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Music, In Rotation May 2, 2019
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DJ King Hippo on the holy grail of Chicago spiritual jazz

Plus: Resavoir bandleader Will Miller on a fan-made mashup of Nas and MF Doom, Reader writer Leor Galil on raiding the discards pile at the library, and more
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: In Rotation, Harold Washington Library, Cambridge University Press, Popular Music, Marc Fischer, Library Excavations, Respire, Gravity & Grace, Middle-Man, Joshua Virtue, Free Snacks, Udababy, Eat Good Tape, Post Faith Dialogues, Loosey, Alejandro Ayala, King Hippo, Lumpen Radio, London, Sadiq Khan, Emma Warren, Night Czar, Make Some Space, Azymüth, Demos (1973-75), Infinite Spirit Music, Live Without Fear, Jazzman, reissue, Soji Adebayo, Will Miller, Resavoir, Whitney, Broadcast, Trish Keenan, Black Session, La Maison de la Radio, Come on Let’s Go, Nas, MF Doom, Nastradoomus, Nastradamus, Special Herbs, Video

News & Politics, Feature Feb 14, 2019
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Hip-hop taught Andre Vasquez about community—and he wants to take those lessons to City Hall

In the 90s he rapped as Prime and joined underground collective the Molemen. Now he’s a socialist candidate for 40th Ward alderman, hoping to unseat entrenched incumbent Patrick O’Connor.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Feature, Andre Vasquez, 40th Ward, alderman, candidate, Molemen, Prime, Optimus Prime, Patrick O’Connor, Maggie O’Keefe, Dianne Daleiden, Ugo Okere, Ed Burke, Rahm Emanuel, Reclaim Chicago, Blaze Battle, Direct Effect, KRS-One, Juice, Bernie Sanders, Bern Fest, Over Easy Cafe, Jon Cignarale, Democratic Socialists of America, Civilian Police Accountability Commission, DSA, Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, Affordable Requirements Ordinance, Lane Tech, Juvenal “PNS” Robles, Juvenal Robles, PNS, Visual, Ed “Panik” Zamudio, Panik, Ed Zamudio, Alberto “Mixx Massacre” Espinosa, Mixx Massacre, Alberto Espinosa, Vakill, Donald “Vakill” Mason, Donald Mason, Pugs Atomz, Nacrobats, Double Door, Subterranean, Gramaphone Records, Ritual of the . . ., E.C. Illa, Rubberoom, Rhymefest, Aesop Rock, MF Doom, Atmosphere, Slug, Unbreakable, Madman, The Optimus, Scam Artists, Verbal, Robust, Qwel, Middle Ground, AT&T, Kaplan University, Purdue University Global, Shadow Master, Awdazcate, Black Lives Matter, Ja’mal Green, My Block My Hood My City, Jahmal Cole, Kim Foxx, Amanda Weaver, Drinks and Discourse, Kristi Sanford, Colin Bird-Martinez, Rossana Rodriguez, Maria Hadden, Que Billah, Todays Lesson, Video

Blogs, Bleader Mar 10, 2015
Cannibal Ox returns to town Friday in support of their first album in 14 years

Today's 12 O'Clock Track is "Iron Rose" off of the duo's newly released Blade of the Ronin.
- By Tal Rosenberg
- Tags: 12 O'Clock Track, Music, 12 O'Clock Track, Cannibal Ox, Vast Aire, Vordul Mega, The Cold Vein, Blade of the Ronin, Iron Rose, MF Doom

Music, Record Roundup Oct 8, 2014
Aphex Twin's moments of bliss on Syro and 15 more record reviews

Ten Reader writers take on 16 albums—including commercial alt-rock cheese from Johnny Marr, charged UK punk from Vaselines, and a terrifyingly gorgeous classic from Godflesh.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Record Roundup, record review roundup, Aphex Twin, Richard D. James, Syro, David Ashley, Perfect Dark, Vashti Bunyan, Heartleap, Grady Champion, Bootleg Whiskey album, MF Doom, Bishop Nehru, NehruvianDoom, Electric Wizard, Time to Die, Mark Greening, Jus Osborn, Liz Buckingham, Frazey Ford, Indian Ocean album, Be Good Tanyas, Godflesh, A World Lit Only by Fire, Justin Broadrick, G.C. Green, Frode Haltli, Vagabonde Blu, Hightide Hotel, Omar Khorshid, Live in Australia 1981, Johnny Marr, The Smiths, Bernard Sumner, Menace Ruine, Venus Armata, Sylvain Rifflet, Jon Irabagon, Perpetual Memory: A Celebration of Moondog, Moondog, Louis Hardin, Shakey Graves, And Then the War Came, Alejandro Rose-Garcia, Vaselines, V for Vaselines

Blogs, Bleader Dec 5, 2012
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The untimely demise of cartoon rapper Captain Murphy

How LA producer Flying Lotus single-handedly created and destroyed one of the more interesting rappers to gain national attention this year
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Arts, Hip-Hop, Music, Visual Art, Captain Murphy, hip-hop, Adult Swim, Flying Lotus, Steven Ellison, Odd Future, Earl Sweatshirt, Between Friends, Duality, Riff Raff, The Prisoner, MF Doom, Video

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DJ King Hippo on the holy grail of Chicago spiritual jazz

Plus: Resavoir bandleader Will Miller on a fan-made mashup of Nas and MF Doom, Reader writer Leor Galil on raiding the discards pile at the library, and more

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Hip-hop taught Andre Vasquez about community—and he wants to take those lessons to City Hall

In the 90s he rapped as Prime and joined underground collective the Molemen. Now he’s a socialist candidate for 40th Ward alderman, hoping to unseat entrenched incumbent Patrick O’Connor.

Cannibal Ox returns to town Friday in support of their first album in 14 years

Today's 12 O'Clock Track is "Iron Rose" off of the duo's newly released Blade of the Ronin.

Aphex Twin's moments of bliss on Syro and 15 more record reviews

Ten Reader writers take on 16 albums—including commercial alt-rock cheese from Johnny Marr, charged UK punk from Vaselines, and a terrifyingly gorgeous classic from Godflesh.

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The untimely demise of cartoon rapper Captain Murphy

How LA producer Flying Lotus single-handedly created and destroyed one of the more interesting rappers to gain national attention this year

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Video DJ King Hippo on the holy grail of Chicago spiritual jazz

Plus: Resavoir bandleader Will Miller on a fan-made mashup of Nas and MF Doom, Reader writer Leor Galil on raiding the discards pile at the library, and more

Video Hip-hop taught Andre Vasquez about community—and he wants to take those lessons to City Hall

In the 90s he rapped as Prime and joined underground collective the Molemen. Now he’s a socialist candidate for 40th Ward alderman, hoping to unseat entrenched incumbent Patrick O’Connor.

Cannibal Ox returns to town Friday in support of their first album in 14 years

Today's 12 O'Clock Track is "Iron Rose" off of the duo's newly released Blade of the Ronin.

Aphex Twin's moments of bliss on Syro and 15 more record reviews

Ten Reader writers take on 16 albums—including commercial alt-rock cheese from Johnny Marr, charged UK punk from Vaselines, and a terrifyingly gorgeous classic from Godflesh.

Video The untimely demise of cartoon rapper Captain Murphy

How LA producer Flying Lotus single-handedly created and destroyed one of the more interesting rappers to gain national attention this year

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DJ King Hippo on the holy grail of Chicago spiritual jazz

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Hip-hop taught Andre Vasquez about community—and he wants to take those lessons to City Hall

Video
The untimely demise of cartoon rapper Captain Murphy