If you stayed inside finishing off that handle of vodka during Common’s performance on Dillo Day, you missed his freestyle rap about Northwestern. Some good soul went ahead and filmed the rap, then slapped it up on YouTube.

Pretty neat, and always a good time seeing a celebrity wearing an NU sweatshirt. Some of [...]

In case you missed it.

An interview with the Chicago DJs who will play on Dillo Day.

Northwestern’s favorite day of the year looms, and I’m sure you don’t need any help getting excited for NU’s most debaucherous hours. Well, to help out anyway, here are a few videos of previous musical acts who graced Dillo Day with their presence. Also, don’t forget to get your, uhh, supplies, now.
Cake (2007)

Little [...]

Chicago DJ duo Flosstradamus will play two half-hour sets at this Saturday’s Dillo Day, Mayfest announced Tuesday.
The tandem — Josh Young and Curt Cameruci — will perform before and after Broken Social Scene, which is due to take the stage at 5:30 p.m.
The duo makes “basically party dance music, so it will provide entertainment for [...]

Sorry to break from the script, but this is a pretty shabby week for concerts, unless you are over 21. If you can actually buy alcohol legally (or have, cough, other means), then go out and see M83, Los Campesinos!, Bottomless Pit and Maritime. But if, like me, you still can’t see all the [...]

Few musical outfits have the genre-jumping appeal of Chicago rap duo The Cool Kids. Their clever rhymes and retro beats recall old-school rap (as they sing, they are “bringin’ ‘88 back”), a great way to grab the hip-hop audience. But “Mikey Rocks” and “Chuck Inglish’s” thrift-store wardrobe and silly subject matter (not to mention [...]

Not every stray idea can become a blog post, and, to clear my system of topics that will never actually get the single-post treatment, here are a few ramblings. Enjoy.
Portishead’s new album, Third, is the best album I’ve heard all year. Lead singer Beth Gibbon’s downtrodden-but-beautiful vocals appear as the obvious standout on [...]

A more politically minded singer.

Plus, a primer on the rap duo.

Elbowing your way to the front is painful and rude. Here’s how to really attend a concert.

What it took for the group to land the Chicago rapper.

What to look for.

Though the contract has not been signed, both NU and the artist’s publicist expect the agreement to go through.

Spring Quarter is a roller coaster of emotions that responds to fluctuating temperatures. Here are ten songs that show it all.