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Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Oct 9, 2018
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Otis Rush and his searing guitar immortalized the west-side Chicago blues sound

Rush is hardly obscure, but the Secret History of Chicago Music couldn't let the death of such a powerful and influential artist pass in silence.
- By Steve Krakow
- Tags: The Secret History of Chicago Music, Otis Rush, obituary, RIP, blues, Mississippi, west side, Muddy Waters, Cobra Records, I Can't Quit You Baby, Willie Dixon, Led Zeppelin, Peter Green, Mike Bloomfield, Double Trouble, All Your Love (I Miss Loving), Chess Records, Door to Door, Duke, Vanguard, Cotillion, Bullfrog, Delmark, Sonet, American Folk Blues Festival, Tops, Ain’t Enough Comin’ In, Grammy, Any Place I’m Going, Chicago Blues Festival, Otis Rush Day, Video

Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Aug 15, 2017
Ritz played ornate, arena-ready 70s rock—but just a few years too late

Popular Chicago rockers Ritz lost a Polygram deal in 1989 and broke up without releasing any music at all.
- By Steve Krakow
- Tags: The Secret History of Chicago Music, Ritz, Paradise, cover band, arena rock, 1970s, 1980s, Queen, Yes, Led Zeppelin, Tom Pecora, Richard Jasker, James Orion, Robert Mraz, Polygram, Cheap Trick, REO Speedwagon, Mother's, B'ginnings, Thirsty Whale, Haymakers, Hillside, Melrose Park

Blogs, Bleader May 16, 2016
Bring it on ohm: Getting the Led out at a Zeppelin-themed yoga class

At Yogaview in Bucktown, instructor Sara Strother adds a hard-rock twist to an oftentimes tranquil experience.
- By John Greenfield
- Tags: Music, Seriously?, Sports, Led Zeppelin, yoga, Yogaview, Sara Strother, John Bonham

Music, Music Feature Oct 1, 2014
Jason Molina's long dark blues

The Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. front man produced a prodigious catalog of stark and heartbreaking music. Then he disappeared.
- By Max Blau
- Tags: Music Feature, Jason Molina, the Frames, My Morning Jacket, Scout Niblett, Oneida, Jennie Benford, Mike Brenner, Jim Krewson, After the Gold Rush, Neil Young, Electrical Audio, Steve Albini, Avondale, Magnolia Electric Co., Lawrence Peters, Old Black Hen, Cinnamon Girls, Zuma, Indianapolis, Trials and Errors, Club Ancienne Belgique, Mike Brenner, Mikey Kapinus, Bonnaroo, Coachella, Austin City Limits, SXSW, Lollapalooza, Pitchfork, Avett Brothers, the Black Keys, Wilco, It Still Moves, What Comes After the Blues, Pop Montreal, Crown Royal, Musket Street, Sojourner, Henry Owings, Chunklet, John Doe, the Sadies, Songs: Ohia, Emotionalism, Scott Avett, Mark Rice, Rhode Island School of Design, Codeine, Chris Brokaw, Istanbul, Molina & Johnson, Centro-Matic, I've Been Riding With the Ghost, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Glen Hansard, Catherine Irwin, Wooden Wand, MusiCares, Magnolia Electric Co., Blind Willie McTell, "East St. Louis Blues", John Wayne, Aaron Molina, Maison Dupuy, West Virginia, Autumn Bird Songs, Strands of Oaks, Timothy Showalter, Mark Kozelek, Damien Jurado, Jeffrey Lewis, Farewell Transmission, Sam Ash, Will Schaff, the Coke Dares, The Hospital Album, Michael Pettijohn, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, New York Times, Band of Horses, Secretly Canadian, Antony and the Johnsons, Bon Iver, Dinosaur Jr., Okkervil River, Phosphorescent, Sharon Van Etten, Max Winter, Will Schaff, Ford Motor Company, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, George Jones, Willie Nelson, Patti Smith, Hank Williams, Spineriders, Todd Jacops, Metallica, Oberlin College, Geof Comings, Carter Family, Palace Brothers, Days in the Wake, Will Oldham, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Tom Colley, Euclid Tavern, Nor Cease Thou Never Now, Chris Swanson, Adult Crash, One Pronunciation of Glory, Darcie Schoenman, Blue Chicago Moon, Frosty Nickel, Alasdair Roberts, Ghost Tropic, Bright Eyes, Mike Mogis, Axxess and Ace, The Lioness, Protection Spells

Blogs, Bleader May 9, 2014
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Why can't Mayor Rahm be more like Karen Lewis?

