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@LollaLeaks is a fraud
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As I suspected, the mysterious Tweeter who purported to have the summer festival’s lineup in hand was just "f--ing" with us. more
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February, 20, 2012
In the not-so-grand tradition of Dan Sinker's @MayorEmanuel, the mysterious Tweeter behind @LollaLeaks has exposed himself as a fraud, writing on Tumblr that "I’ve been f---ing with you this whole time. I started @LollaLeaks as a bit of an experiment. Could one 'anonymous' person throw a random...
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February, 19, 2012
Legendary Detroit rockers the MC5 have lost another of their key members: Bassist Michael Davis died of liver failure on Friday at a hospital in California. He was 68 years old.Rob Tyner, lead singer of the hugely influential proto-punk band, died in 1991, and guitarist Fred “Sonic” Smith, husband...
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February, 15, 2012
On this week's Global Notes, Jerome and contributor Catalina Maria Johnson take a listen to recently released protest music. It's music created to help bring about change.
The Malian hip-hop trio SMOD's “Le Dirigaint Africains” (produced by Manu Chao, longtime musician activist)...
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February, 13, 2012
I met Whitney in 1990 at a very high-profile dinner party. I was invited because I was a fairly influential disc jockey with a successful morning show on V-103 (WGCI). I’m pretty sure this was part of a publicity push for her most recent album release back then. That album was I’m Your Baby...
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February, 04, 2012
As an increasing number of city, county, and state officials question the long-term sweetheart deal the Daley administration struck with Lollapalooza, the massive lakefront concert is ready to spin its side of the story—and try to protect lucrative tax breaks that aren’t granted to any other local...
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February, 01, 2012
The Cook County Board of Commissioners Wednesday approved a measure giving it control over waivers from the 1.5 percent amusement tax, sending a clear message to Lollapalooza: From now on, you’ll be paying what you owe.“This is not like the diamond district,” said Cook County Commissioner Bridget...
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