Ed Sheeran becomes a rapper (!) on ‘X’
**1/2 (out of 4) Busker-turned-pop superstar Ed Sheeran has spent years touring extensively with Taylor Swift, and the pairing couldn't have been more fitting. On the English singer's 2011 breakout...
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Say everything—but not ‘diversity’—with emoji
Emojis can be a powerful thing. No, seriously! Don't believe me? OK, if a guy sends you a text featuring one of these , one of these and then one...
Clint Dempsey scores off the field with new rap single
What a week Clint Dempsey is having. First, on Monday in a match against Ghana, the Seattle Sounders star and captain of the U.S. men's national soccer team scored the...
Clint Dempsey scores off the field with new rap single
What a week Clint Dempsey is having. First, on Monday in a match against Ghana, the Seattle Sounders star and captain of the U.S. men's national soccer team did this:...
Lana Del Rey’s ‘Ultraviolence’ is another uncomfortable tale of a doomed heroine
** (out of 4) Lana Del Rey's sophomore album "Ultraviolence" should have been released containing a Buzzfeed-style quiz called, "11 reasons you totally would have been cool in the '60s."...
Drake vs. Lil Wayne really is happening
The title "Drake vs. Lil Wayne" conjures all kinds of mental pictures. Is this a video game bonus round? A 10 billion-selling double album? A pay-per-view-only arm wrestling tournament? Believe...
Riot Fest adds 12 acts including Primus, The Hold Steady
While Riot Fest's stacked lineup (Weezer, Rise Against, The National, Wu-Tang Clan) was already impressive, the Humboldt Park-based bash (Sept. 12-14) has upped the ante with 12 new acts. Joining...
Rage around the clock
With a festival the size of Spring Awakening—a three-day EDM blowout at Soldier Field, returning Friday through Sunday—it's understandable that people get overwhelmed. Between the beer lines, the bathroom situation...
What to expect from the Chance the Rapper/Childish Gambino EP
Since first teaming up to make music in 2012, Chancelor Bennett (a.k.a Chance the Rapper) and Donald Glover (a.k.a. Childish Gambino) have had an undeniable chemistry. While they aren't on...
Yet another EDM fest coming this summer
With the announcement of the Riverwest Music Festival, a new EDM-focused event running July 4-6 along the Chicago river at Elston Ave. and Division St., Chicago soon might have to...