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Archives
- 2009.11.05: Do Lollapalooza's job for it -- and help save the other summer fests
- 2009.11.04: Weezer, "Raditude" (Geffen) [3 STARS out of 4]
- 2009.11.04: Demo2DeRo: Jesse Palter & the Alter Ego
- 2009.11.04: Bon Jovi at Soldier Field, July 30
- 2009.11.03: Jesus Lizard to celebrate New Year's Eve at Metro
- 2009.11.02: Scotland Yard Gospel Choir: On the mend
- 2009.11.02: This weekend's picks: Bible of the Devil, Kool Keith
- 2009.11.02: U2 Ticket Onsale Info
- 2009.10.29: Bob Dylan at the Aragon
- 2009.10.29: South by Southwest Chicago mixer, Nov. 10
- 2009.10.29: Julian Casablancas, "Phrazes for the Young" (RCA) [2.5 out of 4 STARS]
- 2009.10.29: Slayer, "World Painted Blood" (Sony) [3.5 out of 4 STARS]
- 2009.10.29: Demo2DeRo: Denise La Grassa
- 2009.10.26: Nobody does Halloween like the Chicago rock scene
- 2009.10.26: U2 returns to Soldier Field in July
- 2009.10.21: Joss Stone, "Colour Me Free" (Virgin) [2 out of 4 STARS]
- 2009.10.21: Demo2DeRo: Sue Fink
- 2009.10.14: The Thirsty Whale Reunion
- 2009.10.13: Various artists, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon Soundtrack" (Chop Shop/Atlantic) [3 out of 4 STARS]
- 2009.10.13: Air, "Love 2" (Virgin) [2 OUT OF 4 STARS]
- 2009.10.13: Demo2DeRo: Ideamen
- 2009.10.09: Bob Dylan, "Christmas in the Heart" (Columbia) [NO STARS]
- 2009.10.08: Japandroids: Two's company (and more than enough)
- 2009.10.08: Kiss, "Sonic Boom" (Kiss Records) [1/2 OUT OF 4 STARS]
- 2009.10.08: Demo2DeRo: Light Pollution
- 2009.10.08: Demo2DeRo: Leave
- 2009.10.08: The Flaming Lips, "Embryonic" (Warner Bros.) [3.5 OUT OF 4 STARS]
- 2009.10.08: The Gossip, "Music for Men" (Columbia) [2 OUT OF 4 STARS]
- 2009.10.01: Kanye West cancels tours with Lady Gaga
- 2009.09.25: Chicago's Scotland Yard Gospel Choir injured in van accident
- 2009.09.25: Looking ahead to Riot Fest 2009
- 2009.09.25: Mariah Carey, "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel" (Island) [1.5 OUT OF 4 STARS]
- 2009.09.25: Monsters of Folk, "Monsters of Folk" (Shangri-La) [2 OUT OF 4 STARS]
- 2009.09.25: Demo2DeRo: Yawn
- 2009.09.23: Another Live Nation ticket promotion -- this one for the House of Blues
- 2009.09.18: Major bummer: Ida Maria cancels Metro gig
- 2009.09.17: If no one wants to buy your music anymore... give it away!
- 2009.09.16: Pearl Jam, "Backspacer" (Monkeywrench) [2.5 out of 4 STARS]
- 2009.09.16: Demo2DeRo: Color Radio
- 2009.09.16: Jim Carroll, R.I.P.
- 2009.09.15: Presidential hometown smackdown: Kanye's a 'jackass'
- 2009.09.12: U2 at Soldier Field
- 2009.09.10: Chatting with Ida Maria
- 2009.09.10: Nirvana's survivors: Kurt Cobain shouldn't be a Guitar Hero cartoon
- 2009.09.10: Not much info for concertgoers heading to U2 this weekend
- 2009.08.31: Phish, "Joy" (JEMP Records) [2.5 out of 4 STARS]
- 2009.08.31: Bloodshot Beer-B-Q, Sept. 12
- 2009.08.28: Nine Inch Nails at the Aragon
- 2009.08.25: Vivian Girls, "Everything Goes Wrong" (In the Red) [3.5 out of 4 stars]
- 2009.08.25: Arctic Monkeys, "Humbug" (Domino) [3.5 out of 4 stars]
- 2009.08.25: This weekend: Bye-bye M.O.T.O., hello Jake Burns
- 2009.08.25: Creed: They heard we missed 'em, now they're back
- 2009.08.25: Whitney Houston, "I Look to You" (Arista/RCA) [3 out of 4 stars]
- 2009.08.24: Return of the New Music Seminar
- 2009.08.23: Pearl Jam at United Center (Updated; additional tickets released for Monday) (Updated again: Start time)
- 2009.08.21: Lollapalooza's Marc Geiger: You call it Walmart, I call it the Superbowl
- 2009.08.18: I have no response to this
- 2009.08.17: The return of Red Red Meat
- 2009.08.17: A few thoughts on recent headlines and some links I've been meaning to share
- 2009.08.10: Them Crooked Vultures at Metro; updated
- 2009.08.09: DeRo's Day Three video wrap-up
- 2009.08.09: Lollapalooza Day Three: On the scene with Anders Smith Lindall
- 2009.08.09: Lollapalooza Day Three by Jim DeRogatis; final wrap-up
- 2009.08.09: DeRo's Day Two video wrap-up
- 2009.08.08: Lollapalooza Day Two: On the scene with Anders Smith Lindall
- 2009.08.08: Lollapalooza Day Two by Jim DeRogatis; final wrap-up
- 2009.08.07: UPDATED Sunday 3 p.m.: Lollapalooza's final day is sold-out
- 2009.08.07: Lollapalooza Day One by Jim DeRogatis; final wrap-up
- 2009.08.07: Lollapalooza Day One: On the scene with Anders Smith Lindall
- 2009.08.06: John Hughes, writer, director and music fan
- 2009.08.06: Them Crooked Vultures sell out in three minutes
- 2009.08.06: Jane's Addiction plans "helicopter trick" for Lollapalooza
- 2009.08.05: Van Morrison finally brings "Astral Weeks" to Chicago
- 2009.08.05: Schubas to open new, larger venue
- 2009.08.04: Some more dates I've been meaning to share, and a few miscellaneous Lollapalooza tidbits
- 2009.08.04: Regina Spektor, "Far" (Sire) [3 OUT OF 4 STARS]
- 2009.08.04: Japandroids, "Post-Nothing" (Polyvinyl) [3.5 OUT OF 4 STARS]
- 2009.08.04: Demo2DeRo: Saurab Bhargava
- 2009.08.04: Josh Homme, Dave Grohl and John Paul Jones to close out Lollapalooza at Metro Sunday night
- 2009.08.03: Live Nation expands "bargain" tickets
- 2009.07.31: Previewing Lollapalooza 2009: The best bets from a packed but sometimes underwhelming lineup
- 2009.07.29: The Fiery Furnaces, "I'm Going Away" (Thrill Jockey) [1.5 OUT OF 4 STARS]
- 2009.07.29: Demo2DeRo: I Think Everything I Say
- 2009.07.28: The Dead Weather and Screaming Females at the Vic
- 2009.07.27: Wilco adds a second date, Leonard Cohen comes back and the Boss and the Pixies get nostalgic
- 2009.07.27: Save the date: "The Bloodshot Beer-B-Q," Sept. 12
- 2009.07.27: Some links I've been meaning to share
- 2009.07.25: A few more words on the deaths of Jay Bennett (real and tragic) and Thax Douglas (a none too funny joke)
- 2009.07.24: Sound Opinions Movie Night Tuesday: "A Hard Day's Night"
- 2009.07.24: The Octopus Project: Eight arms (and a Theremin) to love you
- 2009.07.21: AT&T, Lollapalooza and Chicago 2016: What's the real deal?
