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- Name: Michael Verzani
- Location: Chicago
- Job: Musician/Web designer
- Tell us about yourself: Alter ego of St. Michael "Gunther" Lustie. Rocker. Roller.
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Isn't that why we read blogs, for the opinions? If I just wanted the facts, I sure as hell wouldn't be at Chicagoist looking for them....
If you don't agree with their politics, why wouldn't you boycott them? You know, the lovely thing about Democracy is that you have a voice, you can vote with your ballot or with your dollars. It's not...
Goose is a sponsor, it'll be there....
These guys dumped, quite literally, a boatload of crap on Chicagoans. If we can't safely rip them, who can we rip?...
I'm so pissed I missed this show - I thought it was THIS week......
Sometimes I need to be reminded why moving out of Champaign was a good idea. This is not one of those times....
Glen Greenwald has a great piece about how this might actually make the court more conservative: http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/04/09/stevens/index.html...
John Hughes made a hell of a lot of money for Hollywood, more than Orson Wells ever did. That's why they love him so much....
Having listened to the MP3s above, my opinion hasn't changed, although I can definitely hear the James Murphy influence in the second track. There's nothing I haven't heard elsewhere, better....
Saw these guys open for Slim Cessna at the Bottle after Pitchfork last year, thought they were one of the worst bands I'd ever seen. Have times changed, or did I just really want to hear Slim that ba...
It's a lot more than a few hundred dollars. Try a couple thousand a month. I've looked into it. I guess it's considered "high risk."...
You have no idea what insurance for tens of thousands of dollars of music equipment costs. It's not cheap. And unfortunately, not covered under your usual car theft insurance....
Sadly, bands of this size are generally still not making much money, so no. They probably can't afford decent insurance. You can sometimes get insurance through the musician's union or ASCAP/BMI, but...
I mean, aside from the photo... But jeez, they played "Kick in the Eye," definitely unexpected....
What, no mention of the amazing Peter Murphy cameo?...
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