Did You Know: John McCain Owns 13 Cars
Posted on 22. Sep, 2008 by Daniel Taylor in Politics
As reported online this weekend by Newsweek, a search of public vehicle records finds that John McCain and his wife own 13 cars, as opposed the one owned by Barack Obama and his wife. Whatever this means, if anything is up to you of course, but a few of the makes call into question McCain’s previous assertions that he has “bought American all his life.” It also, of course, goes alongside the previously discussed matter of how many houses the McCain’s own (eight, in a few different states) as opposed [...]
Russian Circles Interview on Synthesis.net
Posted on 10. Jun, 2008 by Daniel Taylor in Band of the Day, Music
Former Synthesis Band You’ve Never Heard Of…OF THE DAY!!111, Russian Circles is up to some big shit. They’re new full length, the Matt Bayles-produced Station is basically one of the raddest records of ‘08, and after their current tour with Daughters, they are hitting the road with some random band named Coheed and Cambria. Check out an interview with the band on the front page and learn about the realest shit to come out of Chicago since Obama.
ALL Reuniting For Riot Fest 2008!
Posted on 22. Apr, 2008 by ryan in Blog, Music
Fort Collins-based punk legends ALL have just announced plans to reunite for this year’s Riot Festival in Chicago, IL, being held October 10-12.
News alone of an ALL reunion is enough to bring their seething fanbase to its collective knees, even without the added bonus that the reunion is with none other than former ALL frontman and current bandleader for the Steaming Beast, Scott Reynolds (whose new endeavors you can read about very soon on synthesis.net)!
Message from Scott Reynolds regarding the reunion:
Stephen is going to jump a motorcycle over 10 flaming [...]
Chicago Police Slay Cougar: Poor Thing Never Saw It Coming
Posted on 15. Apr, 2008 by spencer in Comedy, Lifestyle
Poor thing… Just out on the prowl for some young specimen, and the police have to corner her in an alley. And shoot her.
From AP:
Chicago police say an officer has killed a 150-pound cougar in a residential area on the city’s North Side.
Police say several residents reporting seeing the cat early Monday and the officer shot the animal in an alley.
I imagine the cougar’s sighting was a direct result of habitat loss.
For a good guide on how to recognize and make safe contact with a cougar, please [...]
Team Saucony Sports: No Helmet Required
Posted on 10. Apr, 2008 by spencer in Sports
Last week, Team Saucony wrote me a nice little note, telling me about their web site, www.teamsaucony-originals.com. The site focuses on Saucony’s sponsorship of alternative team sports, the ones “that don’t require cleats, pads or helmets.” That’s totally up my alley. The reason why I got into music in the first place was because I could not for the life of me catch a football or shoot a basket. The first day of little league I got a black eye while they were trying me out as a pitcher. No [...]
Lollapalooza Lineup Leaked: Radiohead, NIN, RATM and More
Posted on 07. Apr, 2008 by Bill in Blog, Internet, Lifestyle, Music, Paid
The Lollapalooza lineup was dropped on the Internets today – might I be probably one of many to say “holy shit, that is one hell of a lineup”. Perry Farrell has done it again and with Rage Against the Machine playing that will only fuel more rumors about an actual Rage Against the Machine new album (hey, one can hope right?). Get your hotel reservations for Chicago early… Lineup is after the jump…
Radiohead
Rage Against the Machine
Nine Inch Nails
Kanye West
Wilco
The Raconteurs
Louis XIV
Love and Rockets
Gnarls Barkley
Bloc Party
The Black Keys
Broken Social Scene
Lupe Fiasco
Flogging [...]
Liz Phair Returns to Guyville
Posted on 31. Mar, 2008 by James in Music
Though her recent albums have been pretty awful, Liz Phair’s Exile in Guyville still stands the test of time. To celebrate its 15th anniversary, Dave Matthews’s ATO Records is releasing a special edition of the landmark, out of print album with four unreleased B-sides and a DVD, Guyville Redux, a 60-minute making-of documentary. Guyville Redux will also feature an introduction by Matthews and look at the early ’90s Chicago indie music scene that also featured bands such as Urge Overkill and Smashing Pumpkins. Phair herself interviews local rock luminaries such [...]
Since I have a Soft Spot (in the top of my skull) for Pinback…
Posted on 31. Mar, 2008 by spencer in Comedy, Idiocy, Music
I saw this while perusing the Mesh blog, and given that I’ve been playing Pinback’s “Good To Sea” (off their last album, Autum of the Seraphs) on repeat, I thought I’d share this hilarious (and loving) spoof of Pinback, made by this Chicago dude.
If you love Pinback like I do, you’ll dig this. if you have no idea what a Pinback is, educate.
