We were in New York last weekend picking up some staples and paper clips from the mother office and happened to catch an intimate set with Tally Hall while in town. The band was just coming off tour with Chicago band Skybox and afterward Tally Hall drummer Ross Federman -- who also DJs under the moniker MR.F -- remarked how well Skybox's single In A Dream" would fit over OMC's "How Bizarre" and Ludacris' "Roll Out (My Business)." We thought he was joking. Then THIS showed up in our inbox yesterday. more ›

Just when we thought it was safe to look up when walking downtown or driving our cars, the billboards have begun attacking again. This time they aren’t happy with reminding us about our big nose, fat thighs, and horrible mates – this time they’ve attacked what our ears are getting out of those earbuds. St. Sabina Church is erecting billboards that decry disrespectful rappers. There are seven artists, per a call to St. Sabina, who... more ›

Ice Cube vs. Oprah. The ultimate Celebrity Death Match. more ›

In our saturated local media landscape, it’s easy to forget the slender but succinct New City Chicago. This week’s edition turned us on to a new podcast covering the Chicago art scene: Bad At Sports. Michael Workman’s review dubs BAS the diamond in the rough of lunatic hackery too often abusing the mics. Chicagoist has listened to quite a few podcasts this summer and we share his skepticism. But the podcast doesn’t disappoint. With only... more ›

Chicagoist did our duty and tuned into the MTV Video Music Awards last night just in case anything Chicago related occurred. Or in case a giant tidal wave washed over Miami. Either way, it would’ve been cool with us. It had been a number of years since we last had cable and were able to watch this so count us as being rather surprised by just how much the rock and/or roll dominated the proceedings.... more ›

Some people are funny. Some people can't help being funny. And sometimes those people are Appellate Court judges. In an opinion handed down yesterday (our local copy here) in the Seventh U.S. Court of Appeals, based in Chicago, was a little footnote gem: more ›

The 4th Annual Lunafest will be dropping into Room 120 of the DePaul University Student Center this Friday. Initially, we read this wrong and thought someone was holding Ludafest, which we imagined would be an evening devoted to the music of Dirty South rapper Ludacris. Sadly, we were mistaken. But this evening should be fun just the same. Lunafest (with-an-N) is a touring festival of short films that are for, or about, women and presented by Luna, the nutrition bar that is strong enough for a man but made for a woman. more ›