Germans looking for Lana accidentally help the Chicago band chart overseas. Plus: Danny Black gets his juices flowing again with Precious Blood, and Hidden Hospitals release a debut EP
Chicago musician Tim Mortensen recently launched Debuts, a site that could be a key to cataloging the large, chaotic volume of song premieres floating around the Internet.
This year's Lollapalooza lineup is a whole lot of repeat acts and bland names, though there are just enough groups that can actually get people excited—and yes, OutKast is one of them.
Before Michigan emo outfit Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) play Chicago tomorrow night read this lengthy Q&A with front man Keith Latinen—he talks about poetry, Michigan, and, yes, "emo revival."
The Pixies and Joan Jett recently jumped on the bill for the three-day punk blowout, but one Reader writer is more excited to see a newish local underground emo band at the bottom of the lineup.
The underground emo scene began moving in on the mainstream in a big way this year, and to cap it all off one Reader writer looks back on some of his favorite albums.