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Wednesday, September 30, 2020

When Lou Reed brought 'New York' to Chicago.

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Yesterday a cassette of Lou Reed's New York showed up in the mail, which was a surprise to me! I pre-ordered the box set reissue of New...
Friday, September 25, 2020

Freedom truly is love, and The Freedom Affair sets out to prove it.

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Photo by Erica Joi Photography Since the world is a dumpster fire right now, both literally and figuratively, and the pressure seems to only...
Thursday, September 24, 2020

I'm not sure you can ever get enough of Bleached.

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Photo by Nicky Giraffe Since the world is a dumpster fire right now, both literally and figuratively, and the pressure seems to only be incr...
Wednesday, September 23, 2020

With Superchunk, when it comes to Summer, "This Summer" is a real winner.

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Since the world is a dumpster fire right now, both literally and figuratively, and the pressure seems to only be increasing on everyone abou...
Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Slipping through the streams of time with Wye Oak.

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Photo by Kendall Atwater Since the world is a dumpster fire right now, both literally and figuratively, and the pressure seems to only be in...
Monday, September 21, 2020

Nada Surf is here to lift your mood and remind you we're 'Never Not Together.'

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Photo by Annie Dressner Since the world is a dumpster fire right now, both literally and figuratively, and the pressure seems to only be inc...
Friday, September 18, 2020

I couldn't survive the death of live music, and neither could you.

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 It is impossible to really describe the danger to the survival of live music venues right now. If your friends don't understand the dan...
Thursday, September 17, 2020

A valuable how-to for an all too common issue with external CD drives.

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I am old school and still not only own an external CD drive, I use it often! Despite a very long history with the digital side of things, I ...
Monday, September 14, 2020

Hi there, how're you doin', how're you holding up?

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The author believes in leading by example. There is another wave of great new music arriving on everyone's "shores" that s...
Wednesday, September 09, 2020

'Never Not Here' from Dead Stars is truly better late than never.

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This is an old photo, but I used their new one already, and honestly? The folks in the band still look the same. What's worse: forge...
Tuesday, September 08, 2020

Just because you're outside a lot doesn't mean you don't still need the great outdoors.

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Photo by meeeeeee! I, like many, walk a lot nowadays. All over the place. And it's a primary activity for thinking and moving time a...
Monday, August 31, 2020

'Cobra Kai' is suddenly everywhere!

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I am fascinated by the stunning success of Cobra Kai since it started running on Netflix. While many viewers are discovering a show they...
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Friday, August 28, 2020

Making waves on the future Oceanator.

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If anyone can guess the reference in the title, you get a cookie. Also, you clearly need some fine tunes to see you into the weekend. S...
Thursday, August 27, 2020

Who else recently found themselves in this situation?

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I know I got very close to doing this exact thing about two months ago, but held out for an actual appointment with my stylist. Next time...
Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Awakening old passions.

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Sketch by me circa 1995-ish? I've been getting really into comic books lately. Back in prehistoric times I was a huge comic book fan...
Monday, August 24, 2020

A mystery with some bite to it!

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I made an alarming discovery recently: my dentist has disappeared. Strike that: BOTH my dentists have disappeared! It's true! I went...
Thursday, August 20, 2020

Breaking the tedium.

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I'm taking tomorrow off work, and am determined to do something that will finally break the tedium of every single day feeling exactly...
Monday, August 17, 2020

An inspirational Monday tune for you.

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Art by Chadwick. I listened to my copy of situationchicago last week, the massive double album whose proceeds will go to help support t...
Saturday, August 15, 2020

I still believe we can come out the other side of all of this a better society.

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I’m parking this here because I want to expand upon it later. But I’ve been trying to find any positive outcomes of the tribulations that ha...
Monday, August 10, 2020

'In The Air Tonight' is the reminder you need we can all be genuinely and pleasantly surprised by the most unexpected things and that's terrific.

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I was woken at 3:56 a.m. by a NotifyChicago text alert there was ongoing police activity in the Loop, Mag Mile and Gold Coast. And today...
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