NYU recently released a study on the market impact of blogs on record sales, which is not a new topic of discussion but I’ve yet to see a funded academic research program that yielded any significant results. While NYU Stern Professor Vasant Dhar’s work may not be entirely conclusive, it’s an example of someone outside […]

Chicago’s underground hip hop scene is experiencing a Lupe-fueled resurgence, with unique events like the annual Rhyme Spitters MC battle tournament and quirky sensations like Cool Kids finding new a new audience in the lilly-white hipster community. Cookies & Dirt are the latest comers to the live band hip hop sub genre, and if the […]

Superfangs is at it again with another batch of homemade sweets…
MP3: School of Language- Rockist Part 1 from Sea From Shore (February 5th, Thrill Jockey)
Would you like to buy a vowel? David Brewis of Field Music uses laptop wizardry to create sensitive pop glitches.
MP3: Cassettes Won’t Listen- Paper Float from Small-Time Machine […]

Another day of slow winter death here on Chicago. I’m running around trying to get my car fixed and my heat working, but I wanted y’all to have a heads’ up that the new Nada Surf album is streaming in its entirety over at the band’s Myspace page. I really, really like it so far.
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We’re buried under 8 inches or so of snow here in Chicago, and my furnace is broken to boot. So, since my fingers are too frozen to type much, please enjoy this VH1 spoof game show with everyone’s favorite masochistic loser, Bret Michaels. From Jezebel.com:

Just about everyone and everything turns on Bret Michaels. A woman […]