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Music, Music Review Jun 25, 2021
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Over-the-top Chicago rocker Mike Lust looks inward on his solo debut
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Music Review, Mike Lust, Forge Again Records, Demented Wings, Tight Phantomz, Danceteria, recording engineer, Phantom Manor, Recommended, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf Mar 24, 2020
Silkworm veteran Tim Midyett finally drops the first Mint Mile full-length

Plus: Steve Reidell of Air Credits almost remakes the 1980 Genesis album Duke, and soul singer Doug Shorts returns with more from Master Plan Inc.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Tim Midyett, Mint Mile, Bottomless Pit, Silkworm, Ambertron, Kelly Hogan, Jeff Panall, Justin Brown, Matthew Barnhart, Steve Reidell, Genesis, Duke, remake, ShowYouSuck, Air Credits, Mike Lust, Tobacco, Stacey Marquardt, Johnny Caluya, Auggie the 9th, Doug Shorts, Master Plan Inc., Master Plan Inc. 3

Music, Concert Preview Nov 29, 2019
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Chicago’s Tombstone Eyes lay down hulking spacey scuzz rock on Land in the Sky
- By Monica Kendrick
- Tags: Concert Preview, Tombstone Eyes, scuzz rock, Land in the Sky, Mike Lust, Carl Saff, Solar Barge, Recommended

Music, Gossip Wolf Feb 24, 2016
Dance party Bump & Grindcore gets nasty in memory of Amy Winehouse

Plus: Local postpunks Daylight Robbery release a long-in-the-works LP, and Florida emo heroes You Blew It! play Emporium.
- By Leor Galil and J.R. Nelson
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Bump and Grindcore, Beauty Bar, Amy Winehouse, What Kind of Fuckery Is This?, A Tribute to Amy Winehouse, All the Way Kay, CT, Redux, White Owl, Glitterguts, Daylight Robbery, Accumulated Error, Mike Lust, Deranged Records, album, vinyl, Emporium, Emporium Arcade Bar, Wicker Park, You Blew It!, emo, Evan Weiss, Into It. Over It., Lifted Bells, Merit Badge

Music, Gossip Wolf Aug 13, 2014
Gossip Wolf: Kid Sister dishes about her imminent mixtape

Plus: Decade Studio takes over the Soma space, Daniel Knox signs to Carrot Top, and more.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Kid Sister, Fools' Gold, Kiss Kiss Kiss, the Neptunes, Soma Electronic Music Studios, Tortoise, John McEntire, Adam Stilson, New Canyons, Sanford Parker, Neil Strauch, Mike Lust, Brian Fox, Airiel, Wrekmeister Harmonies, Decade, Many Moons, Yoko Homo, Lightpolite, Daniel Knox, Andrew Bird, Carrot Top, Gregory Jacobsen, John Atwood, Logan Square, Public House Sound Recordings, Funs, Earring, Clearance, Ne-Hi, Richard Album & the Singles, RXM Reality

Music, Gossip Wolf Oct 16, 2013
Gossip Wolf: No more Winters in Osaka

Plus: New music from Bully in the Hallway, the first annual Fall Ball, and more.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Winters in Osaka, Adam Jennings, Smegma, Empty Bottle, Bongripper, Rectal Hygienics, MT Coast, Bully in the Hallway, Samiam, Superchunk, Crooks and Their Castles, the Burlington, Matt Kennedy, Enlightened Procrastination, Mike Lust, Mannequin Men, Seth Bohn, Kevin Kujawa, the Fall Ball, Salonathon, Jane Beachy, Mucca Pazza, Kokumo, Tom Musick, Man Is Man, Christa Creps, DJ Swaguerrilla, Fly Honeys, Erin Kilmurray

Blogs, Bleader Sep 26, 2013
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Wolf Eyes play the Owl this Sunday in celebration of the bar's second anniversary

