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Fan Note: My Life as a Head-head

By Leigh Novak
The four lesser-known ingredients of Radiohead provide the most reliable accompaniment out there; Thom Yorke's voice is merely the icing on the greatest cake you've ever tasted.

Posted on September 30, 2006

The Smudgeless Rub of a Solid Eraser

By Leigh Novak
Thom Yorke's album, though mostly categorized as "electronic," is far from the electronic music that pulses and thumps and dry-humps in a nightclub on a Saturday night. It's more beautiful - and far sexier - than that.

Posted on September 30, 2006

Tommy Keene's Pop Power

By Don Jacobson
Is power pop dead - or just dying?

Posted on September 29, 2006

This Polka Band Could Be Your Life

By Marilyn Ferdinand
I thought I heard a dog barking, but it was just Ruth Adams on the accordion.

Posted on September 27, 2006

Chicago In Song: Destination Chicago

By Don Jacobson
Who knew Chicago was the place to go to heal a broken heart.

Posted on September 24, 2006

Jimmy Smith: Mickey Mouse

By Mick Dumke
A Disney dance party in the making - with a special call out to Donald Duck. How great is that?

Posted on September 23, 2006

The Clash: Sandinista!

By Mick Dumke
Sandinista! is, like all Clash records, a political album, but that's not entirely the point here: It's a sprawling, ragged, undisciplined mess, and now, exactly 25 years after its release, it is more fascinating and fun than ever.

Posted on September 18, 2006

According to The Hoyles

By Don Jacobson
On his new record, Lee Rocker exceeds his accomplishments with the legendary Stray Cats.

Posted on September 16, 2006

Phony Beatlemania Biting the Dust

By Scott Gordon
It takes more than guitar chops and English lessons to make a good Spanish pop record.

Posted on September 12, 2006

Tommy Cash: Six White Horses

By Mick Dumke
When Tommy Cash sings about the Long Black Veil, it doesn't seem as long or as black as when his brother, Johnny, sings about it.

Posted on September 10, 2006

MUSIC - American flags.
TV - Crooked cops, rotary phones and bourbons on the rocks.
POLITICS - Roger Ebert jumps Palin's shark.
SPORTS - The Bears' bridge to nowhere.

BOOKS - Booze, baseball, JFK and the CTA. In Booklist.

PEOPLE PLACES & THINGS - The Five Dumbest Ideas of the Week.

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