- 2009.07.21: The Yeah Yeah Yeahs replace the Beastie Boys at Lollapalooza
- 2009.07.20: Lollapalooza and Chicago Olympics 2016: Perfect together?
- 2009.07.20: Beastie Boys pull out as Lollapalooza headliner
- 2009.07.20: Pichfork 2009: More on the backline, Day 3
- 2009.07.19: Pitchfork 2009: Day III
- 2009.07.19: Pitchfork 2009: Day II, the Balance Stage
- 2009.07.18: Pitchfork 2009: Day II
- 2009.07.18: Update: Thax Douglas is alive and well
- 2009.07.17: Pitchfork 2009: Day I
- 2009.07.15: The Dead Weather, "Horehound" (Warner Bros.) [3.5 STARS]
- 2009.07.15: Demo2DeRo: Ohvaur
- 2009.07.14: Shellac added to Millennium Park's New Music Mondays
- 2009.07.13: Green Day at the United Center
- 2009.07.13: Previewing Pitchfork 2009
- 2009.07.07: Cheap Trick, "The Latest" (Cheap Trick Unlimited) [3 STARS]
- 2009.07.07: Maxwell, "BLACKsummers'night" (Columbia) [2.5 STARS]
- 2009.07.07: Demo2DeRo: A Lull
- 2009.07.07: Always one of the summer's best times: The Chicago Folk & Roots Festival
- 2009.07.07: Live-blogging the Michael Jackson memorial
- 2009.06.30: Moby, "Wait for Me" (Mute) [3.5 STARS]
- 2009.06.30: Demo2DeRo: The Yearbooks
- 2009.06.30: Celebrate the 4th with some presidential rock at Taste
- 2009.06.30: This weekend: Hair-metal nostalgia, and Man Man
- 2009.06.29: The Feelies: Those rhythms are still crazy after all these years
- 2009.06.27: Where does Michael Jackson fit in the pop pantheon?
- 2009.06.25: Michael Jackson, dead at 50: A complicated legacy
- 2009.06.24: This weekend: Van der Graaf Generator, Shellac
- 2009.06.23: Coroner: Jay Bennett died of an accidental drug overdose
- 2009.06.23: Richard Marx defends the RIAA's $1.92 million scapegoat
- 2009.06.19: The Feelies come back to Chicago on Monday
- 2009.06.16: Pisces, "A Lovely Sight" (Numero Group) [3.5 STARS]
- 2009.06.16: Tortoise, "Beacons of Ancestorship" (Thrill Jockey) [2.5 STARS]
- 2009.06.16: Demo2DeRo: The Alaya Conscious
- 2009.06.15: Ticketmaster/Live Nation Update: Indie promoter sues to stop a "monopoly," and the Posion Dwarf speaks
- 2009.06.15: The Jonas Brothers, "Lines, Vines and Trying Times" (Hollywood) [½ STAR]
- 2009.06.12: PJ Harvey and John Parish at the Riv
- 2009.06.09: Some links I've been meaning to share
- 2009.06.09: Black Eyed Peas, "The E.N.D." (Interscope) [3 STARS]
- 2009.06.09: Phoenix, "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix" (V2) [3.5 STARS]
- 2009.06.09: Demo2DeRo: TAxi
- 2009.06.08: PJ Harvey and John Parish: "An express train with all doors welded shut"
- 2009.06.08: Live Nation: More bargains to prop up the troubled summer concert season
- 2009.06.08: Demo2DeRo: King Sparrow
- 2009.06.04: Some links I've been meaning to share
- 2009.06.04: This weekend: St. Vincent, Jenny Lewis
- 2009.06.04: Riot Fest announces 2009 dates, some headliners
- 2009.06.03: Koko Taylor dead at 80
- 2009.06.02: Sonic Youth, "The Eternal" (Matador) [3.5 STARS]
- 2009.06.02: Dave Matthews Band, "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King" (RCA) [2.5 STARS]
- 2009.06.01: Live Nation = "Free-Nation"? Um, not really
- 2009.05.31: "Unwigged and Unplugged" at the Chicago Theatre
- 2009.05.29: Things we love: DC Comics, chocolate milkshakes, the Replacements and Art Brut
- 2009.05.27: Wilco, "Wilco (The Album)" (Nonesuch) [3.5 STARS]
- 2009.05.27: Demo2DeRo: Camera
- 2009.05.26: Grizzly Bear, "Veckatimest" [2 STARS]
- 2009.05.24: Jay Bennett, dead at age 45; Coroner: further testing needed to determine the cause of death
- 2009.05.19: Passion Pit, "Manners" (Frenchkiss) [3.5 STARS]
- 2009.05.19: Demo2DeRo: Machines That Think
- 2009.05.14: Peaches: Feel the cream
- 2009.05.12: Eminem, "Relapse" (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope) [1 STAR OUT OF 4]
- 2009.05.12: Green Day, "21st Century Breakdown" (Reprise) [3 STARS]
- 2009.05.12: Demo2DeRo: The Hudson Branch
- 2009.05.11: Keeping an eye on Live Nation and the Ticketmaster merger
- 2009.05.11: This weekend: the Vaselines, Windy & Carl
- 2009.05.11: Celebrating Columbia College bands at Manifest
- 2009.05.08: Flaming Lips "Write the Night" back on at Pitchfork (at least in part)
- 2009.05.08: Chicago Folk & Roots Festival lineup announced
- 2009.05.05: Leonard Cohen at the Chicago Theatre
- 2009.05.05: Millennium Park's "Edible Audible Picnics"
- 2009.05.05: St. Vincent, "Actor" (4AD) [3.5 STARS]
- 2009.05.05: Peaches, "I Feel Cream" (XL) [3 STARS]
- 2009.05.05: Demo2DeRo: Tautologic
- 2009.05.05: Sad coda to the Tweedy/Bennett Wilco partnership
- 2009.05.05: This weekend: Plain White T's, "3-Way Big Benefit"
- 2009.05.05: Revolution rock at the Goodman
- 2009.05.04: Pearl Jam to play the United Center, Aug. 23 -- UPDATED 5/8
- 2009.05.04: How to publicize your band
- 2009.05.04: Summer Concert Preview
- 2009.05.01: More Pitchfork acts added
- 2009.04.29: Metronome Celebration announces acts, June 6 & 7
- 2009.04.29: Bob Dylan, "Together Through Life" (Columbia) [3.5 STARS]
- 2009.04.29: Leonard Cohen, "Live in London" (Columbia) [3.5 STARS]
- 2009.04.29: Demo2DeRo: Darling
- 2009.04.28: Do you really want a piece of her? Britney Spears at the Allstate Arena
- 2009.04.27: This weekend: Intonation Benefit, Ghost and Burning Fight
- 2009.04.27: Screaming Females: Truth in a band name
- 2009.04.27: Millennium Park's "Downtown Sound: New Music Mondays" boasts the Feelies, Red Red Meat and more
- 2009.04.21: The 2009 Lollapalooza lineup (annotated)
- 2009.04.21: The 2009 Lollapalooza lineup (the list, just the list)
- 2009.04.17: Still more acts added to Pitchfork fest
- 2009.04.15: Live Nation: Helping the local economy...
