Tankboy

I watched this movie a zillion times as a kid in the ‘80s, and last night I finally got around to watching the 4K reissue I’ve had for a wh...

Yesterday was quite a day. One of those jam-packed days at the 9-to-5 where you feel like you’ve done a week’s worth of work in a single day...

Photo by Brittany Rose Queen Anyone who knows me also knows that I consider the Josie & the Pussycats soundtrack to be one of the greate...

I think I’m going to have to stop labeling myself as largely being a hermit! I’m back to going to at least one or two shows a week, though t...

Dave Suh & the Dirty Wings, photo by me. I had a really great time at LiveWire Lounge Chicago last night seeing Dave and Skid’s bands pl...

I did a reset on my eating and some other health-related habits * over our vacation a few weeks ago and am now at the level of toxin-free s...

First of all, head on over to Third Coast Review to see my recommendations for Bandcamp Friday . I mean, these are my recommendations every ...

I just returned from a week-long vacation in L.A. and am feeling unusually refreshed and energized. I'm still getting used to vacations ...

  I saw Oasis last week and it was everything I'd hoped for. Read all about it in my review for Third Coast Review! Incidentally, I did...

If you don't have Third Coast Review bookmarked or in your feeds (and why don't you?!) you may have missed two reviews I did last w...

Last December I popped into Laurie's Planet of Sound for a quick look at the used CDs (as I often do when walking in that neighborhood)...

I did a Quick Spins over at Third Coast Review covering new releases from Violets, OK Cool, Danimal Farm, and Post Animal. Check it out an...

Photo by me! Last May we saw Stephen Malkmus play an acoustic solo set at Old Town School Of Folk Music that quite honestly featured songs...

I don’t know about you but I’m still getting my bearings. The last couple of years have held so much change (from the personal to the intern...

I have found all the cinematic versions of Superman enjoyable in different ways. But this latest Superman stands a very good chance at beco...

I bought a car a few months ago, so for the first time since 2009 I can get around the city (and suburbs and other states and countries and ...

Christine and the Queens and Cerrone photo by Thomas Spault This song's been out for a spell, but I hadn't heard it until the EP it...

It's not that Kip and I haven't released versions of our music over the last couple years, but the upcoming Tuff Tamale release ha...

On their latest EP— Fall With You , out now— Woolworthy continues to make a strong case for their continued reunion. * It's got 2 new ...

I hiked out to the far 'burbs to catch Pavements  a few weeks ago before it opened in Chicago, and put together this review of the film...