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News Fri Jun 04 2010
Friday Quick Links
Too hot to handle, too cold to hold.
- Lollapalooza wants you to be their next DJ performer. Details on the Lolla Remix Throwdown.
- Speaking of Lolla, you can win 3-day passes at this First Fridays event tonight at the MCA featuring Mucca Pazza.
- Ha Ha Tonka performs in a shower at Reggie's Rock Club.
- A new mixtape from those Cool Kids.
- Greg Kot interviews Tom Petty.
- More mp3s for you to download at WFMU's Beware of the Blog.
- Jessica Hopper at The Reader talks to Rhymefest about all things Chicago including what qualifies as the "East Side" (reprazent).
- In case you missed Kanye West's new leaked single "Power," Fake Shore Drive also has the really cool album art.
- Interesting afternoon activity once the weather starts to really warm up, check out the "Blues With a Feeling" photo exhibit.
- I've been neglecting Big Rock Candy Mountain in my weekly web perusals. (Shame on me.) There's some good stuff from Ten Foot Polecats on there now.
- CYSTSFTS has the line on some sweet honkytonk from Arliss Nancy, including a link to download the EP for free.
- In his new Vocalo blog, Jim DeRogatis weighs in on the merits of Sleigh Bells and the moral highground concerning Tipper and Al Gore's pending divorce.
- Plans were unveiled for the Jackson family museum and tourism complex in Gary, IN.
- Project Thirty-Three profiles vintage record covers that do something special with shapes. (via)
- Sunday (6/6) is the International Day of Slayer. How will you celebrate?
- We're all singing "The BP Blues" now. (via) Give.
- P.S. if you can correctly guess the song and artist from whence my opening line comes from without using Google or the internets, you get a gold star.
bk / June 4, 2010 12:45 PM
hi anne,
bobby brown??