The numbers boggle the mind. More deaths than AIDS in 40 years, the most recent epidemic in recent memory. More deaths than the 1918 influenza pandemic, previously the deadliest disease event in American history. More deaths than the U.S. Civil War, the deadliest conflict in our nation’s history. More deaths. More. More. More. The COVID-19 […]
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Lil Wayne tries to revisit his era of greatness with mixed results on Funeral
Remember the Lil Wayne of 2008 and 2009? He constantly boasted that he was the “greatest rapper alive,” and you know what? He actually was. The 2008 album Tha Carter III, released about ten years into his career, was a full-blown landmark. It gave the world a string of smash singles, including “Lollipop” and “Got […]
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In Whiteout Conditions, grief permeates the past and present
Tariq Shah brings poetry to his debut novel.
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Local producers Tensei create an electronic canvas of astral soul
Local producers Tensei create an electronic canvas of astral soul, Chicago house producer Derrick “Sleezy D” Harris passes away, and more.
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Not even a first-rate cast can save Curve of Departure
The characters are well drawn, but the story isn’t all that compelling.
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Ty Segall hangs his first art show, ‘Assterpiece Theatre,’ in Chicago
Ty Segall hangs his first art show in Chicago, hip-hop showcase All Smiles puts together a top-shelf March lineup, and more.
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Chicago rapper Ju tips his hat to pop-punk’s recent past on his newest singles
Ju samples a well-known Blink-182 bass line on one track and references Fall Out Boy on another.