It is with a deep sadness that I need to tell you of the passing of a very dear friend and a member of the extended Bloodshot family.
Phil Dürr died today, in the presence of family and friends, after a sudden and catastrophic heart attack on Sunday.
Phil was an ace-in-the-pocket guitarist for numerous Detroit area bands like Five...Read more
Another calendar year is just about in the books, so it's time to look back on our highlights and milestones of the year, as well as look back on the art, music, literature, food, and other things that helped us escape, cope, and march forward. And maybe point out some of the shitty things we didn't like about this year,...Read more
READ OUR ARTISTS' 2018 FAVES & UNFAVES HERE
Ever wonder what the folks who run your favorite record label listen to, watch, and think (and drink) about in their free time? Wonder no more!!
Another calendar year is just about in the books, so it's time to look back on our highlights and milestones of the year, as well...Read more
Every year since the dawn of music journalism as we know it, critics huddle over their laptops scrolling through their painstakingly kept notes and scribbles, synthesizing the calendar year to tell us what works of art they liked in the past year (or rather, they tell us what we should have liked in the past year—since, after all, that’s their job). There...Read more
This week Chicago bids fare-thee-well to a stalwart friend of the arts community. Tony Sarabia, the voice and force of WBEZ’s Morning Shift and Radio M, is signing off and heading to the goaty wilds of Iowa.
Beyond his uncanny ability to be conversant and well-informed on the news subjects of the day, he demonstrated a fierce dedication to...Read more
So, every year I do the Letters to Santa charity thru the Chicago Sun-Times (and so should you!!). I get a few letters from kids asking for Barbies, trucks, cars, Hot Wheels, and the like. I make a harrowing run to Toys R Us or wherever, wrap them up, and send them away.
In 2008 (kind of a bad...Read more
"There comes a time when every man feels the urge to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and start slitting throats.
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