Smells Like Beautiful Dispirit: The Music of Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius is a group that is basically comprised of Mike Hadreas. He is a diminutive man in his early 20’s, and owner of a heartbreaking falsetto and lyrics that are so deep and dark, you’d think they were penned at a desk in the Marianas Trench.
15 Favorite Songs of 2011: Part 3, Songs 1 through 5
2011′s Summer Jam, Philosophical Folk and a Big City Anthem.
15 Favorite Songs of 2011, Part 2
Songs 10 through 6: Junkyard Funk, Desperate Doo-Wop and the most Bon Iver-ish Song of the Year.
Road Warriors: With a New EP in Hand, Blah Blah Blah Prepares to Test its Mettle Away from Home
“A prophet is without honor in his hometown,” proclaims Solomon David. David is neither a prophet nor a preacher. He’s a lead singer.
Jump in the Fountain: Friendly Fires at Lollapalooza
Editor’s Note: We’ve teamed up with Do312.com and its network of bloggers to help preview every musical act at Lollapalooza. We’ve been assigned to write about six performers at the early August music festival…
Show Tunes & Special Forces: Predator The Musical!
Update: As mentioned in the comments, Predator: The Musical! has been extended to run until Saturday, August 20. We’ll post another update if the show is extended again. And check out a new…
Inside the Music Business: Q&A with Josh Kaplan of Lawyer 4 Musicians
Despite television’s and Hollywood’s frequent attempts to gussy up and dramatize the legal profession (Franklin and Bash anyone?), most of the real-life attorneys we know have jobs that are about as enthralling as…
Bon Iver at the Chicago Theatre: A Cautionary Tale
In 2007, Bon Iver released a haunting and beautiful debut album called “For Emma, Forever Ago.” It propelled the group’s song writer and lead singer, Justin Vernon, into indie stardom. The story of…
Arcade Fire, The National, and Fake Empire: The Song of the Aughts
Between the three sold-out performances in Chicago and the singing of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” at Wrigley, it was easy to forget that the Arcade Fire brought along an opening act…
Black Joe Lewis and Those Darlins Photos: April 2 Double Door (Rahm Emanuel in Attendance)
Rahm Emanuel: The Mayor of Booty City If it’s true that Rahm Emanuel was at the Double Door Saturday night for the Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears concert, we can only hope…
Sexy Sex Music: Zola Jesus @ Empty Bottle; The Kills @ The Vic
Who knows what’s really going on in the forests of Wisconsin — we sure as hell aren’t taking a Duck ride through the Dells to find out — but if musical acts like…
April 29, 2012
David — You do realize that every guy, whether in a fashion ad, or on a runway, has his clothes tailored? You...
April 28, 2012
Ur brah — Whats wrong with u brah? I got 3 cutoff shirts from old Ts for my Mon Wed and Fri beast...
March 9, 2012
WTF — All I'm getting from this is the author is semi-homophobic. Men's nipples disgust you!?!? Are you kidding me?
1) A proper...
February 13, 2012
Martha Layton Smith — Thank you so much for choosing my vintage globe as one of your manly favorites.
So glad you stopped by my...
February 12, 2012
Gym Smith — Author is a doooosh-baaaag. Just for that, I will go home and cut out just the nipple area of...
