To help comb through the concert options for the last night of 2010, The A.V. Club decided to parse through some of the musical highlights and rate them based on the potential emotional response. via … And a happy new year | Music | The A.V. Club Chicago. I had quite a bit of fun determining different … [Read more…]
The List: December 30 – January 5, 2010 | Music Picks | Chicago Reader. I wrote about Castevet for this week’s List.
I’ve never considered myself an avid TV watcher. Sure, there are a few programs I hold near and dear to my heart, but there are few shows for which I’d carve time out of my routine to sit down and watch. via The Best TV Shows of 2010, From Someone Without a TV – Arts … [Read more…]
Ever wanted to hire J. Robbins new band, Office of Future Plans, to record a cover of your favorite song? Well, now that dream is a reality… if youve got an extra $1,000 hidden under your mattress. via Office of Future Plans Kickstarts Its Debut Release – Arts Desk – Washington City Paper. Pretty cool.
It’s been a stellar year for bad movies. As in so-bad-they’re-good bad movies. The phenomenon of crap cinema, or rather the appreciation of crap cinema, has existed for decades, but 2010 saw a newfound interest in good-bad film. via Arts in Review: The Year in Good-Bad Movies – Arts Desk – Washington City Paper. See … [Read more…]
This time around, we’re loading up the bucket list for 2011. Resolutions are sometimes hard to keep, but one solid goal? We can do that. via The A.V. Club’s Chicago bucket list for 2011 | Music | The A.V. Club Chicago. No, watching The Bucket List is also not on this list. Sorry, folks.
2010 has been fantastic for the new old emo: Plenty of bands released strong albums, EPs, singles, and demos—some of which might even rival the best in the genre’s history. Here’s the cream of the crop. via The Best New Old Emo of 2010 – Arts Desk – Washington City Paper. Another fun little list … [Read more…]
Today, because we’re so damn Windy City proud, the list of the most Chicago-y stuff we did in 2010. Finally, some things we can cross off the ol’ bucket list. via The most Chicago-y stuff The A.V. Club did this year | City Life | The A.V. Club Chicago. My favorite local thing from my … [Read more…]
The List: December 23-29, 2010 | Music Picks | Chicago Reader. I wrote about No Wave icon James Chance’s upcoming appearance at Beauty Bar for this week’s edition of the Reader‘s List. A rare James Chance show for free? Can’t go wrong there…
They might not all be the consensus for the best albums of the year, but these records made my list: via Leor Galil’s Best Albums of 2010 « Thought Catalog. My top 10 favorite albums of the year. Check out the 10 runners-up here, and read the top 10 at Thought Catalog.