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Starman: David Bowie on TV

Some of Bowie’s best televised moments.

January 11, 2016

Sufjan Stevens and Gallant do “Blue Bucket of Gold,” world weeps

WATCH: Sufjan Stevens and Gallant Duet on “Blue Bucket of Gold” for “In the Room”

Spotify’s new live performance series brings together the recent tourmates for a take on the “Carrie & Lowell” closer.

January 06, 2016

Cross Record / photo by Brian Parker

LISTEN: Cross Record’s Emily Cross Haunts Crystalline “Basket”

From the forthcoming “Wabi-Sabi”.

January 05, 2016
Heaven Knows We’re Miserable Now: Rock Hall Inductees Announced

N.W.A, Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple, and Steve Miller all make the cut. The Smiths? Not so much.

December 17, 2015
FLOOD’s Best of 2015: Music (#1)

Our weeklong countdown comes to an end.

December 11, 2015

Eagles of Death Metal at Beach Goth / photo by Natasha Aftandilians

Art & Culture
Hostages Taken at Eagles of Death Metal Concert in Paris

One of several scenes of violence in the French capital.

November 13, 2015

Kendrick Lamar on the Kunta’s Groove Sessions tour in Chicago / photo by James Richards IV

Events
Loving You is Complicated: Kendrick Lamar’s Kunta’s Groove Sessions

“To Pimp a Butterfly”‘s complexities fill the Riviera Theater on the Chicago stop of K-dot’s club tour.

November 10, 2015
Art & Culture
Bitter Rivals: Sleigh Bells’ Derek Miller on LSU Football, Leonard Fournette, and Alabama

The Florida-born guitarist talks Tigers on the eve of Saturday’s SEC matchup.

November 06, 2015

Veggie Montreal header // photo by MSG

Art & Culture
Sans Viande: A Vegetarian Guide to Montreal

Going meatless in the city of lard.

November 05, 2015

Photo by Constance Mensh

Events
LIVE: Steve Gunn Haunts Chicago’s Constellation (10/31/2015)

The New York guitar hero (and former member of Kurt Vile’s Violators) charms on Halloween.

November 03, 2015

Garth Risk Hallberg // photo by Mark Vessey

Art & CultureReviews
Finding Life in a “City on Fire”

The world of Garth Risk Hallberg’s massive debut novel isn’t crushed under its own weight.

October 15, 2015

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Digital CoverFilm + TV
Wyld Stallyn: BoJack Horseman Sneaks Tragedy in Through Comedy’s Hollow Body

Going deep into the belly of one of the best-keep secrets on television.

October 12, 2015
Art & Culture
Reading List: Craig Finn

The Hold Steady frontman and poet laureate of the hoodrats tells us about a few of the books that influenced the creation of his new solo record, “Faith in the Future.”

October 07, 2015

Montreal From Above // photo by Marty Sartini Garner

Events
Desire Lines: POP Montreal 2015

From Old Montreal to Mile End and beyond.

September 22, 2015

Donald Trump talking USMNT

Art & Culture
WATCH: Mexican TV Channel Fut Azteca Mocks US Soccer With Donald Trump

“El sueño americano ha muerto.”

September 09, 2015

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – JULY 20: “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” co-creator/producerMichael Schur speaks onstage at the “Behind The Laughs” panel during the FOX Network portion of the 2014 Summer Television Critics Association at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 20, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Film + TV
“Parks and Rec” Co-Creator Mike Schur to Fan Flames of Culture War With Show About Interracial Couple Set in Missouri

Prepare to unfollow your uncle on Facebook. Again.

September 04, 2015

True Detective Season 2 Episode 8

Film + TVReviews
True Detective Season 2 Episode 8 — “Omega Station”

And then we came to an end.

August 09, 2015

True Detective Season 2 Episode 7

Film + TVReviews
True Detective Season 2 Episode 7 — “Black Maps and Motel Rooms”

Dealing with the fallout.

August 04, 2015

True Detective Season 2 Episode 6 header

Film + TVReviews
True Detective Season 2 Episode 6 — “Church in Ruins”

“True Detective” enters its home stretch in an orgy of confusion.

July 27, 2015

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Art & CultureEvents
Pitchfork Music Festival: The Fest’s Best Dressed

Keeping it sartorial on the festival grounds in Union Park.

July 21, 2015
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