- 2009.04.15: Throbbing Gristle finally comes to Chicago (and boy, is Chicago scared!)
- 2009.04.15: Talking Tinted Windows, that elusive second solo album and life after the Smashing Pumpkins with James Iha
- 2009.04.15: Next week: pop bliss with Tommy Keene
- 2009.04.14: Demo2DeRo: Ramsey Judson
- 2009.04.14: Asher Roth, "Asleep in the Bread Aisle" (Universal) [3 STARS]
- 2009.04.14: Bat for Lashes, "Two Suns" (Astralwerks) [3 STARS]
- 2009.04.14: Warped returns to Chicago on Aug. 1
- 2009.04.12: Lily Allen at the Riv
- 2009.04.10: More Pitchfork acts announced
- 2009.04.09: Andrew Bird at the Civic Opera House
- 2009.04.09: What's Billy thinking, part six: Why he's still smashing the Pumpkins (and a whole lot more)
- 2009.04.09: Chicago celebrates Record Store Day, April 18
- 2009.04.09: Still Handsome after all these years
- 2009.04.07: Metric, "Fantasies" (02. Records) [3.5 STARS]
- 2009.04.07: Neil Young, "Fork in the Road" (Reprise) [1.5 STARS]
- 2009.04.07: Demo2DeRo: Kid, You'll Move Mountains
- 2009.04.07: International Pop Overthrow comes to Chicago for year 12
- 2009.04.07: Schumer takes on the ticket scalpers
- 2009.04.07: Support your local heavy-metal burlesque queen!
- 2009.04.07: What's Billy thinking, part five: Stop the chicken torture!
- 2009.04.07: Long-awaited Beatles remasters coming in September
- 2009.04.02: iPod selections for the Queen
- 2009.03.31: PJ Harvey and John Parish, "A Woman a Man Walked By" (Island) [3.5 STARS]
- 2009.03.31: Demo2DeRo: Kory Quinn and the Comrades
- 2009.03.31: Music announced for Taste of Chicago 2009
- 2009.03.30: What's Billy thinking, part four: Any drummers out there want a job?
- 2009.03.30: UPDATED: U2 at Soldier Field sells out instantly; Ticketmaster/Live Nation directs fans to its auction site; second show put on sale for Sept. 13
- 2009.03.30: Talking to Numero Group co-founder Tom Lunt
- 2009.03.30: This weekend: Johann's Face 20th anniversary, Ladytron
- 2009.03.27: Update: The Flaming Lips will just be doing their regular shtick at Pitchfork: Did Wayne wimp out?
- 2009.03.27: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "It's Blitz" (Interscope) [3.5 STARS]
- 2009.03.27: Demo2DeRo: Joe Pug
- 2009.03.27: The Flaming Lips to rock Pitchfork
- 2009.03.24: More Lollapalooza leaks... ?
- 2009.03.24: Jimmy Chamberlin speaks... er, blogs
- 2009.03.23: What's Billy thinking, part three: "Let's try to forgive each other"
- 2009.03.23: U2 Soldier Field tickets to go on sale March 30
- 2009.03.23: Final "Big Six" Lollapalooza headliners: Tool and the Killers
- 2009.03.22: SXSW 2009, night four: Kanye West, Common, Erykah Badu & the G.O.O.D. Music Showcase
- 2009.03.21: SXSW 2009: Neil Young's archives, finally here and absolutely amazing
- 2009.03.21: SXSW 2009: Let's hear it for the ladies in the house
- 2009.03.21: SXSW 2009, night three: Tinted Windows, Superdrag & Graham Coxon
- 2009.03.20: What's Billy thinking, part two: And then there was one
- 2009.03.20: SXSW 2009, night two: Red Red Meat, the She Creatures & more
- 2009.03.20: Finally, some exciting Lollapalooza whispers
- 2009.03.19: SXSW 2009, day two: Indie labels, keynoter Quincy Jones & more
- 2009.03.19: SXSW 2009: Kanye's coming to Texas
- 2009.03.19: SXSW 2009: Don't look for Ticketmaster or Live Nation here
- 2009.03.19: Meanwhile back in Chicago: CMC suggests an alternative promoters ordinance, and Taste this year may not suck
- 2009.03.19: SXSW 2009, night one: Roky, An Horse & more
- 2009.03.18: SXSW 2009, day one: Annoying things bands do, the artist as entrepreneur, Tom Schraeder & more
- 2009.03.16: Gearing up for South by Southwest
- 2009.03.16: The Decemberists, "The Hazards of Love" (Capitol) [3.5 STARS]
- 2009.03.16: Mastodon, "Crack the Skye" (Warner Bros.) [3.5 STARS]
- 2009.03.16: Demo2DeRo: Very Truly Yours
- 2009.03.12: What the heck is Billy thinking?
