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 [...]
Archive for January, 2011
January 19th, 2011 - 11:23 pm § in Freelance Work
Synthesizers con Carne | Music Feature | Chicago Reader
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[...]
January 19th, 2011 - 11:20 pm § in Freelance Work
Still Busted At Oz | Music | Interview | The A.V. Club Chicago
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 [...]
January 18th, 2011 - 11:23 pm § in Freelance Work
Plustapes | Music | Tapes ’n’ Tapes | The A.V. Club Chicago
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.[...]
January 17th, 2011 - 11:46 pm § in Freelance Work
Mister Heavenly | Music | Interview | The A.V. Club Chicago
Mister Heavenly | Music | Interview | The A.V. Club Chicago. I helped put together this video interview with the newest indie-supergroup, Mister Heavenly.[...]
January 17th, 2011 - 11:43 pm § in Freelance Work
Part 1: From Admiral Radley to Glasser < PopMatters
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.[...]
January 14th, 2011 - 2:35 pm § in Freelance Work
Protest of Jafar Panahi’s imprisonment at Facets – Time Out Chicago
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 Chic[...]
January 14th, 2011 - 2:33 pm § in Freelance Work
The List: January 13-19, 2011 | Music Picks | Chicago Reader
The List: January 13-19, 2011 | Music Picks | Chicago Reader. This week, I wrote about Angel Olsen for the Reader‘s List.[...]
January 14th, 2011 - 2:32 pm § in Freelance Work
French Miami: Motor Skills < PopMatters
French Miami: Motor Skills < PopMatters. My newest review for PopMatters.[...]
January 10th, 2011 - 9:47 pm § in Freelance Work
Uncovering Tomorrow Never Knows | Music | The A.V. Club Chicago
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 fol[...]