By Steve Rhodes

“Warnings from the Chicago Police Department about a rap group from Chicago that was scheduled to perform in Southern Illinois this past weekend caused two law enforcement departments and a university to cancel shows at three different venues Friday,” the Southern reports.
“The rap group FBG Duck was originally booked to play at the Southern Illinois University Carbondale Student Center on March 30, but a call from the Chicago Police Department to the Southern Illinois University Public Safety Department informed the college about the group’s violent history, according to Carbondale Mayor Mike Henry.”
I always hate seeing reports like this – rap groups seem to be targeted disproportionately to other acts with audiences that are sometimes unruly, and we all know why.
On the other hand, could it be true that danger was afoot?

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Posted on April 3, 2018

By Steve Rhodes

“Viv Albertine’s new memoir is a chronicle of outsiderness that goes beyond her years in the Slits to explore class and gender, her parents and sibling rivalry,” Sean O’Hagan writes for the Guardian.
Ooh, that sounds good.
“[A]nd why she’s done with men.”
Ugh. Ya know, sometimes Not All Men is the appropriate response.
Let’s take a look.

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Posted on April 3, 2018

Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk

You shoulda been there.
1. FACS at the Empty Bottle on Friday night.

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Posted on April 2, 2018