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News Fri Jul 09 2010
Friday Quick Links
When we're not mopping our collective brows, we're inside the air conditioner, where it's coolest, looking at things online:
- Big Rock Candy Mountain makes up for lost time in praising Chicago music by offering up a swinging mix for your enjoyment.
- Get The Hood Internet's latest free mixtape by signing up with Anatomy Magazine.
- More free mix fun from Creamteam with Summerfun from Hard Mix.
- First annual Great Midwest Ukefest is coming up on August 22nd right here in Chicago at Chief O'Neill's. Details on Facebook.
- Can You See the Sunset from the Southside really got me liking Stegosaur.
- Fake Shore Drive posts an aptly timed behind-the-scenes video of Mikey Rocks (Cool Kids) recording a rap song "The Choice is Yours" to lure LeBron James to Chicago. Well, we know how that worked out now.
- Fake Shore Drive also posts a rumored track list for the upcoming Kanye West album due out this fall.
- Chicagoist has Lilith Fair on the "deathwatch" after they've cancelled 10 dates nationally and headliner Kelly Clarkson pulled out of the Chicago stop of the resurrected tour.
- Thrill Jockey artists Mountains donated some of their beautifully sculpted song "Choral" to the short film "Mexico: A Solution from Within."
- Has Wilco started their own label? Why the mystery?
- A hilariously accurate review of Rush at Charter One Pavilion.
- Well if Prince says the internet is dead....
- New Hit It or Quit It podcast is posted over at Vocalo with much discussion about Prince and all things he deems worthy.