- 2009.03.12: The manager behind Billy Corgan: Meet the "Poison Dwarf"
- 2009.03.12: Mikael Jorgensen: Not just the guy with the laptop
- 2009.03.12: The many sides of Rachael Yamagata
- 2009.03.10: Bono on the Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger: "I haven't really spent any time thinking about it"
- 2009.03.10: U2 visits Chicago's Metro
- 2009.03.10: This weekend: Even in Blackouts, Brigid Murphy
- 2009.03.10: The Tossers: St. Patrick's Day done right
- 2009.03.10: Demo2DeRo: Lovers in Arms
- 2009.03.10: Chris Cornell, "Scream" (Interscope) [1/2 STAR]
- 2009.03.10: Cursive, "Mama, I'm Swollen" (Saddle Creek) [3.5 STARS]
- 2009.03.10: Corgan to Congress, Part II: Here, at last, is the Great Pumpkin's letter supporting the Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger
- 2009.03.10: UPDATED: Mr. Corgan goes to Washington for a bigger piece of the radio pie
- 2009.03.09: What will Simon think?
- 2009.03.09: Mr. Corgan goes to Washington
- 2009.03.06: Lollapalooza 1986... Er, um, I mean, 2009
- 2009.03.06: The 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival has announced its first batch of acts...
- 2009.03.05: It would have been an honor just to be nominated...
- 2009.03.04: Kelly Clarkson, "All I Ever Wanted" (RCA) [2.5 STARS]
- 2009.03.04: K'Naan, "Troubadour" (A&M) [3.5 STARS]
- 2009.03.04: Demo2DeRo: The Royal Pines
- 2009.03.03: Why should consumers care about the Chicago promoters ordinance?
- 2009.03.03: Music scene advocates still have serious concerns about the revised Chicago Promoters Ordinance
- 2009.03.02: Panel discussion on the Chicago promoters ordinance
- 2009.03.02: The Flesh Hungry Dog Show: Indie promoting at its best
- 2009.03.02: This weekend: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Viva La Muerte's Hot & Heavy Burlesque
- 2009.02.27: What does vertical integration look like, anyway?
- 2009.02.27: The Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger: Where do things go from here?
- 2009.02.27: So who, exactly, are the artists supporting the Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger?
- 2009.02.27: Listing Ticketmaster/Live Nation's high-powered Democratic lobbyists
- 2009.02.27: Pitchfork Music Festival 2009: Save these dates
- 2009.02.26: Is Live Nation really hurting as much as it claimed to be on Capitol Hill? That's not what Mr. Rapino tells his shareholders
- 2009.02.26: Update: Schulter's office denies rushing the return of the promoters ordinance
- 2009.02.26: I was wondering what she was doing at the TM/LN Senate hearing!
- 2009.02.26: Get ready for round two: Return of the Chicago promoters ordinance
- 2009.02.26: Live blogging the House hearing on Ticketmaster/Live Nation
- 2009.02.26: More developments in the Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger, including another hearing today
- 2009.02.25: The Appleseed Cast: Instrumental brilliance
- 2009.02.25: This weekend: Lisa Hannigan, Spandexxx
- 2009.02.24: Recapping the Ticketmaster/Live Nation hearing on Capitol Hill
- 2009.02.24: Neko Case, "Middle Cyclone" (Anti-) [4 STARS]
- 2009.02.24: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, "The Pains of Being Pure at Heart" (Slumberland) [3.5 STARS]
- 2009.02.24: Demo2DeRo: The Cathy Santonies
- 2009.02.24: Live blogging the Senate hearing on Ticketmaster/Live Nation
- 2009.02.23: Updates on tomorrow's Live Nation/Ticketmaster hearing
- 2009.02.23: U2, "No Line on the Horizon" (Universal) [3.5 STARS]
- 2009.02.23: Washington considers the Live Nation/Ticketmaster merger--with input from Chicago
- 2009.02.18: Because life around Wrigley isn't already unpleasant enough during baseball season...
- 2009.02.18: Various artists, "Slumdog Millonaire Soundtrack" (Interscope) [2.5 STARS]
- 2009.02.18: Demo2DeRo: The Sleepy Kissers
- 2009.02.18: This weekend: Mark Olson and Gary Louris, Thievery Corporation
- 2009.02.18: Plastic Crimewave Sound: Noise this weird should not be taken for granted
- 2009.02.18: End of an era: Touch and Go Records will stop distributing smaller indie labels
- 2009.02.12: Morrissey, "Years of Refusal" (Lost Highway) [3.5 STARS]
- 2009.02.12: Demo2DeRo: JoyFocus
- 2009.02.10: More Live Nation Entertainment spin
- 2009.02.10: Live Nation/Ticketmaster: Let the spin begin
- 2009.02.10: Live Nation's local execs: Merger, what merger? We're here to talk about Billy and Elton
- 2009.02.10: Ticketmaster + Live Nation: Meet the new boss
- 2009.02.08: The 51st Annual Grammy Awards: Wake me when they're over
- 2009.02.08: This weekend:The Godfathers, F---ed Up
- 2009.02.08: Company of Thieves: Who says musicians' dreams no longer come true?
- 2009.02.06: This weekend: John Glick Memorial Show, Lykke Li
- 2009.02.06: Titus Andronicus: The real boss from Jersey
- 2009.02.04: Lily Allen, "It's Not Me, It's You" (Capitol) [3.5 STARS]
- 2009.02.04: Demo2DeRo: 20 Mark Helga
- 2009.02.04: Demo2DeRo: 20 Mark Helga
- 2009.02.04: Attention all superior Springsteen superfans: The Boss was faking it, too
- 2009.02.03: Don't bash the Boss
- 2009.02.01: Super Bowl Sounds: Springsteen and Jennifer Hudson
- 2009.01.29: Handicapping the 2008 Grammys
- 2009.01.29: Chicago's Grammy-nominated producer Johnny K
- 2009.01.29: Livin' loud with Les Savy Fav
- 2009.01.29: This weekend: Bible of the Devil and Seattle Grunge Night
- 2009.01.22: Animal Collective at Metro
- 2009.01.20: Better than Metallica? The Sword didn't say it, but I will
- 2009.01.20: Bruce Springsteen, "Working on a Dream" (Columbia) [1.5 STARS]
- 2009.01.20: Andrew Bird, "Noble Beast" (Fat Possum) [2 STARS]
- 2009.01.20: Demo2DeRo: Band Called Catch
- 2009.01.15: Franz Ferdinand, "Tonight: Franz Ferdinand" (Sony) [3.5 STARS]
- 2009.01.15: Demo2DeRo: ARMA
- 2009.01.15: This weekend: The Musical Box and Taylor Hicks
- 2009.01.15: Talking with Adele: Simply amazing
- 2009.01.06: Animal Collective, "Merriweather Post Pavilion" (Domino) [4 STARS]
- 2009.01.06: Ron Asheton, R.I.P.
