Midwest Music: FREE Dead Weather Show in Chicago This Saturday! Shhhh…It’s a Secret
Alternative supergroup, The Dead Weather(Alison Mosshart (The Kills), Jack White (The White Stripes and The Raconteurs), Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age) and Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs)) is playing a Microsoft KIN-sponsored show this Saturday. The best part, it’s FREE! Here’s the catch, the location is sealed until the day of the show and … Read more
Midwest Music: El Perro Mar + Lykke Li Make Swede Music Together
In preparation for a US tour, El Perro del Mar’s Sarah Assbring did a little ditty with friend and fellow Swede, Lykke Li. The duet, recorded on a veranda in LA, evokes a subtle feeling of warmth as you watch the songbirds’ lyrics collide. A sensation we have been sorely missing here in the Midwest … Read more
Inspiration: Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance Video
I’ve been fighting Gaga fever for quite a while now. Sure, I sing along to her songs while I’m driving but beyond that, I’ve kept a safe distance. My slight intrigue began shortly after I saw her Paparazzi video and instantly evolved the moment I laid eyes on her Bad Romance video.
Kid Cudi Colabs With Indie Darlings. His Pursuit Makes Us Happy.
Cleveland rapper, Kid Cudi has teamed up with Ratatat and MGMT on his new single, “Pursuit of Happiness”. The collaboration makes for a slowed down rap song with great lyrics(I’m on the pursuit of happiness and I know everything that shines ain’t always gonna be gold) and a comparable psychedelic-synthesized beat in the background. You … Read more
Lykke Li at Bottom Lounge – Chicago
Lykke Li took the stage last Friday night at the Bottom Lounge in Chicago. The show was one of several post-Lollapalooza concerts that took place throughout the weekend. Openers for Li were two other foreign acts, also worth checking out, Miike Snow and Esser. Loving Li’s music since the first time I heard it made … Read more
