In one of the biggest upsets at last night’s Grammys, one of Chicago’s most talented artists was robbed of the top honors for his stellar work in the past year. As unbelievable as it might seem, Eddie Blazonczyk’s Versatones didn’t win the Grammy for Best Polka Album. And Kanye West is gonna have a problem too, ya'll. Unlike last year, we chose not to subject ourselves to the Grammy awards so we’ve been catching up... more ›

Jerry Lewis is in town promoting his book, Dean & Me (A Love Story), about his tumultuous relationship with Dean Martin. The two were America's favorite comic duo during the 1950s, recording 16 films plus countless TV shows and club performances, but they suffered a less-than amicable split after 10 years of clashing egos. The two hardly spoke again until the 1980s, but that didn't stop Lewis from pouring his heart out in a book. He told the Sun-Times in an oboe-drenched, sepia-toned interview that writing has been his therapy in the 10 years after Martin died on Christmas of 1995. He claims to have written over 2,000 pages for the book, and wants to publish a second volume to include all the things he didn't get in the first. more ›