- 2009.01.06: Demo2DeRo: Zerostars
- 2008.12.19: The worst/most overrated albums of 2008
- 2008.12.19: Attacking the Chicago Promoters Ordinance on video
- 2008.12.19: This week on "Sound Opinions": The annual Christmas Spectacular
- 2008.12.17: Chicago musicians to celebrate the Obama inauguration
- 2008.12.16: The best concerts of 2008
- 2008.12.16: Club-hopping for the final weeks of '08
- 2008.12.16: Rock 'n' roll plans for New Year's Eve
- 2008.12.09: Neil Young at the Allstate Arena
- 2008.12.09: Fall Out Boy, "Folie A Deux" (Island) [3.5 STARS]
- 2008.12.08: The Best Albums of 2008
- 2008.12.04: Quincy Jones announced as SXSW keynote
- 2008.12.04: Chicago scores big in Grammy nominations
- 2008.12.03: 2008/2009 Grammy nominations announced
- 2008.12.02: Fall Out Boy at the Chicago Theatre
- 2008.12.02: Common, "Universal Mind Control" (Geffen) [1.5 STARS]
- 2008.12.02: The Fireman, "Electric Arguments" (ATO) [3 STARS]
- 2008.12.02: The Jesus Lizard jumps on the reunion express
- 2008.12.02: Straight No Chaser wishes you an a cappella Christmas
- 2008.12.02: Demo2DeRo: Russian Circles
- 2008.12.02: Britney's back (well, sort of)
- 2008.12.01: Britney Spears, "Circus" (Jive) [2 STARS]
- 2008.11.26: Rivers Cuomo, "Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo" (Geffen) [3 STARS]
- 2008.11.26: The Killers, "Day & Age" (Island)
- 2008.11.25: Smashing Pumpkins just won't go away
- 2008.11.24: This weekend: Turkeypalooza, Boris
- 2008.11.24: The Revelettes' go-go good times
- 2008.11.22: Smashing Pumpkins postpone final Auditorium Theatre show
- 2008.11.20: Kanye West, "808s & Heartbreak" (Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam) [3 OUT OF 4 STARS]
- 2008.11.19: Some thoughts on Corgan's show-closing melt-down
- 2008.11.18: Smashing Pumpkins at the Chicago Theatre
- 2008.11.18: Jim DeRo's partial Pumpkins primer
- 2008.11.18: Guns N' Roses, "Chinese Democracy" (Universal) [2 OUT OF 4 STARS]
- 2008.11.18: Demo2DeRo: Bible of the Devil
- 2008.11.16: Robyn Hitchcock dreams of trains once more
- 2008.11.13: Rise Against: Melodic hardcore? Political pop-punk? Mainstream underground? Great whatever you call it
- 2008.11.13: Demo2DeRo: The Avatars
- 2008.11.13: The curse of alternative nostalgia: What the heck happened to the Class of '93?
- 2008.11.13: What to expect from next week's Smashing Pumpkins shows
- 2008.11.11: The Knux, "Remind Me in 3 Days" (Interscope) [3.5 OUT OF 4 STARS]
- 2008.11.11: Beyoncé, "I Am... Sasha Fierce" (Sony) [3 OUT OF 4 STARS]
- 2008.11.11: This weekend: Ben Weasel, Titus Andronicus
- 2008.11.11: Deerhunter: Two great albums for the price of one
- 2008.11.11: Demo2DeRo: The Handcuffs
- 2008.11.06: New city deal with Lollapalooza: Here for at least 10 more years
- 2008.11.04: SOUTH SIDE IS IN THE HOUSE
- 2008.11.04: Q-Tip, "The Renaissance" (Universal/Motown) [3.5 STARS]
- 2008.11.04: This weekend: ska-pop at the Empty Bottle and a benefit for Diane Izzo
- 2008.10.30: AC/DC at the Allstate Arena
- 2008.10.30: Talking "I Often Dream of Trains" with Robyn Hitchcock
- 2008.10.27: Halloween Rock in Chicago
- 2008.10.26: Burning down the (Civic Opera) house
- 2008.10.23: Obamapalooza: Lollapalooza promoters C3 Presents to stage Grant Park election night celebration
- 2008.10.21: This weekend: Byrne does Eno, the Rumble Strips
- 2008.10.21: Yeasayer: Don't call them prog or psych (or maybe you can)
- 2008.10.21: Demo2Dero: Les Voyeurs
- 2008.10.21: Pink, "Funhouse" (La Face) [1 STAR]
- 2008.10.21: John Legend, "Evolver" (Columbia) [1 STAR]
- 2008.10.19: Alright, here it is, again: Wire at Metro
- 2008.10.14: Bob Dylan, "Tell Tale Signs: Rare and Unreleased, 1989-2006" (Columbia) [4 STARS]
- 2008.10.14: AC/DC, "Black Ice" (Columbia) [3.5 STARS]
- 2008.10.14: Demo2DeRo: Caw! Caw!
- 2008.10.13: My Morning Jacket reschedules Chicago Theatre concerts
- 2008.10.13: Talking with TV on the Radio
- 2008.10.13: This weekend: Wire, Laurie Lindeen and an Elephant 6 Xmas
- 2008.10.13: Jack, Alicia and Bond... James Bond
- 2008.10.13: Oasis fans are nothing if not a loyal lot
- 2008.10.08: My Morning Jacket postpones its Chicago shows
- 2008.10.07: T.I., "Paper Trail" (Grand Hustle/Atlantic) [2.5 STARS]
- 2008.10.07: Oasis, "Dig Out Your Soul" (Reprise) [1.5 STARS]
- 2008.10.07: Demo2DeRo: Red Eyed Legends
- 2008.10.06: There's a Riot (Fest) goin' on!
