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This week we won’t review that new Coldplay track or The Dandy Warhols (sorry we didn’t want to sign up for authorized spam from the band) or the entirely free Nine Inch Nails record. In all honesty, this music fan is exhausted and didn’t delve deep enough into the far corners of the web […]

Another strong week of live shows in the second city. Two founding members of Chicago’s indie rock scene are going head to head with multi-night residencies, so hit the HoB for Ministry or the Beat Kitchen for Local H. Other highlights include the baroque pop of Devotchka, Tokyo Police Club’s sprint style indie, and the […]

MP3: Stereolab- Three Women from Chemical Chords (August 19th, 4AD)
Stereolab adds to their expansive lounge catalog. Here we’ve got an upbeat pop gem with the expected French lyricism over an organ and horn driven tune. Makes us nostalgic for a mid-90’s college hipster party.
MP3: Wolf Parade- Call it a Ritual from At Mount […]

Cracked.com has listed their 11 favorite unintentionally gay rap lyrics:
With all of the negative press surrounding hip-hop music, rappers often complain about the media taking their lyrics out of context, to make them seem more violent or misogynistic than they really are.
As a journalistic institution built on a foundation of honesty and […]