An engraved tooth spread the word about this harsh-noise party.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Do This, Music, Wolf Eyes, the Owl, anniversary, noise rock, harsh noise, industrial, Parliament Tapes, vending machine, late night, 4 AM, Silver Apples, Mike Lust, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf Jul 17, 2013
Gossip Wolf: Robert Plant has a whole lotta love for Alcala's

Plus: Debuts from Chicago-Indiana emo band Brighter Arrows and garage-pop "supergroup" Circles
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant, Taste of Chicago, Sensational Space Shifters, East Village, Alcala, Dreamliner, Brighter Arrows, Chicago, Indiana, Ghost Is Clear, Township, Bandcamp, Circles, Srini Radhakrishna, France Has the Bomb, Melissa Elias, the Ponys, Ken Coulman, Mike Lust, Phantom Manor, Are You Watching the Masters? Because the Masters Are Watching You, Anthony Cozzi, Radar Eyes, Christen Thomas, Empty Bottle, Lollapalooza, Wild Nothing

Blogs, Bleader Jan 26, 2013
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Humboldt Park recording studio Phantom Manor: An oral history

Recording studio Phantom Manor closes; Chicago musicians share its history.
- Tags: Band Life, Music, Phantom Manor, Mike Lust, Sybris, Coins, Touched by Ghoul, Bully in the Hallway, Tight Phantomz, Reds and Blue, Coupleskate, Redgrave, Blasted Diplomats, Mannequin Men, (Us And) All Our Friends, Audio

City Life, Space Jul 18, 2012
Slideshow
Mike Lust's den of vintage toys

The Phantom Manor engineer fills his Logan Square abode with 80s nostalgia
- By Andrea Bauer
- Tags: Space, Mike Lust, Phantom Manor Recording, nostalgia, George Gershwin, Logan Square, toy collection, KISS, Star Wars, babe-repellent, Tight Phantomz, Slideshow

Music, Gossip Wolf Jan 5, 2012
Gossip Wolf: A rest for weary Tiger Bones

The postpunk four-piece calls it a day. Plus: Doomy newcomers Lord debut on Asian Man, of all places, and Like Pioneers cut a second LP
- By Jessica Hopper and J.R. Nelson
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Tiger Bones, Gay Baby, Jay Ranz, Nick Hagen, Lord, Atlas Studios, Like Pioneers, Mike Lust

Music, Gossip Wolf Nov 29, 2011
Gossip Wolf: Parasol folds halfway

The midwest indie institution shutters its store and distro. Plus: Logan Square punk dive Pancho's gets a brunchy makeover, the Hood Internet drop a remix album, and more
- By Jessica Hopper and J.R. Nelson
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Brian Peterson, MP Shows, Tamiz Haiderali, Logan Square, Dark Matter, Hood Internet, Mishka, Foster the People, Ninjasonik, Johnny Nelson, A.C. Newman, Psalm One, Slow Witch, Parasol Records, Parasol Label Group, Hidden Agenda, Reaction Recordings, Champaign-Urbana, Bully in the Hallway, Mike Lust

Music, Gossip Wolf Mar 23, 2011
Gossip Wolf: Music From the Third Dimension

A local multimedia artist makes noise you can almost touch. Plus: Wild Flag tops the latest Pitchfork rumors, Ben Weasel loses some fans at SXSW, and more
- By Jessica Hopper and J.R. Nelson
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Jon Satrom, Lampo, Graham Foundation, Mannequin Men, Eternals, Chris Connelly, Hollows, Population, Kris Poulin, BLVD, Michael L. Abramson, Numero Group, Wild Flag, Dirty Beaches, Pitchfork Music Festival, Gang Gang Dance, Shabazz Palaces, Gallagher, Girl Talk, Lollapalooza, Ben Weasel, Screeching Weasel, South By Southwest, Weseal Fest, Football, Jim McCann, Baseball Furies, Srini Radhakrishna, France Has the Bomb, Jerred Gummere, Ponys, Mike Lust, Tight Phantomz, Urge Overkill

