Pardon Our Dust

August 25, 2009 No comments yet
Pardon Our Dust

This site isn’t done. But, please feel free to take a look around.  The wikipedia lover in me just can’t keep it under wraps.  I am still trying to get the hang of publishing on wordpress, and if you have any tips, suggestions or feedback please leave a comment below. Photo credit: Johanne Brunet

Music and Poetry

August 19, 2009 No comments yet
Music and Poetry

Ian Randall talks about why poems should be read aloud and the music of words. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Ian Randall’s August 24, 2004

August 19, 2009 1 comment

Ian Randall’s full interview will be up tomorrow.

Coming Soon!

August 16, 2009 No comments yet

This post is no longer relevant we are here.

Chaos: How One Chicago Cop Survived the Riots of 1968

August 12, 2009 3 comments
Chaos: How One Chicago Cop Survived the Riots of 1968

1968 saw the assassination of Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. In Chicago 1968 was the year of The Democratic Convention. Officer Wayne Wiberg was there and he gives us the rare perspective of a policeman in the middle of a “police riot.” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download here Photo by: [...]

Behind the Scenes: Art in Movies

July 29, 2009 1 comment
Behind the Scenes: Art in Movies

Props, sets, make-up, and all around art department person, Vanessa Conway talks about making the things that make the movies. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download here “(We made) an entire twenty foot tree out of cardboard and muslin… pretty dangerous, but awesome”

Riot in Washington Park

July 23, 2009 3 comments

Keith Fort has done a lot of shows in Chicago, and he’s got about a million stories to tell.  This one is the best. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download here “They were up on the stage in the middle of the show and they were angry.”

Graffiti and Graphic Design

July 22, 2009 4 comments

Peter Chavez was a Pilsen graffiti kid. He wrote on walls, buildings, and train cars. One of those pieces of “vandalism” won him a scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago. Now his writing/painting/design is more likely to be in an ad or a t-shirt than a viaduct. This interview was recorded in a cafe [...]

Taste of Chicago 2009 and The Best Shows I Ever Saw

July 20, 2009 1 comment
Taste of Chicago 2009 and The Best Shows I Ever Saw

Keith Fort is the man in charge of the mainstage at the Taste of Chicago, and countless other concerts and events around the world. In part one of this two part interview with North and Clark Keith talks about his experiences at this years taste and at some of the best shows he’s ever been [...]

Upcoming Podcasts

July 17, 2009 No comments yet

North and Clark upcoming Interviews     Wednesday 7/22 Peter Chavez went from graffiti writer to graphic designer.  Wednesday he sits down at a coffee shop with North and Clark to talk about how he turned writing on subway walls in Pilsen into a way to “make that money.” Wednesday 7/29 Vanessa Conway is a permanent [...]



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