Soda drinkers are notoriously picky people. via Coke Freestyle Review – Taste Test of Coke Freestyle Flavors – Esquire. I drank 10 different Coca-Cola concoctions. I still would have done it if I didn’t write this piece.
Next up in our besties series, the very best shows The A.V. Club staff and contributors went to this year. We rocked. We rolled. We wrote about it. via The best shows The A.V. Club saw in 2010 | Music | The A.V. Club Chicago. I’ve seen a lot of great shows in Chicago, so … [Read more…]
Up first, the best meals The A.V. Club staff and contributors ate this year. via The best stuff The A.V. Club ate in 2010 | Eat/Drink | The A.V. Club Chicago. I love the A.V. Club‘s lists, and was happy to add my voice to the mix. I don’t eat out all that often (hey, a … [Read more…]
Atlantic/Pacific: Meet Your New Love < PopMatters. New PopMatters review.
For a group of kids who spent the 90s in elementary school, Scranton PA’s Tigers Jaw understand the spirit and sonic sensibilities of that decade better than most bands today. via TIGERS JAW | DigBoston. Review!
Milwaukee rapper Juiceboxxx is only 24, but hes already been performing for almost a decade, and he treats every show like its his last. via The List: December 16-22, 2010 | Music Picks | Chicago Reader. I love the Reader‘s “List,” a weekly breakdown of the noteworthy concerts in town. It’s an absolute pleasure to … [Read more…]
Local experimental musician Brett Naucke is a young dude, but in tape years he’s the old man on the block. That’s because his label, Catholic Tapes, is one of the longest-running cassette labels in Chicago. via Catholic Tapes | Music | Tapes ’n’ Tapes | The A.V. Club Chicago. Volume No. 3 is up and … [Read more…]
Science, social studies, and school spirit—these three “sâ€-named studies are what many high schools build their curricula around. via Yo, Teach! Can you teach me how to Huskie? | Music | The A.V. Club Chicago. This sure beats whatever random videos the SGA rolled out at my high school. It’s quite entertaining.
The Best 70 Albums of 2010 < PopMatters. I covered No. 20, Das Racist’s Sit Down, Man.
RedEye designer Trent J. Koland made the cover image of Kanye, which happens to look a lot like the cover of Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life, the first book in O’Malley’s popular graphic novel series. O’Malley took to Twitter and wrote, “this is both an honor and an outrage: chicago redeye portrays kanye west as … [Read more…]