Blogs, Bleader Sep 14, 2010
Urge Overkill Burns in "Effigy"

The reunited band sounds way more punk than it did when "Exit the Dragon" came out 15 years ago.
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Urge Overkill, Effigy, Mike Lust, Tight Phantomz, Chicago, indie rock, punk

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Over-the-top Chicago rocker Mike Lust looks inward on his solo debut

Silkworm veteran Tim Midyett finally drops the first Mint Mile full-length

Plus: Steve Reidell of Air Credits almost remakes the 1980 Genesis album Duke, and soul singer Doug Shorts returns with more from Master Plan Inc.

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Chicago’s Tombstone Eyes lay down hulking spacey scuzz rock on Land in the Sky

Dance party Bump & Grindcore gets nasty in memory of Amy Winehouse

Plus: Local postpunks Daylight Robbery release a long-in-the-works LP, and Florida emo heroes You Blew It! play Emporium.

Gossip Wolf: Kid Sister dishes about her imminent mixtape

Plus: Decade Studio takes over the Soma space, Daniel Knox signs to Carrot Top, and more.

Gossip Wolf: No more Winters in Osaka

Plus: New music from Bully in the Hallway, the first annual Fall Ball, and more.

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Wolf Eyes play the Owl this Sunday in celebration of the bar's second anniversary

An engraved tooth spread the word about this harsh-noise party.

Gossip Wolf: Robert Plant has a whole lotta love for Alcala's

Plus: Debuts from Chicago-Indiana emo band Brighter Arrows and garage-pop "supergroup" Circles

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Humboldt Park recording studio Phantom Manor: An oral history

Recording studio Phantom Manor closes; Chicago musicians share its history.

Slideshow
Mike Lust's den of vintage toys

The Phantom Manor engineer fills his Logan Square abode with 80s nostalgia

Gossip Wolf: A rest for weary Tiger Bones

The postpunk four-piece calls it a day. Plus: Doomy newcomers Lord debut on Asian Man, of all places, and Like Pioneers cut a second LP

Gossip Wolf: Parasol folds halfway

The midwest indie institution shutters its store and distro. Plus: Logan Square punk dive Pancho's gets a brunchy makeover, the Hood Internet drop a remix album, and more

Gossip Wolf: Music From the Third Dimension

A local multimedia artist makes noise you can almost touch. Plus: Wild Flag tops the latest Pitchfork rumors, Ben Weasel loses some fans at SXSW, and more

Urge Overkill Burns in "Effigy"

The reunited band sounds way more punk than it did when "Exit the Dragon" came out 15 years ago.

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Plus: Steve Reidell of Air Credits almost remakes the 1980 Genesis album Duke, and soul singer Doug Shorts returns with more from Master Plan Inc.

Plus: Local postpunks Daylight Robbery release a long-in-the-works LP, and Florida emo heroes You Blew It! play Emporium.

Plus: Decade Studio takes over the Soma space, Daniel Knox signs to Carrot Top, and more.

Plus: New music from Bully in the Hallway, the first annual Fall Ball, and more.

An engraved tooth spread the word about this harsh-noise party.

Plus: Debuts from Chicago-Indiana emo band Brighter Arrows and garage-pop "supergroup" Circles

Recording studio Phantom Manor closes; Chicago musicians share its history.

The Phantom Manor engineer fills his Logan Square abode with 80s nostalgia

The postpunk four-piece calls it a day. Plus: Doomy newcomers Lord debut on Asian Man, of all places, and Like Pioneers cut a second LP

The midwest indie institution shutters its store and distro. Plus: Logan Square punk dive Pancho's gets a brunchy makeover, the Hood Internet drop a remix album, and more

A local multimedia artist makes noise you can almost touch. Plus: Wild Flag tops the latest Pitchfork rumors, Ben Weasel loses some fans at SXSW, and more

The reunited band sounds way more punk than it did when "Exit the Dragon" came out 15 years ago.

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