WBEZ's Justin Kaufmann sits down with Patrick Stump to go over the veracity of the singer's Wikipedia entry. Corrections and clarifications abound! more ›

Former Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump's first solo joint Soul Punk drops in October, but a new video for the remix of album cut "This City," featuring fellow Chicagoan Lupe Fiasco, was released on Tuesday. more ›

Patrick Stump, former Fall Out Boy and a future Soul Punk, covers Kanye West at Schubas. Rolling Stone is there to document the whole thing. more ›

Let's kick off the weekend with some sunny thoughts with this video of our favorite track off Patrick Stump's latest EP. more ›

Patrick Stump exhibits his amazing one man vocal band talents to offer up a sampler of this year's Grammy Record of the Year nominees. Hoo boy can that guy sing! (Also, if you are a hater of what the kids identify as "popular music" this is as good a time as any to catch up on what the tunes sound like so you don't sound like a complete idiot when trying to impress that cute coworker at the water cooler with your pop cultural know-how.) more ›

It's a common problem that this town's musical elite like to leave us in the dust for the bright lights of the coasts, but Patrick Stump is a curiosity among Chicago-bred "rock stars" - he's seen the world and then some, but his heart and his home remain here. Since Fall Out Boy called it quits last year, former singer and songwriter Stump has been hard at work at Lakeview's I.V. Labs studio prepping his debut solo album and revisiting the influences that lead him to make music in the first place. Today we continue and conclude our fascinating chat with Stump. more ›

It's a common problem that this town's musical elite like to leave us in the dust for the bright lights of the coasts, but Patrick Stump is a curiosity among Chicago-bred "rock stars" - he's seen the world and then some, but his heart and his home remain here. Since Fall Out Boy called it quits last year, former singer and songwriter Stump has been hard at work at Lakeview's I.V. Labs studio prepping his debut solo album and revisiting the influences that lead him to make music in the first place. Earlier this year Stump released two versions of lead single "Spotlight" and asked friends, fans and new listeners alike to vote on their favorite version. This sort of egalitarian approach and the new opportunity to make music on his own terms has the 26-year-old feeling renewed about the possibilities, and Chicagoist caught up with him recently to chat about Star Wars, starting over, living through your awkward phases and just how solo "solo"really means. This is the first of a two-part interview. more ›

Patrick Stump, who some know as the ex-singer of Fall Out Boy and everyone knows as the possessor of some serious pop pipes, told us via email he's finished up his solo debut. According to his website though, he's still having some trouble deciding which version of one of its tunes to include in the final tracklisting. Head over to download the free double-sided single and then cast your vote for which one you like better. more ›

So we get this email from a guy yesterday claiming to be Patrick Stump from Fall Out Boy offering to tip us off to his impending solo album before his management alerted more of the press. We watched the video, thought it was cool to see a single dude playing an entire song, instrument by instrument ... but he looked nothing like Patrick Stump. So we didn't post it. Cut to today, news goes official, and we stand REALLY wishing we had posted this yesterday. more ›

The following ten groups released albums or EPs that we believe launched them far above the roiling masses making up the Chicago music scene. While these are our favorites it should be noted that this was an amazingly strong year for the local scene, and we could have easily made a top 50 list without much of a problem. In fact, just reviewing the bands while making this list we realized how thankful we are to be located in such a musically fertile city! more ›

We were chatting with a friend about the impending task of compiling "best albums" lists, and the potential of Fall Out Boy's Infinity On High making the cut. Her comment was "I don't really know much about Fall Out Boy, other than that Pete Wentz can be a douche." Our response: "Well, one has to support one's hometown douches." more ›

Some days when Chicagoist is busy reading the trades, it’s almost enough to put us to sleep. Thank goodness for that that intravenous caffeine drip. Lately, these stories all have a “Chicago Connection”. From working with Jay-Z and Kanye West on his debut album to garnering three Grammy nominations, Lupe Fiasco has had some dreams come true. He’s decided to take Oprah’s advice and dream even bigger for what comes next. His high hopes include... more ›