Social Distortion at Riot Fest - Sunday, Sept 14
I cannot tell you how many times I've seen Social Distortion live, between the years 1992 and 2012. All I know it's alot. One thing that...
Christopher Hoppe
film and music that matter
The Tip Line
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IMAGE OF THE WEEK
Barbara Steele,
legendary actress
of Italy's Gothic Horror.
Midnight Movie Madness - 40th Anniversary of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
This weekend the Music Box Theater will be showing Tobe Hooper’s masterpiece, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre at Midnight both Friday and...
Roy Leonard - RIP
This week, we lost one of the last true gentlemen of radio. Roy Leonard, a Radio Personality on WGN, was a man that I truly respected....
Buzzcocks at Riot Fest
Manchester's legendary punk band, The Buzzcocks, will be playing the Rebel stage on Saturday, Sept 13 at Riotfest. Personally, I feel...
Album of the week - "Waiting for a Miracle" by Comsat Angels
Taking their name from a JG Ballard short story, The Comsat Angels from Sheffield, England released "Waiting for a miracle", their debut...
Apocalypse Now
Today marks the 35th anniversary of the release of Apocalypse Now. I can't believe this film is 35 yrs old. I still feel that its message...
Preview - Pépé Le Moko - 1936
Watch Pépé Le Moko and many other various Film Noir movies @ The Noir City Chicago Festival held at Musicbox this coming weekend. The...
Noir City 6
Once again, the Musicbox is hosting another festival of Film Noir. However, instead of it just being American films, they are branching...
Song of the Day - Messages Received by Cabaret Voltaire
SONG OF THE DAY "Messages Received", by Cabaret Voltaire From the album, "The Voice of America" 1980 After viewing the Final Cut of Blade...
Decline and Fall of America's Shopping Mall
“Why do they come here?” “Some kind of instinct. Memory of what they used to do. This was an important place in their lives.” – Dawn of...
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