Lollapalooza Reveals 2011 Lineup
While many festivals come and go each summer, few provide as consistent of an experience as Lollapalooza does year in and year out. Between its impeccable location in the heart of downtown Chicago and elite lineups that few other festivals can regularly top, Lollapalooza has emerged as a 21st century Windy City institution. Now celebrating it’s 20th anniversary, Lollapalooza announced another fantastic lineup at the stroke of midnight last night, booking Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Muse, My Morning Jacket and Deadmau5 as headliners for this year’s festivities.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsEminem, Foo Fighters, Muse Attached as Lollapalooza 2011 Headliners
Chicago Tribune music critic Greg Kot reported today that Eminem, Muse and Foo Fighters will be headlining Lollapalooza 2011. According to Kot’s Turn It Up blog, “reliable industry sources” have confirmed the bookings. An additional trio of headliners, who have yet to be named, will join these three artists at the late-summer festival.... read more
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Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsWeezer Photos - Chicago, IL
The band visited the Windy City this weekend as a part of its Memories Tour, playing The Blue Album and Pinkerton in full. Paste was there... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsCynthia Plaster Caster Running for Mayor of Chicago
Cynthia Plaster Caster, the self-described “recovering groupie” known for making plaster casts of rock stars’ naughty bits, has announced her candidacy for mayor of Chicago.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsA Play Based on Roger Ebert's Tweets? It's Happening Tonight.
Roger Ebert’s got a pretty big presence on Twitter, whether he’s taking on Sarah Palin or hosting a Twitter Showdown. It’s not too much of a stretch to believe, then, that his tweets will provide the material for a play in Chicago tonight.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsRhymefest Announces Candidacy for Chicago Alderman
Rhymefest is throwing his hat into the ring for Chicago’s 20th Ward Alderman race.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsRyan McGinley Releases Short Film About Girls and Smith Westerns
Astounding visual artist Ryan McGinley presents the precious pop bands Girls and Smith Westerns in his quickie flickie Friends Forever.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayWatch Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy Cover Creedence Clearwater Revival
Chicago soul queen Mavis Staples covers a number of songs on her Sept. 14 release, You Are Not Alone, which was produced by fellow Windy City resident Jeff Tweedy of Wilco.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWFMU Uncovers Ken Nordine Reel-to-Reel Recordings
Ken Nordine’s voice is instantly recognizable from his decades of work doing voiceovers for a variety of TV commercials and movie trailers, and now listeners can access even more of his recorded work, via reel-to-reel tapes from 1957 unearthed by WFMU.... read more
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