- Music, Gossip Wolf, Jan 16, 2013
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Gossip Wolf: New blood in Anatomy of Habit
Plus: An impressively pedigreed new band from Josh Chicoine of the M’s and a new mixtape from Village MC Alex Wiley
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 13, 2012
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A Chicago music documentary without the music
The documentary Parallax Sounds is about the Chicago underground music scene of the 90s, but you'll hardly hear any of the music.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 12, 2012
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This week on the B Side
The nonthreat of Tumblr, El-P and Million Dollar Mano talking rap music, our guide to CIMMfest, and more
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 12, 2012
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Ben Greenberg of the Men embarks on a spacey solo mission
Ben Greenberg, bassist for the Men, comes to town this weekend with his solo guitar project Hubble
- News & Features, Deanna Isaacs on Culture, Apr 11, 2012
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Culture to cult?
In a contentious change, old St. Paul's goes from Wicker Park Art Center to home base for Love Holy Trinity Blessed Mission
- Movies, Movie Sidebar, Apr 10, 2012
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John Wayne imitators, pre-op transsexuals, and mind-reading iPods
Four days of screenings highlight the kinship of music and cinema at the Chicago International Movies & Music Festival
- Music, Music Sidebar, Apr 10, 2012
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The music of the Chicago International Movies & Music Festival
Bobby Bare Jr., Kids These Days, and more than 40 film programs
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 8, 2011
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Preview: Seen and Heard Music Video Showcase
The Seen and Heard Music Video Showcase at Chicago Filmmakers on September 16 will screen an impressive, eclectic, and progressive mix of music videos, featuring bands from local labels like Thrill Jockey, Permanent, and HoZac.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 15, 2011
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Al Jourgensen drops lawsuit against Ministry documentarians, distributor says
The distributor of "FIX: The Ministry Movie" says frontman Al Jourgensen has dropped a lawsuit that sought to block the film's release.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 27, 2011
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Lord Thing and The Corner
Former Bank of America Cinema programmer Michael W. Phillips screens the Vice Lords documentaries "The Corner" and "Lord Thing" Thursday 6/30 in his South Side Projections screening series.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 22, 2011
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Distributor to Release Ministry Movie Despite Lawsuit
The distributor of "Fix: The Ministry Movie" still plans to shop the film in Cannes despite a lawsuit from front man Al Jourgensen.
- Music, Music Feature, Apr 14, 2011
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Ministry Movie Melee
Why won’t Al Jourgensen be at CIMMfest’s premiere of Fix: The Ministry Movie? Buckle up—it’s complicated.
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 8, 2010
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Wah Do Dem
The Brooklyn-indie-rocker-lost-in-Jamaica comedy "Wah Do Dem" makes its Chicago debut in a double feature with "The Harder They Come," tonight at Lincoln Hall.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 9, 2010
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Seen and Heard
The Reader's pick for Best Local Musical Group, BBU (Bin Laden Blowin' Up), is featured in the Seen and Heard Music Video Showcase tonight at Chicago Filmmakers.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 2, 2010
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Local Burroughs doc coming to theaters, PBS
Beastie Boy Adam Yauch's Oscilloscope Laboratories will release local filmmaker Yony Leyser's documentary "William S. Burroughs: A Man Within."
- Movies, Movie Feature, Mar 4, 2010
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Trans and in the Band
Riot Acts, screening at CIMMfest, dispels stereotypes about "tragic" transgender musicians.
- Movies, Movie Sidebar, Mar 4, 2010
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Chicago International Movies and Music Festival
One of the more unusual events on the city's film-fest schedule, combining live music and video-projection screenings of music-related movies.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 27, 2010
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William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
Yony Leyser's documentary "William S. Burroughs: A Man Within" and Thomas Woschitz's "Universalove" open the Chicago International Movies and Music Festival on Thursday, March 4.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 25, 2010
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Rapping in Tehran
Hassan Khademi goes inside the the illegal recording studios and interviews the renegade practitioners of the nascent Persian-language rap scene in his 37-minute documentary "Rapping in Tehran," screening Saturday 2/27 in the Peace on Earth Film Festival and Saturday 3/6 in the Chicago International Movies and Music Festival.
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