Nas’s new track, “Hip Hop Is Dead,” makes kick-ass use of “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.”
Tag: Vol. 36 No. 5
Issue of Oct. 26 – Nov. 1, 2006
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The (expensive) crimes of punishment
Downstate prisons + Chicago inmates = a perpetual prisoner machine.
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The S.S. Roeser goes down with all flags flying
A conservative curmudgeon gets conned.
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Good news, bad news: NBA season kicks off, Ron Artest launches rap career
Ron Artest releases rap album; thankfully, he still has a job in the NBA
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Not rhetorical questions
Looking for a few simple answers about war, the environment, landmarks, and Daley II.
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Junior Wells — those were the days
A newly issued live recording made by Junior Wells in 1975 at Theresa’s delivers what’s missing from the blues today.
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Department of dumb journalists
The Society of Environmental Journalists is a nonpartisan organization. Why aren’t some of its members behaving that way at its conference?
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Where did the crime go?
A Northwestern scholar looks into the decline in crime since 1991.
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Farmer John is back, and this time he’s got a spatula
Some farms produce corn and soybeans. Others produce organic vegetables and books and movies.
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Rogerio Duprat, key sonic architect of Tropicalia, dead at 74
Rogerio Duprat, the composer who helped the define the sound of Tropicalia, dies at 74
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From green buildings to green neighborhoods
Architect Doug Farr believes a green building is just one part of making a green city.
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Ume’s psychedelic arena skronk
Ume makes bad puns, good rock. (Playing the Beat Kitchen on Sunday.)