Digging through the personal music histories of our friends and associates, it’s always amazing to hear how many have “Weird Al” Yankovic claiming the spot of “the first concert I ever saw.” more ›

This shopping holiday season, we’re committed to buying our kid’s presents from local small businesses. Our new crush is Timeless Toys in Lincoln Square. more ›

We're used to the Reader throwing out a curve ball now and then and rubbing some people the wrong way, but nevertheless we raised our eyebrows after reading its four-star review of Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters. If nothing else, it takes a certain amount of chutzpah to put a Cartoon Network-derived feature right up there with A Woman Under the Influence or even A History of Violence. Despite the controversy... more ›

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Try as we might, Chicagoist has failed miserably in our attempts to catch The Hi Hi Puffamiyumi Show on Cartoon Network. Mostly because we’re hosting our own show called The Happy Fun Time Drink The Memories of the Work Week Away Tavern Hour on Friday nights. Ever since a Pizzicato Five comp dropped into our laps several years ago, we’ve been suckers for all manner of J-pop. You can keep your Ashlees and Hillarys; our... more ›