Hiring a Professional Songwriter to say “I Love You”
In the opening scene of Spike Jonze's 2013 movie, Her, the camera spies on the protagonist, Theodore Twombly. Theodore is in a sterile office cubical, working for...
In the opening scene of Spike Jonze's 2013 movie, Her, the camera spies on the protagonist, Theodore Twombly. Theodore is in a sterile office cubical, working for...
Above: Adam Krier of AM Taxi performing at the legendary Double Door in Chicago on May 13, 2016 Mandy's eyes flutter shut as she releases a...
Today, Stellar West will be kicking off Chicago's Riot Fest just as they're ready to release their first LP, Unfiltered. Stellar West's band members are 12,...
Once, when an acquaintance found out that I interviewed rock musicians for newspapers and magazines, he looked at me incredulously and gulped, "Why would you hang...
In the early to mid-90s, drones of Radiohead fans packed venues demanding to hear the song, "Creep." During the anthemic chorus, the crowd sang in...
Last year, a Spotify-based study reported that the appetite for discovering new music slows down after the age of 33. Sure, that middle-aged dad might've...
This article was originally published here in Reverb magazine on June 8, 2016. A music journalist gets into a car with a record producer and a...
Last spring, Ken Stringfellow (of R.E.M., Big Star and The Posies) returned from a European tour with recording artist, Holly Muñoz. Amidst their touring, "Holly...
Face-to-face interviews can awaken the highest form of mental precision. Like a hunter or a great three-pointer, the heart rate steadies itself and the eyes...
My friend Serene is from Lebanon. We used to work together in Chicago. When she moved back home (between Cairo and Beirut), we stayed in...