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Spins: Bob Dylan ā¢ Rough and Rowdy Ways
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways (Columbia) In 2012, Bob Dylan released his 35th studio album Tempest. The collection was loaded with potent songs like āPay in Blood,ā āScarlet Town,ā and āEarly Roman Kingsā that served Dylan well during stops on his Never Ending Tour. The album earned stellar marks from musicologists, but despite a […]
Spins: INXS ā¢ Live Baby Live: Wembley Stadium
INXS Live Baby Live: Wembley Stadium (Eagle Vision) INXSā concert film Live Baby Live was originally released on VHS in 1991, following the Aussie dance-rock kingsā juggernaut world tour supporting 1990ās X album. The Summer XS event was held at Londonās original Wembley Stadium at the peak of the sextetās popularity, cementing the multiplatinum success […]
Hello My Name is…Mike Peters of The Alarm
by Tom Lanham You can hand Mike Peters the sourest, acrid batch of lemons ever harvested and the scrappy Alarm bandleader will make a refreshing, ice-cold pitcher of tasty lemonade with it every single time. This Welshman has often endured more hardships in a single month than most so-called rock survivors endure in a lifetime, […]
File: Live Music is alive at the Drive-In
One of the unfortunate casualties of the coronavirus is the loss of live music. While music from the stage is only in a self-induced coma, Chicagoland has essentially been music free from stages since the lockdown went into effect on March 19. As we’ve waded through our first three phases of Governor Pritzker’s quarantine in […]
Cover Story: Jehnny Beth
There are Renaissance women, dream-driven ladies who tirelessly toil their way to coveted career kudos like gaining elite EGOT status by winning Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards. There is even a further achievement to shoot for once that title is secured ā the PEGOT, via the added plaudit of a Peabody Award, a category […]
Recap and Gallery: Local H Live at Harvest Moon Drive-In
āIs this weird for you guys? Itās weird for us, too.ā This was Scott Lucas of Local H at the Harvest Moon Drive-In in Gibson City, Illinois, just a few songs into an epic 30-song set Thursday in east central Illinois. IE attended the first of two sold out shows that Local H played on […]
File: Deftones – 20th Anniversary of “White Pony”
Five Takeaways From Deftonesā White Pony 20th Anniversary Press Conference Earlier this week, Deftones’ frontman Chino Moreno, Keyboardist/DJ Frank Delgado, and drummer Abe Cunningham convened for a virtual press conference to reflect on the 20th anniversary of the bandās breakthrough third album, White Pony. Though the record dropped on June 20th, 2000, the album has […]
Spins: Rush ā¢ Permanent Waves 40th Anniversary
Rush Permanent Waves (40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) (Anthem/Mercury/UMe) With the passing of beloved drum virtuoso Neil Peart early this year, the days are gone when Rush fans can anticipate new music from the Canadian progressive rock heroes. However, itās a great time to celebrate Peartās memory and rediscover the bandās rich catalog. The trio […]
Hello, My Name Is… Butch Walker
Mega-producer and solo artist Butch Walker fully understands the dire scope of our current coronavirus pandemic, which is forcing folks all over the world to shelter in claustrophobic place while the worst passes. But ā truth be told ā heās noticed no tangible difference in his day to day Malibu activities, he swears. āIām at […]
Q&A: House of Lords’ James Christian
One optimistic upside to our current coronavirus pandemic, wherever you happen to be in the world? You and your family are forced to shelter in place together. The downside? Err, you and your family are forced to shelter in place together. And House of Lords anchor James Christian admits that heās learned some hard lessons […]
Featured: Jay O’Rourke Band
Like many musicians releasing music during the pandemic, Jay O’Rourke had different plans before the virus hit. His bandās new 5āsong EP was originally scheduled as a full-length album, but COVID-19 changed all that. The acclaimed guitaristās third release in four years shows heās incredibly prolific. Boom Daddy Boom continues a course he charted on […]
Cover Story: Tim Burgess
Benjamin Disraeli believed that āChange is inevitable; change is constant.ā John F. Kennedy reckoned that āChange is the law of life, and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.ā But leave it to Charles Darwin to summarize it best: āIt is not the strongest of the species […]
Media – June 2020
Marc Silverman was already having a tough go of it, trying to do a sports talk radio show (Waddle & Silvy, afternoons, ESPN Radio AM 1000) in a time with no live sports, when he began to suspect there might be something wrong with his health. āI didnāt really have any symptoms. I wasnāt feeling […]
Featured: My Back Pages
First, let me preface this with a little disclaimer. Call me a misanthrope, but ā in all my 40-plus years of rock journalism ā I have never really been a sharer, outside of my stories. I see no use for social media; I donāt care what your opinion of my work happens to be; this […]
Spins: Local H ā¢ LIFERS
LOCAL HLIFERS(AntiFragile) Twenty-five years after their debut, Scott Lucasā Local H continues to defy the odds – not only by producing aggressive music that still matters but by being a band that appeals to both city and suburban crowds. Their musical magnetism continues to be strong across both musical spectrums, and thatās no small feat. […]
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