Getting to a 2:00pm interview in Lollapalooza’s press area after a random Chicago downpour on a Saturday means commitment. After having taken the Blue Line to Jackson, getting briefly lost leaving the train, and sprinting two blocks south, I had made it nine minutes early to my interview with drummer John Wicks and saxophonist James […]
[RH Photos] Lollapalooza 2014 Recap
Photos by Bobby Reys While I’m not the world’s biggest fan of music festivals, I try to maintain the mindset that it’s all about perspective. This year at Lollapalooza, while the set list may not have been caked with the crème de la crème of notorious artists, the artists that came through held the festival down […]
[RH Photos] Pitchfork Music Festival 2014 Recap
Photos by Bryan Lamb. Pitchfork Music Festival steadily maintains its reputation as one of Chicago’s most multifaceted music festivals of the summer. It attracts an audience from both near and far, fostering the fraternization of attendees that include bros, hipsters, middle-aged fathers, and children under the age of 7. I was able to go and […]
[Interview] Elena Fortes (Ambulante)
Last month, we shared Ambulante’s Kickstarter project, an operation to begin a rogue documentary tour around the U.S. in order to spread the word on documentary culture. Through the use of crowdfunding, Ambulante has been on a mission to advocate alternative filmmaking and storytelling rooted in non-fiction film, and has been using Kickstarter in attempts […]
Apple Hires Former Tag Heuer VP, Potentially Hinting at iWatch Development
Apple has succeeded in swinging a third LVMH executive over to their team, welcoming their newest member Patrick Pruniaux, the former vice president of sales at the luxury Swiss watch industry Tag Heuer. While he’s coming into the company serving an unspecified role, the New York Times reports that it’s most probable for Pruniaux to […]
[Video] Piece of Cake: “Somebody”
Chicago-based duo Piece of Cake is planning to drop their EP this fall, and have recently debuted their video single “Somebody”. Piece of Cake consists of Brynn Bixby on vocals and piano and Mark Alletag on keys, collaborating to produce a soulful track that juxtaposes the doubt and reclusion sequestered in the coldest of seasons […]
[Documentary] Empowerment Remembers Dr. Donda West
[youtube id=”S7HRUWcAxYk”] In remembrance of Kanye West’s late mother, Dr. Donda West, Donda’s House Inc. has released a short documentary titled Empowerment. The documentary is commemorating what would have been her 65th birthday on July 12th 2014, and shines light on the impact Donda’s House Inc. has made on 14-24 year olds in Chicago since […]
International Biker Sean Watson Keeps an Eye on the Chi
Brakeless trial rider and co-manager of Mud, Sweat, and Gears, Sean Watson, is based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and demonstrates that taking alternative routes to pursue a passion can follow suit with a career of a similar vain. With his bike trips funded by his sponsor, Inspired Bikes, entertaining the idea of soon making his […]