- 2008.10.06: This weekend: Stereolab, Fleet Foxes
- 2008.10.06: Smashing Pumpkins tickets onsale Oct. 13 (except to rich people)
- 2008.10.06: Diddy, Mary J. and Jay-Z want you to vote
- 2008.10.06: Vegas loves Bono (for the Nobel Peace Prize)
- 2008.10.03: Beck plays the punk in fierce, raw set
- 2008.10.02: Weezer at the Allstate Arena
- 2008.09.30: Demo2DeRo: Mr. Russia
- 2008.09.30: Jenny Lewis, "Acid Tongue" (Warner Bros.) [3.5 STARS]
- 2008.09.30: Lou Reed, "Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse" (Matador) [3.5 STARS]
- 2008.09.30: Jennifer Hudson, "Jennifer Hudson" (Arista) [1 STAR]
- 2008.09.29: Talking with Brazilian Girls
- 2008.09.29: This weekend: Peter Hammil of Van Der Graaf Generator and some South Side rock
- 2008.09.29: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at the Riviera
- 2008.09.28: My Bloody Valentine at the Aragon
- 2008.09.24: Sigur Ros at the Chicago Theatre
- 2008.09.24: Demo2DeRo: Werewolf
- 2008.09.24: Metallica, "Death Magnetic" (Warner Bros.) [2 STARS]
- 2008.09.24: The Smashing Pumpkins finally announce some Chicago shows
- 2008.09.23: This weekend: Nick Cave, Carrot Top's Sweet 16
- 2008.09.23: The return of My Bloody Valentine
- 2008.09.04: Some September show picks
- 2008.09.04: Gearing up for the Hideout Block Party
- 2008.09.04: Angie wishes she was this cool: Joan As Police Woman
- 2008.09.04: Brian Wilson, "That Lucky Old Sun" (Capitol) [1 STAR]
- 2008.09.04: Demo2DeRo: El Segundo
- 2008.08.28: Fall Music Preview
- 2008.08.27: Demo2DeRo: Doppler Shift
- 2008.08.27: The Walkmen, "You & Me" (Gigantic) [1.5 out of 4 stars]
- 2008.08.26: Hell hath no fury like Jonas fans scorned
- 2008.08.22: Ben Weasel: His brain hurts (again)
- 2008.08.21: Eddie comes home
- 2008.08.20: David Byrne and Brian Eno, "Everything That Happens Will Happen Today" (http://everythingthathappens.com) [3.5 out of 4 star]
- 2008.08.20: Demo2DeRo: Blackdog
- 2008.08.19: The Jonas Brothers loom large on the pop landscape
- 2008.08.19: This weekend: Joanna Newsom, Ben Weasel
- 2008.08.19: Aesop Rock: Making underground hip-hop accessible
- 2008.08.14: This weekend: Raven Music Fest, Faun Fables
- 2008.08.14: The Ex: From Ethiopia to Chicago by way of the Netherlands
- 2008.08.13: Brazilian Girls, "New York City" (Verve) [3.5 out of 4 stars]
- 2008.08.13: Demo2Dero: Scott Peckenpaugh
- 2008.08.07: On tornadoes and the cops' new "SkyWatch" spy gear: Lingering questions from Lollapalooza 2008, and quick thoughts on what the festival must do next
- 2008.08.07: R. Kelly speaks -- or, rather, sings
- 2008.08.07: Demo2Dero: MariZen
- 2008.08.07: Black Kids, "Partie Traumatic" (Red Ink/Columbia) [1 out of 4 stars]
- 2008.08.07: One Day as a Lion, "One Day as a Lion" EP (Anti-) [2.5 out of 4 stars]
- 2008.08.04: Rage Fans: Chicago rock photographer needs your help
- 2008.08.04: Lollapalooza Day Three: On the scene with Anders Smith Lindall (Updated)
- 2008.08.03: Lollapalooza Day Three: On the scene with Jim DeRogatis
- 2008.08.03: Raging during the Rage set: Here's what happened (Updated 3:30 p.m.)
- 2008.08.02: Lollapalooza Day Two: On the scene with Anders Smith Lindall, updated 10:38 p.m.
- 2008.08.02: Lollapalooza Day Two: On the scene with Jim DeRogatis
- 2008.08.02: Lollapalooza Sells Out Again
- 2008.08.02: Obama at Lolla? Highly unlikely
- 2008.08.01: Lollapalooza Day One: On the scene with Anders Smith Lindall
- 2008.08.01: Lollapalooza Day One: On the scene with Jim DeRogatis
- 2008.08.01: Radiohead Spoiler Alert!
- 2008.08.01: Lollapalooza Sells Out
- 2008.07.31: Demo2DeRo: The Lusties
- 2008.07.31: Randy Newman, "Harps and Angels" (Nonesuch) [3.5 out of 4 stars]
- 2008.07.29: Radiohead cancels surprise Thursday show; Thom Yorke feeling a bit under the weather
- 2008.07.29: Jam clears another hurdle in its attempt to restore the Uptown
- 2008.07.28: The Uptown Theater: Could things finally be resolved on Tuesday?
- 2008.07.25: A look at Lollapalooza's after-shows
- 2008.07.25: Concert Preview: Lollapalooza 2008, planning ahead
- 2008.07.25: Lollapalooza's promoters address the sponsorships, the radius clauses and their plans to expand in Chicago
- 2008.07.24: Coldplay at the United Center
- 2008.07.24: This Weekend: Wicker Park Fest, Matmos
- 2008.07.24: Canasta deals a winning hand in orchestral pop
- 2008.07.24: Demo2DeRo: Modern Chemist
- 2008.07.24: The Hold Steady, "Stay Positive" (Vagrant) [1.5 OUT OF 4 STARS]
- 2008.07.24: Miley Cyrus, "Breakout" (Hollywood Records) [3 OUT OF 4 STARS]
- 2008.07.20: Pitchfork Music Festival Day Three
- 2008.07.19: Pitchfork Music Festival Day Two
- 2008.07.18: Pitchfork Music Festival Day One
- 2008.07.17: Full lineup announced for Riot Fest, Oct. 10-12
- 2008.07.17: Barack Obama to appear at Lollapalooza?
- 2008.07.17: Traveling Music: The best songs about planes, trains & automobiles (and boats, too)
- 2008.07.17: Pitchfork update, and other picks for the weekend
- 2008.07.17: Demo2DeRo: Jonny Rumble
- 2008.07.17: Girl Talk, "Feed the Animals" (Illegal Art) [3.5 OUT OF 4 STARS]
- 2008.07.11: Spiritualized gives us another masterpiece: "Songs in A&E"
- 2008.07.11: At look ahead to the Pitchfork Music Festival, 2008
- 2008.07.10: Demo2DeRo: Tongues
- 2008.07.10: Nas, “Untitled” (Def Jam) [2 stars out of 4]
- 2008.07.10: More weekend sounds
- 2008.07.10: This weekend: The Folk & Roots Festival
- 2008.07.08: The (sort of) Pumpkins are (sort of) coming home
- 2008.07.03: Billy Corgan has time to design a guitar for Fender...
