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Q&A: Blackie Lawless
Hello, My Name Is Blackie IE: If you were to release “Animal (Fuck Like A Beast)” today, would it be met with more or less controversy? Blackie Lawless: That’s difficult to say because the first impression has obviously already been established. That’s impossible for me to say, but I don’t think things have changed that […]
SXSW, T. Rex, Juvenile
MR. FORSTNEGER GOES TO AUSTIN If you get bored from the 15th through the 19th, head on down to Austin, TX, for South By Southwest. You won’t be lonely, all of the following Chicago bands will be there: Office, The M’s, Owen, Puerto Muerto, Chris Mills, a Flameshovel Records showcase featuring Bound Stems, Lying In […]
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 […]
Michael Anthony Q&A
Hello, My Name Is Michael IE: You’ve just released the third and fourth entries into your line of Mad Anthony sauces. What started this? Michael Anthony: I like to cook, but, you know, the rappers are all doing clothes, so I can’t. Might as well do the sauce. I’ve always loved hot sauce, and through […]
Lene Lovich Q&A
Hi, My Name Is Lene IE: Your new album, Shadows And Dust, is infused with supernatural themes. Lene Lovich: We deal with the real world everyday. It gets a little tedious [laughs]. I’ve always been interested in unnatural and spooky things. I’m not really so much into horror for the sake of people dying and […]
Kevin Bacon Q&A
HELLO, MY NAME IS KEVIN BACON IE: This is more of an informal thing. We’re not gonna ask you any technical things, like recording techniques. So, how did you decide where to place the microphones? Kevin Bacon: We tried to put the mikes close enough to hear the music, but not so close that they […]
December “File”
FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK . . . The Chicago Park District salutes Jerseys you! As long as you are making them a bunch of dough. The Chicago Sun-Times reported last month city officials have decided not to hit Chicagoans with a park district property tax increase in 2006, partly because they plan to raise […]
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