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News Fri Apr 23 2010
Friday Quick Links
Sometimes, we like to keep it classy. Other times it's RC Cola and moon pies.
- Don't forget to come out tonight, April 23rd, to the Rock for Kids annual Music Mixer at SmartBar. Bid on mixes made by Transmission staffers! Details in Slowdown.
- Speaking of, check out Thrill Jockey artists Tunng's mixtape for Magnet magazine.
- Bill Wyman talks about Jim DeRogatis leaving the Sun-Times to blog at Vocalo.org and teach at Columbia College Chicago. (And man, didn't the comments at the A.V. Club piece about DeRo's departure take a trip on the crazy bus?)
- Kind of random, but look at the music example in this week's blog post from Facebook about recent changes. (Hint: Kick, push.) Niiiice.
- Who loves their job? Schubas and Lincoln Hall staff do!
- Was last week's Phish concert in 3-D as "phantastic" as seeing them live? Either way includes glow stick attacks!
- Numero Group gets the drop on a bootlegger. No car chases involved.
- Submit your fan photos and videos of Bloodshot artists Ha Ha Tonka for an upcoming documentary about the band. (High quality only. No cell phone pics.)
- Photos and a review of the regional US Air Guitar championships held at the Metro last week.
- Hear the Hood Internet remix of Skybox's "In a Dream" at Hypemachine.
- Sly Stone at Coachella: The band was itching to start its set, and then it was desperate...
- If you have an iPhone this may affect your future concert ticket buying. If you don't, it won't....I hope.
- If you're already into buying anything Apple puts out there, try two iPads (microphone sold separately).
- RIP Guru. Read more about Gang Starr.