stacked harmonies led by Robin Zander, who once again earns his position in the upper reaches of any list of rockâs premier vocalists. The song […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz April 6th – April 11th
Rufus Wainwright returns to the stage during his âAh! Live Againâ shows at City Winery NYC on April 6th and 7th at 6 PM. Tickets available here. Shane Told of Silverstein (via his Lead Singer Syndrome Podcast) interviews Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach on Twitch on Tuesday, April 6Â at 2 PM CDT. “Rock the […]
Media: April 2021
Itâs hard to describe everything Jon Hansen brings to Chicago media. Heâs really a Jon-of-all-trades, able to shift from television to radio to just about anything else that requires a microphone. First and foremost, heâs one of the stars of the nightly gabfest (6-7 pm), The Jam on WCIU-TV. âItâs your Twitter feed on […]
CinemaScopes: April 2021
New film releases are finally starting to pick up, with more cinemas opening around the country (specifically on the West Coast). The backlog of film debuts begins this month as we lead up to the summer season. Here are some top picks for April. Concrete CowboyDirected by Ricky StaubRated RApril 2nd on Netflix Inspired by […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz March 30th – April 4th
Pandora celebrates Womenâs History Month with the “Pandora Live Powered By Women” stream featuring Gwen Stefani and Jazmine Sullivan. Tune in Tuesday, March 30th at 8 PM. Watch for free on Pandora Live. Maroon 5 headlines the “American Express 2021 UNSTAGED” concert this Tuesday, March 30th. The band will take fans on a âvisually […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz March 25 – March 28
Julien Baker performs an intimate set at Analog in Nashville as part of Audiotreeâs “STAGED” livestream series. Watch the show Thursday, March 25th at 8 PM. Find tickets here. Bandsintown Plus presents an exclusive set from Peach Pit this Thursday, March 25th, at 8 PM. Subscribe to watch. U2 kick off their new âU2: The Virtual […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz March 16th-March 21st
The virtual edition of SXSW starts this week. This yearâs musical lineup includes Iceage, Black Country New Road, A Place to Bury Strangers, No Joy, Sorry, Braids, Squid, Holy Fuck, Holy Wave, Penelope Isles, The Chats, Chubby, and the Gang, Altin Gun, Phony Ppl, Kinky, Hachiku, Just Mustard, Nadia Reid, Otoboke Beaver, Golden Dawn […]
Stagebuzz: Livestream Buzz March 9th – 14th
Todd Rundgrenâs virtual tour, âClearly Human,â continues this week with shows from Austin (March 10), Denver (March 12), Salt Lake City (March 13), and San Diego (March 16). Buy tickets here. Patti Smith pays tribute to Robert Mapplethorpe with a “NY PopsUp” performance this Tuesday, March 9th, at 11:30 AM at Brooklyn Museum. You can […]
Spins: Paul McCartney ⢠McCartney III
Paul McCartney III (Capitol) III is compelling and worthwhile, even if thatâs more because of what the album represents as an artifact of its time and Paul McCartneyâs artistic resilience than it is for the songs themselves. The album was built upon the back of its most fully-realized song, a lovely chestnut from the vault […]
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