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Friday, March 27, 2026

Happy new Robyn day!

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Photo of Robyn by me. It's been 8 long years since we last got a full-length Robyn album. That changed today with the release of Sexist...
Friday, March 20, 2026

Gorillaz scale new heights and vibes on 'The Mountain.'

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Phot by me, from a long-ago Gorillaz tour. I’ve been a fan of Gorillaz since the days of digging through the bins at Virgin or Tower in 200...
Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Lollapa-yawn.

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I do not envy folks that have had to cover the Lollapalooza lineup announcement over the last couple of years. I attended and/or covered the...
Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Upon realizing one has not been forgotten.

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Since the pandemic and my withdrawal from much of the social activities I participated in, I have at times started to feel like a forgotten ...
Friday, March 06, 2026

Bandcamp Friday means another Quick Spins review roundup!

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It's Bandcamp Friday which means I reviewed 6 brand new or recent albums for you to check out (and give the artists 100% of your money ...
Thursday, March 05, 2026

Don't waste your time, join the professionals!

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I recently upgraded my copy of Ladies And Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains from DVD to the new 4K version (and boy oh boy it's a beaut o...
Friday, February 27, 2026

Daft Punk and Justice are 2 flavors that go great together.

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I finally listened to the conceptual mash-up album from dk darkly that merges selections from the Daft Punk and Justice catalogs together t...
Thursday, February 26, 2026

Heathcliff, it's me!

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With Wuthering Heights entering many conversations recently, driven by its latest cinematic adaption, I would like to take the opportunity ...
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Chicago's local music scene is in trouble, but there's hope.

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The crowd at Double Door for The Sounds in 2009. I see Double Door is pivoting their plans and looking to recreate the venue in a smaller s...

INXS is already in the hall of fame in my heart.

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Photo via the official INXS Facebook page One of my bigger regrets is skipping the INXS show at Rosemont Horizon I had a ticket to in the v...
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

A novel idea to try out.

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I mean maybe this will help? I think even those of us that used to this regularly have forgotten about its benefits... A while ago I made th...
Monday, February 23, 2026

The Killers meet The Smiths? In Chicago?!

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Every once in a while there is a Chicago and that seems to break big without me ever being aware of their existence. It doesn't happen o...
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

The Blue Line.

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The train I was on this morning lurched to a stop just before 9 a.m., almost throwing a few folks standing in my car to the floor. Shortly a...
Thursday, February 12, 2026

Van Der Bye.

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I know he was first in many people's hearts for his roles in Dawson's Creek and Varsity Blues , but quite honestly I thought James ...
Friday, February 06, 2026

New addition of Quick Spins for this Bandcamp Friday!

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I wrote up a few recent releases for folks to check out over at Third Coast Review , taking advantage of Bandcamp Friday in hopes some of th...
Tuesday, February 03, 2026

The winter blahs arrived early this year.

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I mean, come on! Even our underground and indoor subway stations are encased in ice.  Listen, we Chicago folk are a hardy bunch, but this wi...
Thursday, January 29, 2026

Unearthing a classic Midwestern Britpop classic album from Ultra Sonic Edukators.

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Ultra Sonic Edukators circa 2007. Photo by Morgan Miller. I keep intending to start a regular "they shoulda been huge" series of i...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Dance the pain away.

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Dancing at evilOlive in 2008 featuring Spaaaaaaaarks! Photo by me. I've been thing a lot about how younger generations—egads, did I real...
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

A real ceiling shaker.

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I'm not gonna pretend I'm sharing anything groundbreaking when I say the new Joyce Manor album is generally a ton of fun, but I...
Friday, January 23, 2026

A hot tune from way back to warm you up on a frigid morn.

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Sadly, I missed Clip Art 's first show in over 10 years las weekend. I learned about it too late to attend, but it did spur me to dig ba...
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