Love her or hate her, Karen Lewis's worldview is more like the average Chicagoan's than Mayor Rahm's Romney-like policies.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, News, Hideout, Mick Dumke, Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant, Karen Lewis, Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Mitt Romney, Utah, Rock and Roll, Channel 7, Ben Bradley, Video

Blogs, Bleader Nov 26, 2013
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12 O'Clock Track: For Thanksgiving, Led Zeppelin's "Thank You"

Thanksgiving, "Thank You": They're related, right?
- By Tal Rosenberg
- Tags: 12 O'Clock Track, Music, 12 O'Clock Track, Led Zeppelin, Thank You, Thanksgiving, Led Zeppelin II, BBC Sessions, Puritans, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf Jul 17, 2013
Gossip Wolf: Robert Plant has a whole lotta love for Alcala's

Plus: Debuts from Chicago-Indiana emo band Brighter Arrows and garage-pop "supergroup" Circles
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant, Taste of Chicago, Sensational Space Shifters, East Village, Alcala, Dreamliner, Brighter Arrows, Chicago, Indiana, Ghost Is Clear, Township, Bandcamp, Circles, Srini Radhakrishna, France Has the Bomb, Melissa Elias, the Ponys, Ken Coulman, Mike Lust, Phantom Manor, Are You Watching the Masters? Because the Masters Are Watching You, Anthony Cozzi, Radar Eyes, Christen Thomas, Empty Bottle, Lollapalooza, Wild Nothing

Blogs, Bleader Feb 6, 2013
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Fall Out Boy's new single has rap in its DNA and 2 Chainz in its video

Local pop-punk powerhouse takes a page from rap's book with its new single, "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)."
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Hip-Hop, Music, Fall Out Boy, 2 Chainz, Infinity On High, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up), Save Rock and Roll, Led Zeppelin, When the Levee Breaks, Dr. Dre, the Beastie Boys, Eminem, Video, Video

Blogs, Bleader Dec 17, 2012
Movies for your ears, 2012 edition

Why so much movie music disappoints when compared to Scott Walker's cinematic new album Bish Bosch
- By Ben Sachs
- Tags: Moviegoing, Film, Music, Scott Walker, Bish Bosch, The Drift, Scott 4, The Seventh Seal, music in movies, headphone albums, David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook, Led Zeppelin, What Is and What Should Never Be, Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese, SDS1416+13B (Zercon, A Flagpole Sitter), Louis B. Mayer, Pitchfork, The Master, Hors Satan, Ben Sachs on moviegoing

Blogs, Bleader Sep 25, 2012
An interview with photographer Storm Thorgerson, part two

The artist behind numerous famous album covers discusses real versus unreal, distinctions between artistic genres, and some of his most recognized works
- By Tal Rosenberg
- Tags: Whoa, Arts, Music, Visual Art, Storm Thorgerson, Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here, Animals, Led Zeppelin, Presence, In Through the Out Door, The Plea (band), Dreamers Stadium, Pendulum (band), The Island (album), Mars Volta, Frances the Mute, Hipgnosis, Chris Eichenseer, Public Works, Computers Have a Lot to Answer For

Blogs, Bleader Mar 7, 2012
Obsolescence Week: reel-to-reel tape

The king of outdated audio formats
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Obsolescence Week, Music, Obsolescence Week, reel-to-reel, Moog, ARP, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Cohen, Eddie Harris, Variations on a Theme

Blogs, Bleader Dec 28, 2009
Worlds Collide

Rick Moody on Led Zeppelin
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Led Zeppelin, Rick Moody, Mick Wall, When Giants Walked the Earth, Dave Simpson, the Fall, The Fallen: Searching for the Missing Members of the Fall, classic rock, criticism

