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Clips

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LIVE REVIEWS

The Smashing Pumpkins

A-ha

Echo and the Bunnymen

Muse

Cold War Kids

Flaming Lips

Julian Plenti

Devendra Banhart

Art Brut

Dead Man’s Bones

The Dodos

Moby

Sufjan Stevens

The Dead Weather

Phoenix

Air guitar

Leonard Cohen

Broken Social Scene

The Sounds

Wavves

NIN

Wilco

Yeasayer/MGMT

Girl Talk/Dan Deacon

The National

Ratatat

Bloc Party

Camera Obscura

Strokes/The Walkmen

MUSIC FESTIVAL COVERAGE

Pavement at Pitckfork Fest

LCD Soundsystem at Pitchfork Fest

Robyn at Pitchfork Fest

The Flaming Lips at Forecastle Festival

The Smashing Pumpkins at Forecastle Festival

Modest Mouse at Musicfest NW

Sunny Day Real Estate at Musicfest NW

Girl Talk at Musicfest NW

The Thermals at Musicfest NW

Vampire Weekend at Lolla

Depeche Mode at Lolla

Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Lolla

Ben Folds at Lolla

Pitchfork Music Fest Day One, Two, Three

FEATURES

The Ultimate Music Geek Quiz

Chillwave

Restaurants Turn Up the Tunes

Time Out Chicago Cheap Issue

Border Patrol

INTERVIEWS

Aimee Mann

Ryan Bingham

Black Dice

Bishop Allen

Blonde Redhead

Cut Copy

David Vandervelde

Death From Above

Deerhunter

Dr. Dog

Editors

Gang of Four

Handsome Furs

Holy Ghost

Hot Chip

Ladytron

Logical Confusion

Jenny Lewis

The Life After

Luna

Neon Indian

Nouvelle Vague

William Ocean air guitar

Psalm One

Phoenix

Snow Patrol

The Sounds

Stars

The Thermals

Vivian Girls

The Walkmen

LISTS

Where Are They Now? 1999 Edition

Best Songs of 2006

20 Greatest Re-Imagined Cover Songs

Top Movie Soundtracks

25 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the ’90s

7 Underrated Movie Soundtracks

CD REVIEWS

Handsome Furs – Face Control

Jealous Girlfriends – s/t

Magnetic Fields – Distortion

Múm – Summer Make Good

Nouvelle Vague – s/t

The Rosebuds – Make Out

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Show Your Bones

Yo La Tengo – I Am Not Afraid Of You…

Music News

Phoenix Cut Set Short in Chicago

Stream Billie “Wildcat” Jean

Stellastarr* Plot Comeback Tour

Dr. Dre

Some Days are Better Than Others

It Might Get Loud preview

Harvey Danger Calls It Quit

Michael Jackson Hair Diamonds


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ART REVIEWS

William Cordova

Jasper Johns

Josiah McElheny

Jason Pickleman

Avery Pressman

Sugarcraft

Useless Weapon

Kehinde Wiley

ART INTERVIEWS

Peter Hoffman

Ben and Andy Kehoe

Lloyd Dobler Gallery

Jamisen Ogg

Mark Powell

Thomas Robertello

Rotofugi

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FILM

Sad Brad Smith

John Hughes

Twilight Soundtrack

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GENERAL INTEREST

Ask the Singer

Bands Who Love Toys

Best Pool in Chicago

Conference Call

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Epiphany Church

Get Your War On

Grocery shopping in high society

Kinky Llama

John Hughes Tribute

Michael Shannon

Andy Mueller: The Quiet Life

On the Strip

Personal Shopper

Marlene Salk

SXSW

UIC Living

US Press News: Heart

US Press News: J-Lo

FOOD and DRINK

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Archie’s

Best Poutine in Chicago

Bottom Lounge

Cafe Fresco

Cobra Lounge

Diners

French Cuisine

Gourmet Grocer

Ice Cream

Iced Coffee

Over 23 policy

Happy hour law

New Wave coffee