The one-year anniversary of Punk Planet 's demise came and went with nary a mention from most of the music blogs I read. I'd make more of a stink about it if I hadn't forgotten myself.It's funny (not "ha-ha" funny, of course) that this anniversary completely passed me by. I was a subscriber and supporter of the magazine for years, and was heartbroken when it stopped publishing. But I thought...
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RIP Punk Planet – Still.
Live Pics - Yelle @ LSA 10/21/08
Click here for John Brunner's full photo set from Tuesday night
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Here is your Epiphany
For those of you who have not had the chance to attend a concert at Epiphany Church yet, RFC's own Garin Pirnia has written an article for Time Out Chicago offering a little insight to the church turned concert venue. I will then shamelessly use that article as an excuse to post some long overdue photos from the inaugural show with Low from last month. If you missed that show, well then unfortu...
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News and Notes: REISSUE EDITION: Eels, Jurassic 5, Nada Surf
Get ready to empty out your wallets (cue tumbleweeds)./// Eels will release a special DELUXE NUMBERED & SIGNED 4 LP EDITION of the 2005 album Blinking Lights and Other Revelations. There will only be 2500 available for purchase. In anticipation of this Eels are offering up a free live song EP if you visit this site. This live EP was recorded in 2005 at a show in Manchester and is features the ...
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New Local Releases Today From Thrill Jockey
Thrill Jockey adds some local flavor to new releases Tuesday this week with new albums out today from Pit er Pat and The Sea and Cake. For more of what's in stores today, check out the Filter Blog.
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The Notwist @ LSA 10/17/08
The Notwist are one of those strange cases where I practically forget about a band for a long period of time, but then randomly hear again one day and think to myself, "how did I forget about these guys and why don't I already own all their albums?" Download: The Notwist - "Boneless" In my defense, The Notwist aren't exactly the most prolific and in-your-face band in the world, releasing alb...
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The Notwist @ LSA 10/17/08
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Album Review: In Ear Park
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Live Pics - Okkervil River @ Metro 10/14/08
Head on over to Jeremy's flickr page for live pics from Tuesday night's Okkervil River show at Metro.
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News and Notes: Cosmic Singing Cab Drivers Plan For New Year's
///The RFC staff is currently debating the virtues of the inaugural Galactic Zoo Discs release, J.T. IV's Cosmic Lightning (out 11/14 via Drag City). It's a reissue of sorts of music by a forgotten local recluse who cut a few punk 45s in the 80s that were barely promoted and rarely noticed. Is this awesome or just manufactured nostalgia that's awesomely bad? We'll keep you posted if we reach a ...
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News and Notes: Cosmic Singing Cab Drivers Plan For New Year's
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///The RFC staff is currently debating the virtues of the inaugural Galactic Zoo Discs release, J.T. IV's Cosmic Lightning (out 11/14 via Drag City). It's a reissue of sorts of music by a forgotten local recluse who cut a few punk 45s in the 80s that were barely promoted and rarely noticed. Is this awesome or just manufactured nostalgia that's awesomely bad? We'll keep you posted if we reac...
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RFC TV - Mahjongg - "Groove Rider"
Hot new shiz from local crazies Mahjongg, pick up this new single on 7" vinyl via K Records.
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Waste My Time
The most amazing thing happened this weekend when I went to the cinema to catch an 8:30 film: at 8:30pm the lights went down and the projector started playing. Sure, there were 15 minutes of ads and another 10 minutes of trailers, but as anyone who has been to a cinema in the past few decades would, I anticipated these. A few hours later, I was at home writing these sentences.As a fan of live m...
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