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Oasis- Be Here Now. really didnt deserve all the heat it took. yes its bloated, yes its pretentious and all that noise..and yet i like it. while on the topic of brit-pop, Blur's Thinktank is another very solid record that got panned for no good reason.

Achtung/Zooropa/Pop, to me, was the golden era for U2. Ironically, they've turned into what they satirized during that period.

That was one of the worst articles I've read in a while.

the guitar in "15 Step" definitely reminds me to an extent of the Edge's riff in "One"

also one of my Radiohead favs. but then again I really dig ambient. i remember listening to that track for the first time on a perfect summer day a few years back. the mature ashes outside my upstairs window were rustling in the breeze, and shadows and sunlight danced across the hardwood floor; i dont think ive ever felt more at peace with the world in my life.

Some Holga/ Lomo shots

Solid Air is one of my all time fav albums

you should pick up Dubnobasswithmyheadman. Great electronica, especially "Mmm Skyscraper I Love You"

huh? A) The logo wasn't used because it incorporated the "torch", which Chicago knew full well. It was intended just to be used for the initial US competition, where the rules don't apply. If they are chosen for 2016, they can go back and use it again. B ) How can you say Chicago isnt looking good for the Olympics? Cities havent even compelted their paperwork yet. And almost everyone considers Chicago and Rio the frontrunners, with Chicago probably beating out Rio by a small margin. C) How was Looptopia a failure? It was the first year they put it on, no one knew what to expect. The res

This isnt being targeted straight at Chicagoans like the Trump tower was. This is being heavily marketed at wealthy Asian and European buyers, looking for a second home abroad. Basically the jet-setter crowd:

probably right. either way, they're on more people's tongues than they've ever been, which is rare for dance artists. they do wear their influences on their sleeves (kraftwerk/chicago house, etc) blown up to arena size, but its still good ear candy.

by mainstream i mean going from DJing at club shows to headlining Lollapalooza and Coachella

I remember around 95-96 when "Da Funk" was playing pretty much non-everywhere you went. pretty much the only dance track I can think of aside from Underworld- Born Slippy that got widespread rotation on your standard alternative radio. honestly tho, is that all it took was a kanye sample to get these guys mainstream attention? they've been around for ages.

On album? Kind of meh. But can you say best live show on the face of the earth?

"Chicago is a city of contradictions, of private visions haphazardly overlaid and linked together. If the city was unhappy with itself yesterday-and invariably it was-it will reinvent itself today." -Pat Colander "A Metropolis of No Little Plans"

And as if theres not enough going on in the Chicago architecture world right now... Developer Tries Comeback With New Chicago Waldorf By JENNIFER S. FORSYTH September 27, 2007; Page B1 .....The Waldorf-Astoria is being built in a partnership with Fordham Co., a Chicago-based high-end residential developer. Preliminary plans call for a 100-floor tower that in no way resembles its Art Deco-style Manhattan namesake. Instead, the project is more akin in style to the Chicago Spire, the 2,000-foot-tall condominium project being built by architect Santiago Calatrava on Lake Shore Drive. "It's a

i didnt do it, but...Game. Set. Match.

hate to break it to you, but its been officially under construction since june... I just dont see how people can call this ugly. Its architecture as art at its finest. I think people don't "get" it because its not the typical "Miesan" boxy office building thats been built ad nauseum here for the past 40 years. This is organic architecture breaking from the mold and setting a precedent for the future: what Chicago has always done. And people calling it phallic....first off, by their very nature, ALL skyscrapers are phallic if you want to go down that route. Secondly, get your mind ou

couple more new ones...

More goodies released yesterday.... http://thechicagospire.com/

he basically laughed it off and said it was US propaganda

My favorite part of autumn: fresh apple cider from the farmers market