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Woe is Jill Sobule. Poor gal whines a bit in her latest tune, picking on record companies, out-of-style execs, plus her own indecisiveness about how to release her new music, and what angles she should be taking that will (we assume) get her back on another big soundtrack.
All the while she doesn’t revel in the […]

RTP buddies and up and coming Chicago indie pop dynamos May or May Not will enjoy their final performance tonight as part of their September residency at Schuba’s.
I’ll be there. Will you? Either way, you can grab the entire record for free for a limited time here (Rapidshare) or here (Sendspace). Get it while […]

Because iTunes won’t allow Radiohead to sell their new record as a full album only (as opposed to being able to buy one song at a time), the band will not offer it up via iTunes at all.
Radiohead is one of the few remaining bands that still has the power to send me to the […]

Here at RTP, we don’t just pay special homage to douchebaggery…
…or at least we don’t anymore. I’m extremely pleased to announce the very first winner of an official RTPowers Award.
The results are in, and Jessica from Chicago’s latest indie darling Office is our inaugural honoree, picking up the RTPowers Award for Chicago’s Sexiest Female Rockstar.
Okay, […]

I met this band’s drummer, Joe, a few weeks back when he was in Chicago, and not only did he blow my mind by making my night magically much more enjoyable in exchange for trying to teach (unsuccessfully) his dog Tupak to shake, but he also turned me on to a new band that has […]

The Onion’s knack for packaging sarcasm with a healthy dose of utter hilarity is a gift I can’t even dream of aspiring to, so the least I can do is share the love with an audience I’m sure will appreciate it.
Pitchfork Gives Music 6.8
September 10, 2007 | Issue 43•37
CHICAGO—Music, a mode of creative expression […]

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“We just had a meeting…today,” Greenwood told Paste.com on September 7. “We’re very relieved to have finished recording. Now we have to decide what we should do with it.”
I hope what they decide involves us hearing it.
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Les Savy Fav: Slugs in the Shrubs

ITEM!
As featured on Gapers Block, or as my grandpa would pen it: Gaper’s’ Block.
A fun backyard type cookout and down home musical jamboree at top three Chicago music venue (schuba’s, empty bottle (haters, commence hatin’)) the Hideout (you sporting your button, hipster?) this weekend. Beeee there!
Featured bands include:
Friend of RTP posse: […]

There was a ton of Apple-related excitement today, but I think I need more time to digest the $200 iPhone price cut before I can make an unbiased post about it here.
I am super happy to point out, however, that RTP darling Feist is featured in Apple’s new commercial for the redesigned iPod nano. Check […]

Remember a few weeks ago when we talked about whether Perry Ferrell was DA-worthy? The overall feeling from the peanut gallery was that, despite all his quirks and general eccentricities, Perry’s pros far outweighed his cons.
Well, Urob over at Action-Squad offered up some further evidence in support of the contrary today. Seriously, Kelly Rowland […]