- Music, Music Feature, May 23, 2013
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The return of Dance Mania Records
Twelve years after it folded, the Chicago label that helped birth ghetto house, juke, and footwork music makes a play for the new EDM crowd.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 1, 2013
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Former footwork wunderkind DJ Nate resurfaces in Chicago's rap scene
With a shout-out from Chance the Rapper and an upcoming remix from Chief Keef, local rapper DJ Nate is worlds away from his days as a heavy hitter in the juke scene.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 15, 2012
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Footwork music, live from Barcelona
DJs Spinn and Rashad rip it up at Sonar
- Blogs, Bleader, May 18, 2012
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12 O'Clock Track: Sich Mang featuring Benjamin, "(Don't Spill Your Drink) I Got Burberry On"
Today's 12 O'Clock track is an unreleased demo by local psych-juke duo Sich Mang
- Music, Music Feature, May 3, 2012
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How Chicago house got its groove back
Chicago house music is the sound of global pop today. In the 90s, though, it was on life support—until a new wave of producers, including Cajmere and DJ Sneak, got the city doing the Percolator.
- Music, Three Beats, Feb 16, 2012
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Three Beats: BBU talk about working with GLC: “Yeah, he’s a pimp”
Plus: A new EP might finally get Absolutely Not noticed, and cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm works well with Europe
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 27, 2012
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12 O'Clock Track: BBU, "Jumpers"
Local juke rappers take it back to the golden age.
- Music, Music Column, Apr 1, 2010
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Music for Feet
The Chicago dance style footwork already has MTV's attention. But footwork music may be too weird for mainstream ears.
- Music, Music Column, Oct 8, 2009
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Political Party Rap
It's got a juke beat and you can dance to it—but don't mistake Bin Laden Blowin' Up for mindless club music.
- Music, Music Column, Aug 19, 2009
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Chrissy Murderbot Has Dance Music in His DNA
Under that plaid blazer is one of the midwest's sharpest dance-music vectors.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 13, 2009
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Chief Boima's panglobal dance pileup
Bay Area DJ and producer Chief Boima has a new mix that travels from Africa to Chicago in 20 minutes.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 7, 2009
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The 20-year life cycle of hip-house
In this week's Sharp Darts, Miles Raymer looks at the resurgence of hip-house, a hybrid of hip-hop and house music that's been in the pop-cultural wilderness since the rise of gangsta rap two decades ago.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 19, 2009
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Ghetto Division in the (Baltimore) house
Chicagoans doing Baltimore house
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 15, 2009
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Two good reasons to brave the weather
Juke's finest tonight and tomorrow
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 4, 2008
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DJ Slugo 101
DJ Slugo of "Wouldn't You Like to Be a Ho?" fame spins at Smart Bar tonight.
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 15, 2007
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Samsung wants you to Juke
Juke and footwork go mainstream.
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 14, 2007
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