Punk Rock Show Review
Reggie’s Rock Club, located near Cermak and State is one of the better places to see live rock music in Chicago, and it is located relatively near to the south side.
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Review of the 2010 Pitchfork Festival
The 2010 edition of Pitchfork Festival was slightly less satisfying than some of the previous ones, but it was still worthwhile.
Warped Tour Review 2010
The 16th annual Warped Tour came to the First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park on Saturday.
Lollapalooza 2010
The post hippy/utopian/countercultural vibe of the first few Lollapaloozas is long gone, but it was still an excellent corporate rock show.
Interview with Nick Kent of TAT
Interview with the very talented and congenial, Nick Kent, the bass player/singer in the rapidly rising British pop-punk band, TAT.
Best Films of 2009
I’ve been doing these top 10 lists for over a decade, and 2009 was a particularly outstanding year for cinema; it brought the decade to an aesthetically pleasing close.
Interview with Eduardo Sanchez
The director of “Altered” and “The Blair Witch Project”
Interview with Stuart Gordon of “Re-Animator”
Stuart Gordon is a well respected theater director and horror film auteur who originally came from Chicago.
Warped Tour 2009
Punk fans get a lot for their money at The Vans daylong music extravaganza.
50 greatest films in one sentence interview
A 2009 poll of film-makers, critics, bloggers, historians, and other assorted cinephiles, attempting consensually to find “The 50 Greatest Films.”
Best Films of 2008
2008 was a mediocre year for cinema, but it did have a greater than average number of fine political dramas.
My Conversation with Chris Connelly
A major force in underground and industrial music – Ministry, the RevCo, and Fini Tribe.
Interview with Movieside Programmer, Rusty Nails
Chicago-Milwaukee resident Rusty Nails is a powerful force in the Chicago Indy film circuit.
Sympathy for the Devil review
“Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967” is an intriguing new exhibit which explores the cross pollination between rock’n roll and visual art.
2007: The Year in Film
It was an exemplary year for film, and there were literally dozens of top notch candidates for the top 10 from almost every conceivable genre.
Interview with Mary Woronov
Dancer, writer, painter and author of Blind Love and Swimming Underground: My Years in the Warhol
2007 Chicago International Film Festival
Mini Reviews of 16 Films (rated from zero stars to four)
Lollapalooza Review 2007
Music festival review for 2007
Pitchfork Review 2007
Review of annual rock festival featuring over forty top independent rock acts.
The Year in Film Best of 2007
It was a stupendous year for film, and there were literally dozens of superb candidates for the top 10.
