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By Steve Rhodes
Adrian Holovaty is the Chicago tech whiz behind such projects as EveryBlock and Django. He’s also a gypsy jazz guitar enthusiast who posts his arrangements on his YouTube channel. Here are my favorites:
1. Build Me Up Butter Cup
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Posted on December 25, 2008
By Don Jacobson
The BoDeans are justly celebrated in Wisconsin. God love ’em. They are a great roots rock band. Their pairing with producer T. Bone Burnett on their landmark first album Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams remains a seminal moment in the development of alternative rock and, 22 years after its release, is still one of the best-ever debut albums.
The thing about the BoDeans, though, is they’re just so . . . Wisconsin. In fact, they are so Wisconsin, not everyone may know they are inextricably intertwined with the recent history of the state, as our handy timeline shows below.
Posted on December 22, 2008
By The Beachwood Blago Rock Affairs Desk
1. I Fought The Law
Shaking down donors for another run
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
Microphone planted in my hair bun
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I had a Senate seat to fill
That was worth its weight in gold
Didn’t want to give it to Candidate 1
Unless she did what she was told
Planted an item in the column of Sneed
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
Posted on December 10, 2008
