When the Chicago punk band Sludgeworth started in 1989, they were a Screeching Weasel side project. At the time, Sludgeworth singer Dan Schafer played bass and guitar in Screeching Weasel, and drummer Brian McQuaid was also in both bands. (Back then, Dan Schafer was known as Dan Vapid, and Brian McQuaid was Brian Vermin.) Pretty soon, both of t...

The Blood Brothers have announced their first tour in a decade. It’ll kick off this fall in San Francisco and run through the end of the year, wrapping up in Chicago. The band officially broke up in 2007, though they reunited for a handful of shows back in 2014. This tour will coincide with the 20th anniversary of Crimes, their 2004 LP...

The legendary record producer passed away yesterdayThe post Watch Steve Albini tell Anthony Bourdain about his “healthy suspicion of capitalism” and love of Chicago appeared first on NME.

Over a year ago, we got word of a docuseries about Lollapalooza coming to Paramount+. That series, fittingly titled Lolla: The Story Of Lollapalooza, is set to premiere this month. All three episodes of the series will go online Tuesday, May 21, and today a trailer for the project has emerged. The trailer hits the expected beats about rejecting ...

Kelly is currently serving a total of 31 years in prison, having been handed extra prison time on charges of possessing child pornography and child enticementThe post R. Kelly loses appeal over conviction for child sex crimes in Chicago appeared first on NME.