Magrudergrind singer Avi Kulawy doesn’t want to talk about Scion, the Toyota brand that controversially released the group’s recent EP, Crusher. via Magrudergrind’s Scion Deal Alienated Its Peers. Does It Matter? – Arts Desk – Washington City Paper. I had a lot of fun delving into Magrudergrind’s history, the politics of the grindcore scene, and … [Read more…]
Naucke, a Chicago noise artist and creator of experimental-music label Catholic Tapes, is half the brain trust behind the First Annual Synthesizer Chili Cook-Off, which takes place this Sunday at the Empty Bottle. via Synthesizers con Carne | Music Feature | Chicago Reader. Naucke told me about this when I went to interview him for … [Read more…]
That’s because Ukrainian Village record store and label Permanent Records is reissuing the compilation on vinyl: 500 copies of the newly minted Busted At Oz will be available at the end of the month. via Still Busted At Oz | Music | Interview | The A.V. Club Chicago. Interview about a really cool re-issue coming … [Read more…]
In late 2008, Dustin Drase and Michael Ardaiolo scrapped together some cash to start a cassette label called Plustapes. via Plustapes | Music | Tapes ’n’ Tapes | The A.V. Club Chicago. Volume 5 of Tapes ‘n’ Tapes is all about Plustapes.
Mister Heavenly | Music | Interview | The A.V. Club Chicago. I helped put together this video interview with the newest indie-supergroup, Mister Heavenly.
Part 1: From Admiral Radley to Glasser < PopMatters. I wrote about Everyone Everywhere’s self-titled album and Extra Life’s Made Flesh for PopMatters’ “Slipped Discs” feature.
In December, Iranian filmmakers Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof were sentenced to six years in prison, and Panahi was banned from making movies in and leaving Iran for 20 years. via Protest of Jafar Panahi’s imprisonment at Facets – Time Out Chicago. My first article for Time Out Chicago is about Facets’ response to the … [Read more…]
The List: January 13-19, 2011 | Music Picks | Chicago Reader. This week, I wrote about Angel Olsen for the Reader‘s List.
French Miami: Motor Skills < PopMatters. My newest review for PopMatters.
The seventh annual Tomorrow Never Knows music festival is a bright spot in the middle of the harsh Chicago winter… Yet, one act’s shadow looms over the bands in the festival: The Beatles. via Uncovering Tomorrow Never Knows | Music | The A.V. Club Chicago. Quite a range of responses from folks about covering the … [Read more…]