AltWeeklies Wire
Martin Atkins is Givin' Us Chinese Rocknew
The industrial legend goes to Beijing and brings back two albums of eye-opening music.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
11-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Martin Atkins
The Redwalls: Getting Away With Itnew
The band has been dropped by Capitol, but the great new album the label paid for is all theirs.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
10-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Redwalls
The 1900s Make a Great Leap Forwardnew
With its wealth of unforgettable hooks and its intricate, sensitively executed arrangements, Cold & Kind feels like a classic on first listen.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
10-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cold & Kind, The 1900s
The Blog as Labelnew
Music blogs have been flirting with the idea of selling music for a while -- is the time right for them to go all the way?
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
09-24-2007 |
Music
Mt. St. Helens is a Smoldering Volcano of Rocknew
The posthardcore band stopped caring about blowing up, and it was the best decision they ever made.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
09-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mt. St. Helens
Kanye Cum Laudenew
On Graduation, he's at his most ambitious -- and his most vulnerable.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
09-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Kanye West, Graduation
The Bird Names: Experimentation Without Affectationnew
The band's new album, Wooden Lake Sexual Diner, is too good to have come from a band that wastes energy fronting.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
09-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Clash of the Digital Music Titansnew
In a bid for leverage in the digital marketplace, Universal unlocks some of its catalog -- and cuts iTunes out of the action.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
08-27-2007 |
Music
Tags: DRM
Mano is the Man With the Plansnew
The 23-year-old is thinking up a million ways to get his beats into your ears.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
08-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mano
Yakuza's Liquid Metalnew
In a rigid genre, the band goes its own way.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
08-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Yakuza
Indie Rock's Not Deadnew
The Pitchfork Music Festival's high points prove there's hope yet.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
07-23-2007 |
Music
Quick, Before They Sober Upnew
They've only got six songs and they're not likely to write any more, but you don't want to miss White Savage.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
07-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: White Savage
Where the Cool Kids Arenew
To hear the new sound of Chicago hip-hop, it helps to be on MySpace.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
07-09-2007 |
Music
Cealed Kasket Get Medieval on Rock 'n' Rollnew
It'd be easy to write this band off, especially since the joke they're pushing is older than Spinal Tap -- but they make me laugh.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
07-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cealed Kasket
In Praise of Selling Outnew
More corporate involvement might be just what the music industry needs.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
06-25-2007 |
Music
