The worst Peterson side-show
The Drew Peterson jury’s strange side-show, the Chief Keef backlash begins and Gabrielle Giffords’ inspiring moment at the DNC.
The Drew Peterson jury’s strange side-show, the Chief Keef backlash begins and Gabrielle Giffords’ inspiring moment at the DNC.
The late Hal David, who died Saturday, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1921. He was a lyricist who became one half of a very successful songwriting team with Burt Bacharach in the late ‘50s through the early ‘70s.
Silver Age is a deep, moving and bravely introspective rumination about the artist’s failings and the ugliness of the world — in particular the music world — lightened to some extent by the hope of redemption through love.
Though the Chicago band Zamin considers itself strictly an indie rock band, its conservatory-trained, classical music pedigree and global influences bely such a simple categorization. The band joins Worldview for this week’s installment of Global Notes.
War journalists report having symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health complications stemming from what they see during their reporting. Rabbi Brant Rosen talks about his public journey to Palestinian solidarity. And, Chicago band Zamin joins Worldview for this week’s installment of Global Notes.
Twisting and turning like a pair of copulating snakes, the bass, drums and burbling analog synthesizers entrance with their mixture of African, Middle-Eastern and dub grooves throughout this album’s 11 tracks.
This week fans gathered in Gary to celebrate what would have been Michael Jackson’s 54th birthday. But just two years after Gary announced plans for a $300 million musuem to honor the late performer, the project is headed nowhere.
We were lucky enough to snag music producer Eliot Lipp for Friday’s Eight Forty-Eight. Though he’s called all three coasts — Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City — his home, he lives in New York now, and is here for the weekend to perform at an after party for the North Coast Music Fest at the Bottom Lounge.
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus was in town on Wednesday—and they’re hiring.
It’s the 25th anniversary of the term “world music.” The genre groups together artists who might not have much in common, other than the fact they play their country’s local music. But the term has helped boost the sales of many international artists. Eight-Forty-Eight host Tony Sarabia, Ian Anderson, editor of Froots magazine, Val Camilletti owner of Val’s halla Records store and Yale Evelev from the record label Luaka Bop tell us whether they think the term should stick around for another 25 years.