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Album review: T.I., 'Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head'
*** (of 4) One of the ironically timeless issues with the rap genre is how its artists deal with aging. Rockers can gracefully mature with time, or, in the case of the Rolling Stones, just never ever ever ever go away. But in hip-hop, whose topics...
Tags: The Rolling Stones (music group), Nas, Lil Wayne, T.I., R. Kelly
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Mixtape review: Rockie Fresh "Electric Highway"
** 1/2 (out of four) Rockie Fresh likes cars. He likes buying cars ("In 2013/I plan to buy too many cars"). He likes talking about cars. He likes driving cars, and he likes driving metaphors: both of his higher-profile mixtape releases were named as...
Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Passenger Cars, Wiz Khalifa, Maybach, Entertainment
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Song barkers: Cutting through the 'Heys'
There's a question that someone paying close attention to contemporary pop music would not be considered crazy for asking: What's with all the shouting? Seemingly all of a sudden, bands have been having success punctuating their tunes with "hos" and...
Tags: Music Industry, Bruno Mars, Customs and Tradition, Apple iTunes, Fleet Foxes (music group)
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I was a teenage internet meme
RedEyeAs far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a meme. To me, a meme was bigger than being president of the United States. It meant you stood for something. So a couple of days ago, I come back into work after getting a coffee. Deadspin proceeds...Tags: Sports, Bars and Clubs, ABC (tv network), Football, Mardi Gras
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Interview and performance: Boots Riley and the Coup
Never before has an interview subject assumed/joked that RedEye was a communist newspaper. Fans of Boots Riley’s veteran, socially conscious hip-hop act The Coup probably won’t be surprised that he mentioned it. “Do people assume that...
Tags: Politics, Foreclosures, Skyfall (movie), Occupy Wall Street, Biz Markie
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Video/Q&A: 'Broken City' star/producer Mark Wahlberg and director Allen Hughes
In the political thriller “Broken City,” Mark Wahlberg plays an underdog—not exactly something new for the Oscar-nominated actor (“The Departed”) when you recall “Boogie Nights,” “Invincible,” “...
Tags: Chicago Bears, Justin Bieber, Russell Crowe, Prisons, Arts and Culture
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'The Collection' review: Cruel, depressingly usual punishment
Zero stars (out of four) For what it's worth, metal really turns in a top-notch performance in “The Collection.” Among countless, insanely intricate killing devices, not one malfunctions. They brutally punish every human in sight, with each...
Tags: Josh Stewart, The Collection (movie)
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Tumblr Thursday round-up
RedEyeTumblr Thursday has been coming to you in the paper for awhile now, so it seemed like about time that this list make its way to the Internet, for your convenience, of course. Some of these are a little old hat now, but they're all important to remember....Tags: Politics, Fashion Shows, Chicago Transit Authority, Family, Kanye West
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Video/Q&A: 'A Haunted House' star/co-writer Marlon Wayans
Within the first three minutes of our conversation, Marlon Wayans mocks my shoes, imagines an ethnically diverse array of naked women surrounding him, describes the peaceful way to strangle a cow and his plan to delay sitting on the toilet in order to...
Tags: Marlon Wayans, Richard Pryor, Epic (movie), Jurassic Park (movie), Dance Flick (movie)
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Local Q&A: How to Dress Well
Tom Krell is no stranger to pain. The musician, who records and performs under the name How to Dress Well, penned much of his sophomore album, the aptly titled "Total Loss," while struggling with weighty issues like self-doubt, depression and death....
Tags: Chicago Reader, Apple iTunes, How to Dress Well (music group), Depression, Entertainment
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Will Ben Roethlisberger return for Sunday's game vs. Ravens?
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteThe Steelers lost here to a really bad Cleveland Browns team on a frigid December Thursday night in 2009. It was their fifth consecutive defeat and left them with a 6-7 record. Nose tackle Casey Hampton put their playoff chances into perspective. "This...Tags: Sports, Baltimore Ravens, Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals
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Literary opponents face off at Write Club
For RedEyeLiterary fisticuffs abound at Write Club, where opponents duke it out with lightning-fast essays on pre-assigned, opposing topics. But is it really literature as blood sport? "The stakes are real," says founder and self-proclaimed overlord Ian Belknap....Tags: Dave Chappelle , Jon Stewart, Sarah Vowell, Arts and Culture, Artists
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