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The Wesley Willis interviews: The Howards frontman Matt Berglind
June 24, 2024
The Howards (courtesy of Matt Berglind) One of the challenges of attempting to track down anyone who was the subject of a Wesley Willis song is many of those...
The Wesley Willis interviews: James VanOsdol, former Q101 on-air personality
May 13, 2024
James VanOsdol earlier this year (courtesy James VanOsdol) In 1993, Chicago alternative station Q101 launched The Local Music Showcase, a Chicago-focused...
The Wesley Willis interviews: Matt Heaton of The Flavor Channel
May 2, 2024
The Flavor Channel promo photo courtesy of Matt Heaton This is the first in a series of interviews with people who’ve appeared in songs by Wesley Willis....
New tracks: the never-ending story of Kenny Dennis
April 7, 2024
Kenny Dennis IV Forgive me, I made a lot of plans for this newsletter and thus far have done so little with it. It's easy to daydream ideas for newsletters,...
A short shpiel about a Fugazi documentary
January 27, 2024
I introduced a screening of Jem Cohen's Fugazi documentary, Instrument, the other night at Facets in Lincoln Park. Raphael Jose Martinez organized the...