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South Carolina is quickly becoming the coolest place you’ve never been to. The recent success of Washed Out has people taking note of an area that’s revealing itself to be a hot bed for blissed out, bedroom produced, lo-fi acts. Friend of Washed Out, Toro Y Moi, is the next reluctant star in the making, […]

Though out since spring in her native Sweden, Love is Not Pop, the newest album by Sarah Asspring, aka El Perro Del Mar, takes that long oceanic ride to America and finally hits our shores on October 20th.
To say that Love is Not Pop is somewhat of a sea change for the lo-fi, twee performer […]

Jams Dean sat down with Chicago’s BBU, giving the trio a blank slate to discuss their concept, their music and their agenda. We didn’t need a lot of questions. True to their activist backgrounds and charged lyrics, BBU had a lot to say. —Ed.
CT: What is BBU?
EPIC: Bin Laden Blowin’ Up. We are products of […]

So it took us a while to do our obligatory Where The Wild Things Are post, but here it is! Obviously, this movie looks amazing and having cherished the book as a child, I was nervous about how this would come to life on screen. But the trailers and behind the scenes featurettes really […]

Last weekend I participated in my first ever recorded interview, discussing CreamTeam, blogging and Chicago music alongside Nick from Red Threat. We chatted with Jaime Black of Q101’s Local 101 for his personal podcast, ChicagoVerseUniteD, as part of a series on the people working in the shadows of the limelight in the city’s music scene. […]

Lately, I’ve been finding myself enjoying the upbeat and pop-sensible side of music a lot more than I have in the past. Maybe it’s the beautiful summer we’re having, or just my life’s general upward swing lately, but either way–I’m loving it. I’m also loving Yes Giantess, maybe a little too much. The melodies these […]

The beloved Dan Deacon is always finding inventive ways to express himself. To announce his new tour (with opening act Nuclear Power Pants), Dan has launched a fun contest in connection with his official tour poster. Click the image above to see the poster in it’s entirety.
The first person to correctly identify all 234 characters […]

Check out more from BBU here and if you’re curious about the concept behind the trio with the funny name, on Monday Jams Dean will share part two of this post, an interview with BBU.
BBU - Chi Don’t Dance (256 kbps)