Album review: Lil Wayne, ‘I Am Not a Human Being II’
** (out of 4)Just before the release of Lil Wayne's most recent album, "I Am Not a Human Being II," TMZ reported that the rapper was being read his last...
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Wienermobile coming to Chicago this weekend
Did you know "many people have waited a lifetime to see the [Oscar Mayer] Wienermobile"? According to a press release from the company, this is a fact. And if you're...
Track review: Selena Gomez, ‘Rule the World’
**1/2 (out of four) Obvi, 2013 was supposed to be the year for Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber. Nay, it was supposed to be *their* year, when they would rent...
Interview: YouTube-famous violinist Lindsey Stirling
When Lindsey Stirling was eliminated from the quarterfinals of "America's Got Talent" in 2010, the fan-favorite "hip-hop violinist" (a term she doesn't like) received some classic reality competition judgment--somewhere between...
Interview: YouTube-famous violinist Lindsey Stirling
When Lindsey Stirling was eliminated from the quarterfinals of "America's Got Talent" in 2010, the fan-favorite "hip-hop violinist" (a term she doesn't like) received some classic reality competition judgment--somewhere between...
Chicago’s hunger and hip-hop collide on Tumblr
Hip-hop and food are not strangers to each other--in fact the opulence and eccentricities of rap music has often lended itself well to cuisine. From Common's classic single, "The Food,"...
Album review: Chamillionaire, ‘Elevate EP’
*1/2 (out of four) Remember Chamillionaire? The "Ridin' Dirty" guy? Well, he's back, and he doesn't even care if you call him "the 'Ridin' Dirty' guy."See, Chamillionaire has returned in...
Skrillex to co-score Harmony Korine’s ‘Spring Breakers’
Its Chicago release date (March 22) is a little more than a month away, but Harmony Korine's upcoming "Spring Breakers" movie has laid some serious groundwork to becoming the greatest...
Track review: Fall Out Boy, ‘My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)’
*** (out of 4) Fall Out Boy has a new single, as you might have heard. The band announced both an album ("Save Rock and Roll") and a reunion Monday...
R. Kelly, Bjork, Belle & Sebastian to headline Pitchfork
Stop what you're doing, take a deep breath, and absorb this news: R. Kelly a.k.a. The King a.k.a. Kelz a.k.a. the Poet Laureate of the People, will be one of...