Tankboy

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...