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Love & Sex: Get My Driftnew
Why make a bunch of kids toss around symbols of love and romance at such an early age? It’s mindless, crazy and absurd. Then again, so are at least ninety percent of relationships.
Chicago Newcity |
Andy Seifert |
02-11-2009 |
Culture
New York's Longwave Just Wants to Have Funnew
It's a surprise just to hear how much Longwave has changed since the days of its 2001 debut Endsongs, when the band was stylistically lumped into the New York scene with emerging garage-rock superstars The Strokes, but the bigger surprise might be that this record exists at all.
Chicago Newcity |
Andy Seifert |
12-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Longwave, Secrets are Sinister
Reverend Jeremiah Wright Gets Back to Preachingnew
Before Joe the Plumber and Bill Ayers, the buzz figure in the 2008 election was then-Senator Obama's crazy-talking Pastor from the Trinity United Church of Christ, the boisterous and ear-splitting Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright, Jr., who has kindly accepted an invitation to preach tonight for Lisle's DuPage AME Church Thanksgiving Eve service.
Chicago Newcity |
Andy Seifert |
12-03-2008 |
Religion
Sweden's Dungen Can Count to '4'new
Dungen's latest sees lead singer/songwriter/producer Gustav Ejstes continuing to blend genres while abandoning some of the reverb that allowed its previous releases to sound straight off some late-1960s Brit-rock vinyl.
Chicago Newcity |
Andy Seifert |
10-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Noah and the Whale Establishes Itself on the Indie 'Cute Rock' Scenenew
Handclaps, xylophones and whistling solos make Peaceful a toe-tapping good time. Charlie Fink's lyrics, however, weave lovelorn, wistful themes.
Chicago Newcity |
Andy Seifert |
09-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Parlaying the Art of Killing Martians into the Best Job Evernew
The video-game pioneer Eugene Jarvis helped initiate a geek revolution and a golden age for gaming when he and partner Larry DeMar designed the arcade classic Defender, which led to other successes like Robotron: 2084, Blaster and Cruis'n USA.
Chicago Newcity |
Andy Seifert |
04-02-2008 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Uno, Dos, Tres, IMAX!new
The 3D and the surround sound may temporarily create the feeling of actually being in the front row of a U2 concert, but that's only if you can ignore the fact that no one around you is dancing or cheering or even singing along, all essential concert-going experiences.
Chicago Newcity |
Andy Seifert |
01-30-2008 |
Reviews
