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Music, Music Feature Jan 14, 2020
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What turns kids punk?

The new musical Verböten uses the story of Jason Narducy’s forgotten early-80s band to talk about the power of subculture.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Verböten, Jason Narducy, Brett Neveu, Sonic Highways, punk, punk rock, Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl, musical theater, Evanston, Split Single, John Stirratt, Wilco, Superchunk, Jon Wurster, Spoon, Britt Daniel, Jason & Alison, Alison Chesley, Helen Money, Verbow, Woodshed, Epic Records, Chronicles, Bob Mould, Tracey Bradford, Rights of the Accused, Naked Raygun, Silver Abuse, Da, Cubby Bear, Steppenwolf, Goodman, Cubby Bear, Chopin Theatre, House Theatre of Chicago, Odradek, La Mere Vipere, O’Banions, Oz, Club C.O.D., Tutu & the Pirates, Terry Nelson, WZRD, Autumn Records, Busted at Oz, Chris Kean, Record Exchange, Shake, Rattle & Read, Ric Addy, Chicago Reader, Maximum RocknRoll, Flipside, Zack Kantor, Roycemore School, Jay Yuenger, White Zombie, Studiomedia Recording Company, Work, Let It Out, Work to Let It Out, Kidding Around, Nathan Allen, Kieran McCabe, SPACE, Nora O'Connor, Flat Five, Decemberists, Iron & Wine, Neko Case, Against Me!, Black Me Out, Articles of Faith, Ramones, Circle Jerks, I'm Not Coming Home, Video

Music, In Rotation Jun 12, 2019
Video
Comics artist Corinne Halbert on her favorite maggot-filled monster

Plus: Teen Movie Hell author Mike McPadden on a power trio that outdoes 1991 Nirvana, Reader listings coordinator Salem Collo-Julin on merch for bands real and imagined, and more
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: In Rotation, Mike McPadden, McBeardo, Teen Movie Hell, Heavy Metal Movies, Corinne Halbert, Judas Priest, World Wide Blitz Tour, International Amphitheatre, Victim of Changes, Jennifer Williams, the Raven Call, Van Halen, Kleenex, FKA Twigs, Waylon Jennings, WZRD, WZRD 88.3 FM, playlist, tweets, Metz, Mudhoney, Lincoln Hall, Pussy Galore, Exile on Main St., Julia Cafritz, The Pirate Movie, The Pirates of Penzance, The Pirate Movie: The Original Soundtrack to the Motion Picture, Kristy McNichol, Pumpin’ and Blowin’, Oderus Urungus, Gwar, Dave Brockie, Big Business, Here Come the Waterworks, The Beast You Are, King Crimson, In the Court of the Crimson King, Video

Best of Chicago, Reasons to love Chicago Jun 22, 2017
Chicago radio thrives at the left of the dial

Corporate consolidation has flattened out the big commercial outlets, but low-power and college stations still have plenty of personality.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Reasons to love Chicago, WLUW, WZRD, WRME, WNUR, Northwestern University, Loyola University, MeTV, Northeastern Illinois University, Lumpen Radio, CHIRP, radio, college radio, community radio, low-power FM, LPFM

Music, In Rotation May 20, 2015
Arvo Zylo of Blood Rhythms on songs the Cramps taught us

Plus: WZRD DJ Sarah Moskowitz on Bo Diddley’s leather-man LP, the Reader’s Leor Galil on wallowing in Sufjan Stevens, and more
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: In Rotation, Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, Nirvana, Dennis Larsson, History of Damage, Sufjan Stevens, Carrie and Lowell, Arvo Zylo, Blood Rhythms, No Part of It, Coil, Lux & Ivy's Favorites, The Cramps, Taki Pantos, Sarah Moskowitz, WZRD, Yannick Dauby, Danielle Dax, Pop-Eyes, Dark Adapted Eye, Bo Diddley, The Black Gladiator

Blogs, Bleader Jan 8, 2013
NEIU's WZRD FM is back on the air

After a six-month lockout, students are back on the air at Northeastern Illinois University's WZRD FM
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Arts, Education, Media, Music, WZRD, Northeastern Illinois University, NEIU, John Wilson, AAUP, Academe, Leor Galil, Peter Enger

