Change is a constant, especially within the music industry. Bands change their lineup, their name, their sound, but even though most bands are constantly evolving, that doesn’t mean that they forget why they got into music in the first place. Suderland, England’s The Futureheads, a quartet probably best known for their new-wave rendition of Kate Bush’s "Hounds of Love," are a band that’s roots are steeped in their commitment to making the music they want to make. Over the past year they have split from major label Warner Brothers, started their own label, recorded the album they always wanted to make, The Chaos, and toured across the globe to support and celebrate their new found freedom. Somewhere in the middle of all of this lead singer and guitarist Barry Hyde made time to talk to us about the whole thing and managed to even crack a few jokes during his busy schedule. more ›

Going to Sen. Barack Obama’s election night rally in Grant Park? Well, Chicago officials say Neil Sullivan’s got your back. The retired security expert is getting paid $100 an hour, with a $60,000 cap, to make sure no one raises the roof too high. Sullivan previously worked with the city by revising its emergency and evacuation plans, which hopefully weren’t the same plans used in The Dark Knight (yes, everyone exit the city on Michigan Ave. while cons are bused to Navy Pier). Sullivan was originally hired in the event that the Cubs and the Sox made it to the playoffs and possibly the World Series (HA!). Since that dream didn’t come true, city officials gave him the Obama rally. more ›