Flying Nun Records has revived Straitjacket Fits’ catalog, giving the band a second chance at the huge audience they deserved.
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New Zealand singer-songwriter Jonathan Bree brings his discontented chamber pop to the States
When New Zealand singer-songwriter Jonathan Bree began his solo career in 2013, his creations were almost diametrically opposed to the poppy, upbeat material that he’d crafted in the Brunettes, his longtime project with Heather Mansfield. His first two LPs were melancholy and dour, casting his deep, gloomy, discontented croon in a dark light. But on […]
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Five literary biopics whose pictures are worth a thousand words
Five literary biopics whose visual style lives up to the words.
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Cook County Jail is free from federal oversight for the first time in 43 years, and other Chicago news
Also, alderman Ameya Pawar says Democrats contributed to the rise of Rauner and Trump.
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People with clout are still contacting Rahm on his private e-mail account, and other Chicago news
Also, a New Zealand-based coffee chain wants to open more than 30 locations in Chicago over the next few years.
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LA garage label Burger Records throws itself 50 parties—including one in Chicago
LA garage label Burger Records throws itself 50 parties (including one in Chicago), Smart Bar celebrates women in dance music, and more.
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‘If I think too much about the music it stinks’: An interview with the Clean’s David Kilgour
Talking to the front man and guitarist of the New Zealand trio, who play Lincoln Hall on Monday.
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12 O’Clock Track: “Pink Frost,” a moody pop classic from the Chills
Four of the greatest minutes of music to emerge from New Zealand
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In Rotation: Music photographer Carmelo Española on Antwon’s low-budget video genius
Current obsessions of music photographer Carmelo Española and Sick/Tired vocalist Adam Jennings
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12 O’Clock Track: The scuffed-up dream-pop of Shocking Pinks’ “Not Gambling”
The band releases triple LP Guilt Mirrors in February.
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Should Mom buy Playboy for her kid?
Dan on a cross-dresser in a nursing home, drunk straight girls making out, and a kid’s developing porn connoisseurship.