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The 100 Greatest Drug Songs Ever

A Soundtrack For Your Sins

The 100 Greatest Drug Songs Ever - Love Grandmaster Flash White Lines, but something about Cocaine always gets us jacked. A fun and detailed list.

F2: The New Folk - An Explosion

A Return To The Simpler Things

Cycles in music are pretty reliable, in a fluid sort of way. Even in the age of digital distribution and low-cost production, the trends appear like they have been since the late Sixties. The Fader's all digital mag takes a look at the rise of Folk. F2: The New Folk addresses the music of The Entrance Band, Mariee Sioux, Michael Gira, Phosphorescent and Quinn Walker - emerging stars, not the established ones.

In the Morning Light (Remix)

Five Songs For The Price Of None

The Heaven Seventies just released a new Club single - "In Morning Light part 2", a new track featuring Chicago rappers Ill Legit, Wattson, and Kalico of Iridium. In the Morning Light (part 2) and 4 other versionsof the song all for your auditory lust.

Palin Song

Palin Song Via Second City Alums

The McBush/Pawnlin campaign is falling fast, but there's still time to have a laugh at their inadequecies. Here's a song by two of our good pals (and film cohorts) about Palin set to the Plain White T's massive hit from last summer. Take a listen.

Daytrotter Additions

Adding To The Archives

Daytrotter's got new goodies up like Meiko, These United States, Ani DiFranco and plenty more. One of the more unique music site keeps it going.

Chicago Music News and Stuff

Chicago Music News and Stuff

• Yung Berg Mixtape
• Chemicals Brothers to produce MGMT
• Yahoo music search adds free streaming
• Sigur Ros at Chicago Theater Wednesday
• Calexico free show in the park

Fall Weather Music-Toasty Breezy Tunes

Fall Weather Music-Toasty Breezy Tunes

Is it just us, or does fall make you feel warm in your privates? Maybe its the cider. Anyhoo, we think that along with all the consumer bogus decoration extravaganza at Target (ie: pumpkins, costumes, fake leaves, candles, sticks, hay, carriages, etc) that there is an easier way to escape a long days work and get toasty with some tunes. We were specifically looking for a song for our myspace page (we found The Weepies-always a nice somber choice) but along the way found this LIST. We just wanted to share it with you because it's sort of right on and sort of a thumbs up to Amazon for being cool for once. Don't forget to do these other fun things this fall.....

Rachael Yamagata's Got Things For You

Rachael Yamagata's Got Things For You

From behind the scenes looks (this is Part 1) at the making of her Oct. 7 release A Record in Two Parts: Elephants...Teeth Sinking into Heart, then a couple free tracks - Elephants and Sidedish Friend - to a show announcement for the Lakeshore Theater on October 1, Yamagata has really opened herself today. Lucky us.

Music Makes The Chi Go Round

Music Makes The Chi Go Round

• Palms Outs Sound is a great stop for hype electro
• Mikkey Halsted next great Chi-Heezie rapper
• Liz Phair trying to be funny in Matrix spoof
• 2 killin' new tracks from Hood Internet (CSS, Avalon, Banner)
• Sea & the Cake announce tour for new album, Bottle 11/15

New Flosstradamus Mixtape

Flosstradamus crushes it with a deep mixtape for Mad Decent.  Life ain't sh** but....