Blogs, Bleader Oct 2, 2008
Music-driven movies a cure for festival angst

Three movies about music lift spirits at the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival.
- By Andrea Gronvall
- Tags: Film, Devendra Banhart, Richard Linklater, Led Zeppelin, Chess Records, Toronto International Film Festival, Bo Diddley, Who Do You Love, Muddy Waters, Jerry Zaks, It Might Get Loud, Davis Guggenheim, Jimmy Page, The Edge, U2, The White Stripes, Jack White, Watchmen, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, Peter Sollett, Michael Cera, Army Navy, Billy Joel, Dusty Springfield, The School of Rock

Blogs, Bleader Feb 8, 2007
What is and what should never be

Led Zeppelin are reuniting--and I'll defend their honor.
- By Monica Kendrick
- Tags: Music, Crickets, Led Zeppelin, reunion

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Otis Rush and his searing guitar immortalized the west-side Chicago blues sound

Rush is hardly obscure, but the Secret History of Chicago Music couldn't let the death of such a powerful and influential artist pass in silence.

Ritz played ornate, arena-ready 70s rock—but just a few years too late

Popular Chicago rockers Ritz lost a Polygram deal in 1989 and broke up without releasing any music at all.

Bring it on ohm: Getting the Led out at a Zeppelin-themed yoga class

At Yogaview in Bucktown, instructor Sara Strother adds a hard-rock twist to an oftentimes tranquil experience.

Jason Molina's long dark blues

The Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. front man produced a prodigious catalog of stark and heartbreaking music. Then he disappeared.

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Why can't Mayor Rahm be more like Karen Lewis?

Love her or hate her, Karen Lewis's worldview is more like the average Chicagoan's than Mayor Rahm's Romney-like policies.

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12 O'Clock Track: For Thanksgiving, Led Zeppelin's "Thank You"

Thanksgiving, "Thank You": They're related, right?

Gossip Wolf: Robert Plant has a whole lotta love for Alcala's

Plus: Debuts from Chicago-Indiana emo band Brighter Arrows and garage-pop "supergroup" Circles

Video
Fall Out Boy's new single has rap in its DNA and 2 Chainz in its video

Local pop-punk powerhouse takes a page from rap's book with its new single, "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)."

Movies for your ears, 2012 edition

Why so much movie music disappoints when compared to Scott Walker's cinematic new album Bish Bosch

An interview with photographer Storm Thorgerson, part two

The artist behind numerous famous album covers discusses real versus unreal, distinctions between artistic genres, and some of his most recognized works

Obsolescence Week: reel-to-reel tape

The king of outdated audio formats

Worlds Collide

Rick Moody on Led Zeppelin

Music-driven movies a cure for festival angst

Three movies about music lift spirits at the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival.

What is and what should never be

Led Zeppelin are reuniting--and I'll defend their honor.

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Rush is hardly obscure, but the Secret History of Chicago Music couldn't let the death of such a powerful and influential artist pass in silence.

Popular Chicago rockers Ritz lost a Polygram deal in 1989 and broke up without releasing any music at all.

At Yogaview in Bucktown, instructor Sara Strother adds a hard-rock twist to an oftentimes tranquil experience.

The Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. front man produced a prodigious catalog of stark and heartbreaking music. Then he disappeared.

Love her or hate her, Karen Lewis's worldview is more like the average Chicagoan's than Mayor Rahm's Romney-like policies.

Thanksgiving, "Thank You": They're related, right?

Plus: Debuts from Chicago-Indiana emo band Brighter Arrows and garage-pop "supergroup" Circles

Local pop-punk powerhouse takes a page from rap's book with its new single, "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)."

Why so much movie music disappoints when compared to Scott Walker's cinematic new album Bish Bosch

The artist behind numerous famous album covers discusses real versus unreal, distinctions between artistic genres, and some of his most recognized works

The king of outdated audio formats

Rick Moody on Led Zeppelin

Three movies about music lift spirits at the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival.

Led Zeppelin are reuniting--and I'll defend their honor.

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