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After a year and a half, this blog finally seems to be at the point where the MySpace electro DJs have removed me from their mailing lists and their void is being replaced by personal emails from artists I actually want to write about. I awoke to one such email last week and have […]

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If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile then you know we’re both fans and friends of Bit Funk and have been doing our part to spread his music to new ears throughout the year. And, it seems to be working. Bloggers and DJs alike have latched onto the mysterious now-residing-in-Chicago producer […]

We blogged about Washed Out quite awhile ago and you really can’t visit any music site lately without hearing the work of Georgia’s Ernest Greene touted as some of the best and most original music of the year. While we are not in any way about to claim blatant thievery, we did recently come across […]

My Gold Mask are a great dark pop duo from here in Chicago. Lush with references to the era of Kate Bush and Siouxsie and the Banshees, My Gold Mask pound, shake, wail and thrash through midnight melodies laced with rock noir. Vocalist Gretta Rochelle is never afraid to deviate from a chamber pop formula, […]

Like many girls who share my demographic, junior high and high school was spent reading Sassy magazine (and later, Jane) in the school library and making mixtapes of girl-fronted rock bands. My favorite frontwoman during this time was Nina Gordon of Veruca Salt. Alongside co-Veruca Salt frontwoman Louise Post, Nina Gordon had a voice that […]

Thanks almost entirely to DFA Records, the term dance punk has become synonymous with compositions based on disco-heavy electronics and post-punk vocalizations. While I adore all things DFA, their rise to popularity has audiences forgetting that dance is not limited to electronica and punk is not limited to the tentacles of Joy Division’s influence.
Chicago transplants […]

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Meet Minneapolis’ premier Glockenspiel act, New Kids on the Glock. Duo Joe Beuckman (better known as Bitch Ass Darius) and Mike Davis (better known as Mike the 2600 King), rework hit tunes with a choir boy innocence that’s amusing and endearing. They perform live at art galleries, are planning to […]

Alright, maybe the post title is a little misleading. This isn’t about Hot Chip covering Muddy Waters, Memphis Slim or Amos Milburn. This is about Hot Chip covering a different type of blues—the dark and troubled music of Joy Division.
War Child, a network of independent organizations working across the world to help children affected by […]