Morrissey Moves Chicago with Unbridled Passion
The deceivingly massive, sold out, Congress Theater slowly filled up with Morrissey fans of all shapes, genders, gender-benders, and sizes on Saturday night on this cold December evening. The crowd stirred anxiously as the show, which had been postponed by nearly a month, would finally happen. They need their Morrissey fix and it was only the man himself that could give it to them. Read more...

Thrice - 10/23/11
Blake Martin’s runway show: Grande Bataille de la Femme et L’Homme
Drop the Lime - 10/12/11
Danzig Legacy- 10/7/11
Tommy Lee and DJ Aero - Interview
Manu Chao - 09/11/11
Moogfest - Preview
Jane's Addiction - 09/24/11
Lollapalooza 2011 - Belve Music Lounge
Black Lips - 08/06/11
iCandy Fashion Show - 07/30/11
Galapalooza 2011
Thunder Down Under 2 - 06/23/11
Glitch Mob - 07/17/11

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Mutts’ New Album Will Make You Pray for More
When listening to an album for the first time, everyone typically has their own ritual. Whether it’s sitting with the album jacket within the quiet confines of one’s room while reading along to the lyrics or just going on a drive so there are no other electronic distractions, you always want to do something so that you can fully appreciate the music. After listening to the album in its entirety multiple times, “Pray for Rain” by Mutts takes you back to that feeling of the ritual. Read more...

Wilco - "The Whole Love"
Jane's Addiction - "The Great Escape"
Cooper, Alice - "Welcome 2 My Nightmare"
Gabriel, Peter - "New Blood"

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Yo Ho, Pirates 4 Arrives on Blu-ray
Sometimes great ideas come from the most unusual places. But a movie based on an amusement ride? Seriously? Let alone the most successful live action movie franchises from Walt Disney Studios to date? It’s hard to believe back in 2003 that this very idea would create the most beloved pirate character of all time and garner three sequels. Yet here we are all these years later with the fourth in the series, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, now arriving on DVD and Blu-ray. Read more...

Brutal and Riveting - Platoon Comes to Blu-ray
Hot, Funny, Classic!!
Rocky in Digibook Blu-ray Lacks Bonus Material
Sinatra Shines With Manchurian
I Am Number Four Arrives on Blu-ray

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Good Thing Immortals is Mythology
There are two types of popcorn movies and they have almost everything in common. They are fast-paced, lowbrow movies that have a linear plot, likable niche characters and, typically, one man or Read more...

"Some Girls" Live in Texas
What Thing from Another World Goes There?
Peter Gabriel Finds a Way to Make 3D Dull
"Who Knew? This Yoga Stuff Actually Works"
On Stranger Tides Leads to Duller Film
Summer Fun with Fast Five
Cracking the Source Code
Remembering Hitchcock Actor Farley Granger
A Night at the Oscars: A Retrospective

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More Photo Galleries:

Lilith in Kansas City - July 15, 2010
Stone Temple Pilots live at the Riviera Theatre on March 27, 2010
Dandy Warhols New Year's Eve - Dec 31, 2008
Q101 Twisted XV - Dec 16-18, 2008
KROQ Almost Acoustic X-Mas - Dec 12-13, 2008
The Bridge School Benefit - Oct 25-26, 2008
Austin City Limits - Sep 26-28, 2008
The Road to the White House - Aug 26, 2008
Coachella Music and Arts Festival - Apr 25-27, 2008
Santana and The Derek Trucks Band - Apr 19, 2008

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Behind the Bell: The Dustin Diamond Story
It is not at all rare for a novel written by a celebrity, whether a ghostwriter is involved or not, to be poorly or otherwise haphazardly written. What is exceptional, however, is to the extent of just how horrific and laden with mistakes a novel could be and still be published. With that in mind, I present you Dustin Diamond’s “Behind the Bell.” Read more...

Batman: Arkham City Lets Your Inner Hero Roam Free
Penance is a Page Turner
Amy Winehouse: A Tribute
The Hypocrisy of Dave Matthews

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