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  • A Chicago Fan’s Incredible Show Archive

    Apr 21, 2026

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    by

    Luke
    in Arts & Cults, Interesting Links, Journal, Media Diet

    Aadam Jacobs “secretly recorded over 10,000 local concerts since 1989. Now, they are cleaned up and ready to listen to for free online.” “On July 8, 1989, a young music fan named Aadam Jacobs, with a compact Sony cassette recorder in his pocket, went to see an up-and-coming rock band from Washington for their debut…

  • Rest in Peace, Steve Albini

    May 7, 2024

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    by

    Luke
    in Interesting Links, Media Diet, Unsolicited Advice

    I know there’s “cooler” albums to talk about, but In Utero and Surfer Rosa were profoundly important to my teens, and I haven’t stopped listening to Mclusky Do Dallas since seeing them in San Francisco this past March. My friend Tom had the good fortune of studying under Albini in the early 2000s and had…

  • From The Journal of Kurt Cobain, Gone 30 Years Ago Today

    Apr 5, 2024

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    by

    Luke
    in Unsolicited Advice

    Don’t let your opinions obstruct the aforementioned list.