The A.V. Club headed to the Retrograde Tapes home base at Harris’ Logan Square apartment to discuss making mix-tapes, the aesthetic appeal of printed ink on a cassette shell, and why a bit of Black Sabbath made him dub part of Den’s tape at home. via Retrograde Tapes | Music | Tapes ’n’ Tapes | … [Read more…]
This week: Arms & Sleepers. The List: April 7-13 | Music Picks | Chicago Reader.
This week: Adventure. The List: March 31-April 6 | Music Picks | Chicago Reader.
KM: Well, it’s been so long since I’ve been creative. We were working on the record for my other band, and it got really ugly in the writing process. via Keith Morris | Music | Interview | The A.V. Club Chicago. Find out what Keith Morris is all excited about at the A.V. Club Chicago.
The A.V. Club swung by the Modern Tapes base of action at Scott’s Humboldt Park apartment to chat about the cassette as a cool object, the challenges of creating his label’s image with a letterpress, and the benefits of receiving a Hootie And The Blowfish tape. via Modern Tapes | Music | Tapes ’n’ Tapes … [Read more…]
The List: March 24-30 | Music Picks | Chicago Reader. Chants and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
The List: March 17-23 | Music Picks | Chicago Reader. Fujiya & Miyagi
The A.V. Club dropped by the Car Wash Tapes HQ at Mark’s apartment to discuss having the final say on how his cassettes come out, the accessibility of the medium, and growing up with a Fisher Price tape recorder. via Car Wash Tapes | Music | Tapes ’n’ Tapes | The A.V. Club Chicago. Volume … [Read more…]
Fortunately, the A.V. Club Chicago combed through the SXSW listings to find the bands and showcases representing Chicago that should be at the top of everyone’s list, and the unconventional reasons why. via The A.V. Club’s guide to Chicago at SXSW | Music | The A.V. Club Chicago.
The List: March 10-16 | Music Picks | Chicago Reader. Dark Time Sunshine