Articles filed under Music
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Pitchfork's anti-genre heroesJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - When singer Jeff Carrillo hears Mahjongg's latest album, "Kontpab," he envisions it in stages of construction that have less to do with creative process and more with ph...
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While you're waiting for The Strokes, give Albert Hammond Jr. a listenJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Tired of waiting for The Strokes to get around to that next album? Need a fix? Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. leaps into the void with "Como Te Llama?," an offbeat...
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Black Kids smart, relevant on debutJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The Black Kids are, with their debut album "Partie Traumatic," instantly the coolest "kids" in music. They've taken everything modern and relevant -- from Killers-esque ...
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The Hold Steady get more polishedJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - You can almost hear the narrow-minded cries: "The Hold Steady have sold out!" Hardly. The Brooklyn-based five-piece has added plenty of polish and lower the volume knobs...
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Nas' still has attitude on new CDJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Don't be fooled by "Queens Get The Money," the bracing opener of Nas' now-untitled ninth solo album: It sounds like nothing else on the CD. The Jay Electronica-produced ...
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Death Row Records auctioned for $24 millionJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Death Row Records, the hip-hop label that released seminal gangster rap albums by Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, has been auctioned for $24 million. T...
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SubVersion spotlights local music on the riseJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Cynics like to believe that cutting-edge music events happen only in Chicago. On Saturday, however, the cynics will be drowned out by the sound of SubVersion 3.0, Beep's...
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Tumultuous tour lands Chicago's Bound Stems a new albumJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Four cramped months on tour can wreck havoc on any promising band, and it isn't a stretch to say that Bound Stems' elongated tour two years ago almost drove them to the ...
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Sgt. Pepper drumskin fetches $1 millionJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The original drumskin featured on the front cover of the 1967 album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" by the Beatles sold Thursday night at Christie's Internationa...
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The Interiors back on track after injury delayed debut albumJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Last spring, life was good for Chicago's The Interiors. The rock trio had finished recording much of their self-titled album, and they'd just inked a deal with Michigan ...