Jack White’s entire week was ruined by one fan with a bit of influence and a lot of airtime. DJ Electra, who handles afternoons on Chicago alterna-giant Q101, was fortunate enough to stumble across a full version of the White Stripes’ forthcoming and very much anticipated album Icky Thump. She did what any act-before-you-think superfan […]

According to the BBC, CBS has just plunked down $280 million to make a late entrance into the social networking fray: they’re now the proud owners of one shiny music recommendation-cum-nerd-hookup site in Last.fm. The crafty Brits behind the site and the deal have retained control of their creation and hope that support from their […]

It seems like yesterday that I got an excited email from a fellow Dinosaur Jr fanatic, bearing the news that one of our fav formative-years bands would be playing a three-night stand at the in Abbey Pub Chicago this spring. Like an 80-degree day after a week of 50’s, the time is nigh and […]