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Lin's Bin: The South
What is it with pop culture's current fixation on the South? Hit dramas and reality shows focus on the extremes of Southern culture, highlighting differences that make it hard for northerners to believe we all live in the same country. Lin takes us...
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Franz Ferdinand Announce 4th Album Release Date for "Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action"
Franz Ferdinand is back! We know what you're thinking- it's not the Archduke of Austria. It's the Scottish band that for the past decade has delighted us with fun, indie-pop tunes that are just as charming as the wacky videos they create to go along...
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A Classic Encounter With Spanish Passion
Our May program for Classic Encounter was on Spanish Passion. It's not that the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is hitting the adult circuit. But having just returned from a fantastic trip to New Orleans with adult beverages, fantastic music, food to...
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David Bowie's Recent YouTube Ban Reminds Fans of Past Censorship
It seems that it is very tricky to make a music video these days that doesn't stir the pot of controversy. David Bowie's newest video for "The Next Day" was recently banned then reinstated on YouTube. Despite the irony that YouTube is known for...
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Make It So: A 'Star Trek' Playlist
It's the weekend Trekkies have been waiting for since 2009's cinematic reboot of the enduring sci-fi series. The latest Star Trek flick, Star Trek: Into Darkness, is out now, giving us a perfect excuse to put together a Trek...
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Watch Serena Ryder Live From Space [Concertgoers Blog]
One of North America's most popular performers is just making a name for herself here in Chicago. Serena Ryder, the 3-time Juno award winner tore the roof off S.P.A.C.E. in Evanston last night. An intimate group of XRT listeners were treated to a...
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moe. Sunday Night Concert Special
Get more of moe. Relive the band's epic XRT Show recorded at The Riv in February of 2012. Catch the first-run 2 hour broadcast beginning an hour early - 7PM this Sunday. Tell your friends and in the meantime, you can download their track, “Downward...
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JD & The Straight Shot Cover Springsteen's "Pink Cadillac" [Watch]
JD & The Straight Shot, the blues-rock infusion group based in New York City, have just released a video performing a cover of Springsteen's "Pink Cadillac." Springsteen is an appropriate choice for the group, to say the least, who has toured...
