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Julie Brown

Sometimes absurd, sometimes outrageous, always off-the-wall, "Strip Mall" is the latest brainchild of that hilarious redhead, Julie Brown.

From the basement to the Bluebird: Kirkwood

Recess: School\'s Out

Julie Brown

Sometimes absurd, sometimes outrageous, always off-the-wall, "Strip Mall" is the latest brainchild of that hilarious redhead, Julie Brown.

'Futurama': finally, a show worthy of a good review

Someone asked me the other day if I just seek out bad shows to bash them. The answer is no. I don't look for bad shows. They find me.

Feeling Tantric

Tantric proves with its self-titled debut album it will be, or at least should be, a force to reckon with inside the alternative rock scene.

Hail to the King

Grey Larsen and Paddy League

Grey Larsen's and Paddy League's talents are not green by any means. The two join forces to unintentionally fight the battle against uneducated music in their newest release, The Green House.

Alien Ant Farm

Michael Jackson has been defiled. The self-proclaimed King of Pop has apparently fallen into such disrepute that he's licensing his songs to second-rate rock bands.

You might have missed!Maceo Parker

At 58, Maceo Parker still has it going on. Spinning funk, R&B, jazz, rap and black-suit-and-tie style into an eclectic yet flowing mix, Dial Maceo is one CD that is worth the purchase.

Johnny Socko, The Aurelians, Chris Coolidge

Sock it to me -- three times. Not only does Johnny Socko put the fun into ska and rock, but the band has friends who do the same thing.

WIUS AM 1570 Pick of the Week BIS

Some of us WIUSers have spent the past several weeks plowing through thousands of pieces of vinyl from the '80s and '90s looking for stuff that might be of interest to today's modern disc jockey.

Turning the pages of History

DVD Review

Bringing an animated series based on Kevin Smith's movie "Clerks" to ABC early last year was a mistake.

Rekindling the fire

The Blake Babies are back. After a 10-year hiatus, vocalist Juliana Hatfield, guitarist John Strohm and drummer Freda Love are all grown up -- sort of.

Finley Quaye

I cannot help but compare every reggae album I hear to Bob Marley. It is an unfair and unnecessary comparison, but I find myself doing it nevertheless.

Monkeybone

Monkeybone," now here's a gamble of a movie. Hollywood has held a brief history in the combination of live-action and animation.

Way of the Gun

American Hi-Fi

You might have seen American Hi-Fi's quirky video for its song "Flavor of the Weak" on MTV.

Various Artists