Columns
Caught In A Mosh: June 2010
Canuck And Roll Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, the true north strong and free! From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
Media: June 2010
Three Decades Of Rock ‘n’ Roll Roots Congratulations are in order for WDRV-FM (97.1) midday host Bob Stroud, who recently celebrated 30 years of “Rock & Roll Roots,” which airs Sunday mornings from 7 to 10.
Digital Divide: June 2010
Invictus Warner Bros. Like most Americans, I consider myself fairly knowledgeable about most sports out there. Yet if asked about rugby, I’ll cop to being the guy whose eyes glaze over before lamely replying that “it’s football without pads” before desperately trying to steer the conversation back to baseball.
File: June 2010
Buddy Buddy With A New Space We like to laugh, so we’ll look back at the henny-penny from a couple years ago and loosen a huge guffaw. When Columbia College first announced its interest to convert Buddy Guy‘s Legends — a tenant on its property — into space for students, the mood of the time […]
Hello, My Name Is Elia
Hello, My Name Is Elia Q&A with Scotland Yard Gospel Choir’s Elia Einhorn IE: The show on the 19th — that’s the first show back? Elia Einhorn: Yeah, that’s the Choir’s comeback show and, strangely enough, our record-release show after nine or 10 months. The only show we’d done was a private [gig] for fans where […]
Studiophile: June 2010
Gimme Gimme Sound Treatment Broken Social Scene Though based near Woodstock, New York, GIMME THAT SOUND PRODUCTIONS has deep Chicago ties. Founder Stephen George was the original drummer in Ministry and left in 1984 to form Colortone. Using his major-label connections, he began producing albums for Ric Ocasek and Jane Wiedlin.
Around Hear: May 2010
Local Band Reviews Admiral Of Black Admiral Of Black has recorded the template for fundamental hard rock/metal debut albums with The Hand Of Chaos. The eight-track CD — already a year old — has the right production to stand out from other newcomers, thanks to a party-metal swagger that overcomes any minor first-effort deficiencies.
Media: May 2010
Truly Local – And Scrappy, Too When Conscious Choice published its final issue last April, its employees refused to let the dream die.
Caught In A Mosh: May 2010
Three Years A-Moshing Almost. Truth is, June is this column’s official birthday, but — lucky you — I’ve decided to celebrate early.
Sweet Home: May 2010
Delta Crush Blues It’s telling that blues guitarist Chainsaw Dupont lists as turning points in his music career not listening to B.B. King as he was growing up in the Mississippi Delta or touring with Junior Wells in the ’90s, but hearing Sly & The Family Stone’s “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” and […]
Digital Divide: May 2010
It Ain’t Easy Bein’ Blue Avatar Fox Home Entertainment I’ll admit it: I’m probably one of only 20 people in America who didn’t see Avatar in the theaters. Yet I felt no sense of shame or desperation about not taking part in the group collective, because I knew that the eventual home-video release would be […]
Gear: May 2010
Taylor Dave Matthews Signature Guitar As a longtime Taylor Guitars devotee, Dave Matthews used his 914ce to write music that would shape a new generation of jam bands that still inspires new converts today. With an eye on the future, Taylor has collaborated with Matthews and released the Dave Matthews Signature Model guitar that also […]
File: May 2010
In The Radio While the record labels continually empty chambers and reload hoping to find that magic bullet, record stores have taken charge and adapted themselves to the crashing and surging marketplace. At 5045 N. Clark St. in Andersonville (less than a mile west and slightly north of the Aragon and Riviera), Transistor has taken […]
Hello, My Name Is Eddie
Q&A with Montgomery Gentry’s Eddie Montgomery IE: What’s it like playing up north? How do you approach the crowd and set? Eddie Montgomery: Let me tell you first off, what you see with me and “T” [bandmate Troy Gentry] is what you get. A lot of people think they can fool country fans, but they […]
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