On the moon, there are no humans. The birds that populate the lunar planet don’t get caught up in ideas like weekends or “the economy.” They stay connected via a vast fungal network, and there is plenty of universal worm (there’s one big worm that they all eat) to keep everyone fed. Michael DeForge’s latest […]
Tag: interviews
Posted inFilm
Artist on Artist: Andrew Bird talks to Brett and Rennie Sparks of the Handsome Family
Andrew Bird talks to Brett and Rennie Sparks of the Handsome Family.
Posted inMusic
In Rotation: Gigan guitarist Eric Hersemann on an album so angry it’s almost silly
Current obsessions of Reckless Records buyer Dave Hofer, Gigan guitarist Eric Hersemann, and the Reader‘s Luca Cimarusti
Posted inArts & Culture
The Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club rides again
Documentary photographer Danny Lyon’s The Bikeriders revs up for a long-overdue reissue.
Posted inArts & Culture
The politics of fiction in O, Democracy!
Kathleen Rooney’s debut novel is rooted in her disillusioning experience as an aide to a senator from Illinois.
Posted inFilm
Artist on Artist: Justin Broadrick of Godflesh talks to producer Sanford Parker
Justin Broadrick of Godflesh talks drum machines, Crass, and 80s hip-hop with producer Sanford Parker.
Posted inMusic
David Grubbs on the meaning of records
David Grubbs on why the experimental music of the 1960s was so rarely recorded at the time—and what changes when we listen to it today.
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Artist on Artist: Boots Riley of the Coup talks to ShowYouSuck
Boots Riley of the Coup lays some truth on straightedge Chicago party rapper ShowYouSuck.
Posted inBlogs
The People Issue: The B Side
Someone doesn’t have to be famous to be interesting—and that’s just as true in the Chicago music scene as it is anywhere else.
Posted inNews & Politics
A former investigator of police misconduct on the questions she never asked
A former investigator of police misconduct tackles the questions she never asked.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Mayor Rahm: The mayor for some of us
Kari Lydersen’s new book explains how Emanuel earned the nickname “Mayor 1 Percent.”
Posted inFilm
Artist on Artist: Brian Chippendale of Black Pus and Lightning Bolt talks with Seth Sher of Zath and Psychic Steel
Brian Chippendale of Black Pus and Lightning Bolt talks drums with Seth Sher of Zath and Psychic Steel.
Posted inArts & Culture
A history of gang violence: The Almighty Black P Stone Nation
A conversation about the five-decade evolution of a Chicago street gang
Posted inFood & Drink
Craft beer from the inside: A Gchat
John Laffler of Off Color and Jess Straka of Metropolitan dig into the nuts and bolts of the craft-brewing business.