- 2008.07.02: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at the United Center
- 2008.07.02: Eddie's coming home
- 2008.07.02: Demo2DeRo: Sleep Out
- 2008.07.02: Beck, “Modern Guilt” (Interscope) [3.5 out of 4 stars]
- 2008.07.02: Fleet Foxes, “Fleet Foxes” (Sub Pop) [3.5 out 4 stars]
- 2008.07.02: This Weekend: Dropkick Murphys and a worthy cause at the Hideout
- 2008.07.02: Alejandro Escovedo gets animalistic
- 2008.07.01: Crazy Rhythms Redux: The return of the Feelies
- 2008.06.24: F--- and run... and run again
- 2008.06.24: Field Testing "The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones"
- 2008.06.24: She wants to be your Joey Ramone
- 2008.06.23: Hideout Block Party tickets onsale
- 2008.06.23: Taste of Chicago is a little bit tastier this year
- 2008.06.19: The Best Albums of 2008... so far
- 2008.06.19: This weekend: the Black Angels & the Warlocks; Nachmystium
- 2008.06.19: Catching up with the Frantic
- 2008.06.19: Lil Wayne, “Tha Carter III” (Cash Money) [2.5 STARS]
- 2008.06.19: My Morning Jacket, “Evil Urges” (ATO) [1.5 STARS]
- 2008.06.19: Demo2DeRo: Izel's Spiral
- 2008.06.17: Lollapalooza schedule is up
- 2008.06.16: While I was otherwise occupied...
- 2008.06.16: Coldplay, “Viva la Vida” (Capitol) [3 stars]
- 2008.06.16: Alejandro Escovedo, “Real Animal” (Back Porch) [3 STARS]
- 2008.06.16: Demo2Dero: Emanuel Vinson
- 2008.06.04: DeRo is free!
- 2008.05.29: Demo2DeRo: The Michigan City Vandals
- 2008.05.29: Weezer, "Weezer" (Geffen) [3.5 stars]
- 2008.05.23: A gift from a colleague
- 2008.05.22: Death Cab for Cutie, “Narrow Stairs” (Atlantic) [3.5 STARS]
- 2008.05.22: Demo2Dero: Brett Wilder
- 2008.05.22: Demo2Dero: The Moses Gun
- 2008.05.22: This weekend: Totally Wired Fest and Summer Camp 2008
- 2008.05.22: Dark Meat's gonzo good-time skronk
- 2008.05.22: Concert preview: Kanye comes home
- 2008.05.21: Why would Pitchfork need an "independent lifestyle communications and brand agency"?
- 2008.05.21: Ald. Schulter explains delay in promoter's ordinance
- 2008.05.17: Remembering Lydia Tomkiw
- 2008.05.17: Update: The battle over the Uptown Theater continues
- 2008.05.17: Update: The fight against the promoters' ordinance continues
- 2008.05.16: This Weeked: Ride the waves and fight the death penalty
- 2008.05.14: Flight of the Conchords soar
- 2008.05.13: Fall Out Boy speaks out: Pete Wentz on the promoter's ordinance
- 2008.05.13: Da Mayor speaks out on the promoter's ordinance
- 2008.05.13: UPDATE: Promoter's ordinance tabled (for now)
- 2008.05.13: "Chicago Tonight" looks at the promoter's ordinance; meetings taking place today in the final hours before a vote
- 2008.05.12: New acts added to a Lollapalooza... and this year has a "theme"
- 2008.05.12: Update: Musical advocates gear up to fight the promoter's ordinance at Wednesday's City Council meeting
- 2008.05.09: Alderman Schulter’s turn: The committee chair responds to music community worries about the promoter’s ordinance
- 2008.05.09: The city responds to the music community's concerns about the promoter's ordinance
- 2008.05.09: The promoter's ordinance: What's the rush to push this through without input from the music community?
- 2008.05.09: Concert review: Ministry begins its long goodbye
- 2008.05.08: The promoter's ordinance: The view from City Hall
- 2008.05.07: Background reading on the promoter's ordinance: The proposed law, and the Chicago Music Commission's response to it
- 2008.05.07: UPDATE: Promoters law passes committee
- 2008.05.07: The city tries again to legislate Clubland — without any input from the music community
- 2008.05.06: This weekend: Singer, Was (Not Was)
- 2008.05.06: Demo2DeRo: Vertikal
- 2008.05.06: Elvis Costello and the Impostors, “Momofuku” (Lost Highway) [2 STARS]
- 2008.05.06: Santogold, “Santogold” (Downtown) [2.5 STARS]
- 2008.05.06: Nine Inch Nails, “The Slip” (nin.com) [3 STARS]
- 2008.05.06: Los Campesinos!, “Hold on Now, Youngster…” (Arts & Crafts) [2.5 STARS]
- 2008.05.06: The good news: My Bloody Valentine in Chicago, Sept. 27
- 2008.05.05: Lou Reed's generosity of spirit: "Who was Lester Bangs?"
- 2008.05.02: Chicago loses another good rock club
- 2008.05.02: A farewell to Ministry (maybe, sort of)
- 2008.05.01: This weekend: Simone, Nudity
- 2008.04.30: Bottom Lounge opening postponed... again
- 2008.04.30: Sly cancels on Chicago again
- 2008.04.30: R.I.P.: The man who arguably did more than any other to inspire some of the best rock ever
- 2008.04.29: The Roots, “Rising Down” (Def Jam) [3 STARS]
- 2008.04.29: Portishead, “Third” (Mercury) [3 STARS]
- 2008.04.28: Hannah Montana... sex symbol???
- 2008.04.28: Demo2DeRo: Trio in Stereo
- 2008.04.28: For Local H, breaking up is hard to do
- 2008.04.28: Taste of Chicago pop music lineup 2008
- 2008.04.26: Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige tear it up at the United Center
- 2008.04.25: At last: The Pitchfork lineup is complete
- 2008.04.25: This Weekend: Chris Mills, Heart of the City and Led Zeppelin (sort of)
- 2008.04.22: My Bloody Valentine: The second coming!
- 2008.04.22: ALL reunites for Chicago Riot Fest
- 2008.04.22: Madonna, “Hard Candy” (Warner Bros.) [3.5 STARS]
- 2008.04.22: Indie rock is where the money's at
- 2008.04.21: Finally, an official opening date for the Bottom Lounge
- 2008.04.21: Not too secret Moby DJ set
- 2008.04.21: Yes, Vampire Weekend still bugs me -- and a few notes on Pitchfork TV
- 2008.04.21: Chicago punk done the way Chicago punk should be
- 2008.04.20: Demo2DeRo: Sybris
- 2008.04.18: More Pitchfork acts announced (but still not all of 'em)
- 2008.04.15: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, “Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!” (Anti-) [4 STARS]
- 2008.04.15: Tokyo Police Club, “Elephant Shell” (Saddle Creek) [3 STARS]
- 2008.04.15: ACL Announced -- and pondering festival glut
- 2008.04.15: Saul Williams' sonic revolution
- 2008.04.13: Demo2DeRo: Children's Masterpiece Theatre
- 2008.04.10: The Breeders, “Mountain Battles” (4AD) [1.5 STARS]
- 2008.04.10: Head of Femur travels world, sings the big picture
- 2008.04.08: What am I reading?
- 2008.04.08: A tribute to Neu!
