The local black-metal horde signs to an Italian label. Plus: Tactless tweeter @Mitchfork isn’t who “he” claims to be, and music blog Cream Team hits the Burlington for its first official party.
WBEZ ’s music man has a case of the grumpies. Plus: a midwest supergroup hits Record Store Day, Weaselfest bites it, Bill Dolan comes back for free pizza, and more
Among the conclusions at last week’s Chicago Media Future Conference: professional journalism is an anomaly, nobody’s ever really paid for news, and if you see a helicopter, you can surmise for yourself that the president’s in town.