onMusical Movies With The Best Songs #1Respect onCover Songs That Are Better Than The Originals COLLECTION18 LISTS I Got the BluesRanking the best artists, groups, and songs of the musical form first hummed, hollered, and chanted by African Americans in the Deep South—and the many subgen...
Singles in particular stood out to me this year more than albums as a whole, even though you’ll see plenty of crossover between the “Best Songs” and “Best Albums” lists. But think about it for a minute. Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” was an inspiration that flourished from his...
To say Nicolas Jaar had a good year would be a massive understatement. Compared to where he stood one year ago, it was a wildly successful 2011 campaign. The twenty-one year old Brown University student topped Resident Advisor's Top 20 Albums and Top 20 Live Acts earlier this month, not ...
". He has appeared on Chic-a-Go-Go and his album Martin Luther King Jr. Whopper With Cheese was voted by readers of The Chicago Reader as one of the 20 best albums of 2004.Subject of a documentary film, titled Sharkula: Diarrhea of a Madman, produced by long-time friend Joshua ...
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One of the most difficult conflicts of the entire weekend arrives halfway through the Sunday lineup. The Weather Station’sIgnorancecan easily be called one of the best albums of 2021, and seems likely to secure a spot near the top of many year-end lists (including mine). It’s a level...
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(Let's not even get into the set lists crafted to note when a band banters with the crowd.) The definition became hazy as audiences foresaw encores when roadies would tweak gear in the dark. The thrill of spontaneity eroded as nearly every band would leave at least one good song for ...
Many of us know the separate individuals in Pivot Gang and many of their own albums have been featured in ourbestalbums inChicago’s lists over the years. Rappers Saba, Joseph Chilliams, Frsh Waters, SqueakPIVOT, MfnMelo and producers daedaePIVOT, and Dam Dam make up thisChicagorap collect...
With nearly 40 years and 20 studio albums under their belts, the speed metal icons in Motörhead are still holding the ace of spades – and aren’t showing any signs of slowing down. This month, Lemmy Kilmister (who will be 68 this Christmas Eve!) and the boys are releasing their firs...