By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Pierce The Veil at the Bottom Lounge on Friday night.
Posted on December 12, 2011
The Week in Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Florence + the Machine at the Chicago Theatre on Sunday night.
Posted on December 9, 2011
Fred Hampton Jr. vs. Jay-Z
By The Beachwood Assassination Affairs Desk
“I arrived the same day Fred Hampton died.”
The above line is said by Jay-Z on the song ‘Murder To Excellence’ off Watch The Throne. The line is meant to pay homage to the fallen leader of the Black Panther Party who was killed on December 4, 1969 when Chicago police and FBI agents stormed into his apartment and opened fire on a sleeping Fred Hampton. Jay-Z was born on the exact same day, leading Jay to make the statement above on Watch The Throne, alluding to how he was given life on the same day it was taken from Hampton, as the line ends “real n***as just multiply.”
During a film screening of The Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 and panel at University of Chicago on Saturday, Fred Hampton Jr. shared his feelings on the song lyric and Jay-Z. Speaking to a crowd at the University’s International House, Hampton voiced his displeasure with the lyric, saying that Jay-Z has twisted that truth. “Fred Hampton didn’t die,” Hampton Jr. said. “He was assassinated. Saying Fred Hampton died is like the school teacher telling students that Christopher Columbus discovered America.” He later went on to refer to Jay-Z as Slave-Z, questioning his motives on the record.
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Posted on December 7, 2011
Remembering Hubert Sumlin: Howlin’ Wolf’s Alter Ego Axman
His Riffs Inspired Page, Hendrix, Clapton
“When Howlin’ Wolf romped through ‘Wang Dang Doodle‘ or thundered in ‘Three Hundred Pounds of Joy,’ the snarling guitar that accompanied him belonged to one of the greatest bluesmen to pick up the instrument: Hubert Sumlin,” Howard Reich writes for the Tribune.
“The cry of Sumlin’s guitar – riffing hard one moment, sighing poetically the next – helped define Wolf’s sound, even if Sumlin never attained a fraction of the fame of his celebrated boss.
“In the wake of Sumlin’s death Sunday at age 80, of heart failure in Wayne, N.J., Chicago blues musicians tried to put his outsize contributions in focus.”
Posted on December 6, 2011
The Weekend in Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. The Handcuffs at Jackhammer on Friday night.
Posted on December 5, 2011
The Week in Chicago Rock
By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Korpiklaani at Reggie’s on Sunday night.
Posted on December 2, 2011
In Action: Jon Langford and Robbie Fulks at the Hideout
Uploaded to YouTube by hmc1410
Robbie Fulks’ Monday night residency at the Hideout has produced many a fine moment and this weekend was no different, given that his special guest was Jon Langford. Let’s take a look at some of the highlights recorded by hmc1410.
1. Walking On Hell’s Roof Looking At Flowers.
Posted on December 1, 2011