Blogs, Bleader Nov 10, 2012
NEIU Board gets an earful on free-speech issues

The Northeastern Illinois University board gets an earful on academic freedom and freedom of speech complaints
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Education, News, Northeastern Illinois University, NEIU, Loretta Capeheart, John Boyle, WZRD, John Wilson, American Association of University Professors, AAUP

Blogs, Bleader Sep 27, 2012
Chief Keef, WZRD, Legs McNeil, and more on the B Side

Why Chief Keef might be good for Chicago, hip-hoppers enjoying Mountain Dew, and more
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Music, Chief Keef, WZRD, Josh Abrams, Emperor Music, Legs McNeil, Natural Child, Ravi Coltrane, Grizzly Bear, ZZ Top

Columns & Opinion, On Culture Sep 25, 2012
Toward a quieter, gentler campus

Northeastern Illinois University pursues some chilling legal strategies
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Deanna Isaacs on Culture, NEIU, Northeastern Illinois University, Lawrence Frank, Sharon K. Hahs, activist faculty, Loretta Capeheart, John Boyle, freedom of expression, WZRD

Music, Three Beats Sep 24, 2012
Three Beats: The WZRD DJ lockout grinds on

Plus: Joshua Abrams goes full guimbri, and Emperor finally introduce their amp heads
- By Leor Galil, Peter Margasak, and Monica Kendrick
- Tags: Three Beats, WZRD, college radio, Tasha Neumeister, Peter Enger, Joshua Abrmas, Natural Information Society, trance music, guimbri, Morocco, Gnawa, Emperor Music, amp heads

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Video
What turns kids punk?

The new musical Verböten uses the story of Jason Narducy’s forgotten early-80s band to talk about the power of subculture.

Video
Comics artist Corinne Halbert on her favorite maggot-filled monster

Plus: Teen Movie Hell author Mike McPadden on a power trio that outdoes 1991 Nirvana, Reader listings coordinator Salem Collo-Julin on merch for bands real and imagined, and more

Chicago radio thrives at the left of the dial

Corporate consolidation has flattened out the big commercial outlets, but low-power and college stations still have plenty of personality.

Arvo Zylo of Blood Rhythms on songs the Cramps taught us

Plus: WZRD DJ Sarah Moskowitz on Bo Diddley’s leather-man LP, the Reader’s Leor Galil on wallowing in Sufjan Stevens, and more

NEIU's WZRD FM is back on the air

After a six-month lockout, students are back on the air at Northeastern Illinois University's WZRD FM

NEIU Board gets an earful on free-speech issues

The Northeastern Illinois University board gets an earful on academic freedom and freedom of speech complaints

Chief Keef, WZRD, Legs McNeil, and more on the B Side

Why Chief Keef might be good for Chicago, hip-hoppers enjoying Mountain Dew, and more

Toward a quieter, gentler campus

Northeastern Illinois University pursues some chilling legal strategies

Three Beats: The WZRD DJ lockout grinds on

Plus: Joshua Abrams goes full guimbri, and Emperor finally introduce their amp heads

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The new musical Verböten uses the story of Jason Narducy’s forgotten early-80s band to talk about the power of subculture.

Plus: Teen Movie Hell author Mike McPadden on a power trio that outdoes 1991 Nirvana, Reader listings coordinator Salem Collo-Julin on merch for bands real and imagined, and more

Corporate consolidation has flattened out the big commercial outlets, but low-power and college stations still have plenty of personality.

Plus: WZRD DJ Sarah Moskowitz on Bo Diddley’s leather-man LP, the Reader’s Leor Galil on wallowing in Sufjan Stevens, and more

After a six-month lockout, students are back on the air at Northeastern Illinois University's WZRD FM

The Northeastern Illinois University board gets an earful on academic freedom and freedom of speech complaints

Why Chief Keef might be good for Chicago, hip-hoppers enjoying Mountain Dew, and more

Northeastern Illinois University pursues some chilling legal strategies

Plus: Joshua Abrams goes full guimbri, and Emperor finally introduce their amp heads

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