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Abbey Road on Lawrence Avenue: The Beatles, Yesterday, and finding home
How John, Paul, George, and Ringo welcomed me to Chicago
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The season in sex comedies, plus the rest of this week’s new reviews and notable screenings
A round-up of movies playing around town between July 3 and 9.
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Love & Mercy is twice the Brian Wilson, but not the whole story
Is it possible for any movie to get the Beach Boy’s story right?
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All Is By My Side reveals a less pleasant Jimi Hendrix experience
André Benjamin stars in a chronicle of Jimi Hendrix’s rise to fame.
Posted inArts & Culture
Peter Max isn’t a fad, he’s a great artist
In defense of Peter Max, acid-age designer and painter
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12 O’Clock Track: Paul McCartney lights up and lets loose on ‘Secret Friend’
Macca could be a real weirdo—look no further than 1980’s McCartney II.
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Tomorrow Never Knows 2014: Five days, six venues, and 22 shows to see
Tomorrow Never Knows 2014 features Oneohtrix Point Never, Darkside, Superchunk, and more
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Gossip Wolf: Den replace their bassist and ready their first LP
Gossip Wolf: Soundtrack Serenade plays Spinal Tap, Chance the Rapper plays Bob Marley, and more.
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Joan of Arc get crazy with “Helter Skelter” for their record release
Joan of Arc celebrate the release of their new LP with two half-hour long covers of a Beatles classic.
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The Look of Love and the flaunting of flesh
In The Look of Love, Steve Coogan stars as a legendary British sex impresario.
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The summer jam that’s about to rewrite the Billboard record books
Mariah and Miguel make #beautiful music.
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Artist Rutherford Chang’s “We Buy White Albums” and the origins of fandom
From hand-drawn Beatles cover art to virtual J-pop porn
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Backstage tour rider: a holiday listicle
Sometimes you just need a good Malawian orphan