- 2008.04.07: So you wanna see Radiohead somewhere else...
- 2008.04.06: Perry, Pepe and the full Lollapalooza lineup for 2008
- 2008.04.06: Demo2DeRo: Rick Ness
- 2008.04.06: The theater wars: The fight for control of the Uptown, and the changing face of the Chicago concert scene
- 2008.04.03: Lollapalooza 2008 headliners confirmed
- 2008.04.02: Album review: Destroyer, “Trouble in Dreams” (Merge) [1 STAR]
- 2008.04.02: Album review: Moby, “Last Night” (Mute/EMI) [3.5 STARS]
- 2008.04.02: Concert review: Four decades later, Davies remains on top
- 2008.03.31: More Pitchfork acts announced
- 2008.03.31: Vampire Weekend: "Look, Muffy, a band for us!”
- 2008.03.30: Demo2DeRo: Filligar
- 2008.03.27: Reserving the right to change my mind (on R.E.M. or anything else)
- 2008.03.26: Album review: R.E.M., “Accelerate” (Warner Bros.) [3 STARS]
- 2008.03.25: Persian tradition meets modern rock
- 2008.03.25: Album review: The Raconteurs, “Consolers of the Lonely” (Warner Bros.) [1.5 STARS]
- 2008.03.24: Lollapalooza tickets going on sale
- 2008.03.23: Demo2DeRo: Stolie
- 2008.03.21: Gnarls Barkley: Odder than you'll ever be
- 2008.03.20: Fighting the good Fite
- 2008.03.17: Punk rock may mean freedom...
- 2008.03.17: Waitin' for a Superman
- 2008.03.16: SXSW Dispatch #8: The kingdom of heaven and the best band in the world
- 2008.03.15: Stray notes from SXSW III: Ticketmaster's trickery
- 2008.03.15: SXSW Dispatch #7: Chicago rising: The Frantic, the Cool Kids, and Kid Sister's Pro Nails Salon
- 2008.03.14: SXSW Dispatch #6: The Ticket Master speaks, and debating ethics in the blogosphere
- 2008.03.14: SXSW Dispatch #5: Night three in the clubs
- 2008.03.14: SXSW Dispatch #4: R.E.M. is back (well, sort of)
- 2008.03.13: SXSW Dispatch #3: Lou Reed's "punk aggressive steel street action"
- 2008.03.13: SXSW Dispatch #2: On parties, panels and Yeasayer
- 2008.03.12: Stray notes from SXSW II: Chicago in Austin
- 2008.03.12: Stray notes from SXSW: They want YOU!
- 2008.03.12: Rage and Wilco to play at Lolla, too?
- 2008.03.12: SXSW Dispatch #1: Naked Raygun lives!
- 2008.03.10: Pitchfork announces part of its 2008 lineup
- 2008.03.09: Demo2DeRo: Pretty Good Dance Moves
- 2008.03.07: Radiohead returns to Grant Park -- maybe. And in a very different setting.
- 2008.03.05: Pitchfork's Ryan Schreiber talks about the new future of the site
- 2008.03.05: The Lollapalooza that ate Chicago
- 2008.03.04: The Bottom Lounge and Reggie's: Dawn of a new day for the Chicago club scene?
- 2008.03.04: Talking loops, politics and marriage with Steve Earle
- 2008.02.29: Spin Control: Sons and Daughters
- 2008.02.28: 10 new Chicago acts that should be heard from in 2008
- 2008.02.28: The first masterpiece of 2008
- 2008.02.27: Taking a bath with Sia
- 2008.02.26: What will Diablo do now?
- 2008.02.22: What becomes a diva least?
- 2008.02.21: Personality crisis? Not for David Johansen
- 2008.02.18: Martin Atkins, underground renaissance man
- 2008.02.15: National Review's cowardly, blathering blowhard rambles on
- 2008.02.15: May 9 is 84 days away...
- 2008.02.15: "Feminazis," and the return of the son of the bride of Juno
- 2008.02.14: Back to the Super Furry beginning
- 2008.02.13: Lollapalooza promoters seize Soldier Field
- 2008.02.13: Major national press exposure for yours truly, rock critic and blogger
- 2008.02.10: And, hot off the presses...
- 2008.02.10: I watch the Grammys (So you don't have to)
- 2008.02.07: From Galaxie 500 to Luna to plain ol' Dean (& Britta)
- 2008.02.06: What makes someone a Chicago artist?
- 2008.02.06: Lez not Led
- 2008.02.06: More music at Soldier Field: Is this a good idea?
- 2008.02.04: I hate to be one of those bloggers...
- 2008.02.03: Petty rocks the Super Bowl
- 2008.02.01: Grammy Fun Part Two
- 2008.02.01: Grammy Fun Part One
- 2008.01.30: Ego? What ego?
- 2008.01.28: And another query from the peanut gallery
- 2008.01.28: Reader request: Inspirational female anthems, anyone?
- 2008.01.25: The Chicago Music Commission is talking a lot, but is it doing anything?
- 2008.01.24: Time Out considers the state of criticism
- 2008.01.22: The New Face of Techno, Redux?
- 2008.01.21: Punk Is Not Ded!
- 2008.01.18: Not to be too incestuous, but...
- 2008.01.17: Talib Kweli: Coming on strong
- 2008.01.15: And even a little bit more "Juno"
- 2008.01.14: More "Juno" Fallout
- 2008.01.11: Ringo Starr, “Liverpool 8” (Capitol) [1 STAR]
- 2008.01.11: Saul Williams, “The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!” (niggytardust.com) [3.5 STARS]
- 2008.01.08: Why "Juno" is anti-rock
- 2008.01.08: Hannah Montana is faking it?
- 2008.01.07: "Kurt Cobain: About a Son"
- 2008.01.03: And now a word about Pulp
- 2008.01.03: And on the subject of Downloads...
- 2008.01.03: Smashing Pumpkins and Radiohead (Again)
- 2008.01.02: Yoko Gets a Bum Rap
- 2007.12.31: Can anyone help Joe out?
- 2007.12.31: Some links as we ponder year's end
- 2007.12.28: Oops, I DO Have One More List!
- 2007.12.27: More Ticketing Debate
- 2007.12.26: The REAL Reason Why Those Hannah Montana Tickets Cost So Much
- 2007.12.24: If You Can Stand One More List...
- 2007.12.21: The Best Albums of 2007: 41 to 50
- 2007.12.20: The Best Albums of 2007: 31 to 40
- 2007.12.19: The Best Albums of 2007: 21 to 30
- 2007.12.18: The Best Albums of 2007: 11 to 20
- 2007.12.17: Jim DeRo's Top 10 Albums of 2007
- 2007.12.17: So, I finally have a blog... Welcome aboard!
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