Chicago Sun-Times
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Army and Lou’s: obituary of an icon.
(above, Common pictured at Army and Lou’s) How does a person write an obituary for a restaurant? Not just a restaurant, but a place with historical significance. The Sun-Times did a pretty good job: It was the late Mayor Harold Washington’s favorite restaurant — the booth where he always sat still bears his name. And…
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the heart of Funkadelic’s image, crafted in Chicago
This week the Sun-Times published an article talking about Pedro Bell, the man behind the iconic cover art, liner notes, and other print ephemera for Funkadelic from 1973 till about 1986. Pedro, a Chicago native who went by Sir Lleb, has hit hard times. Today he’s facing dire straits in Hyde Park, though his work was recently featured…
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Hip Hop’s Gospel Roots
Two genres that Chicago artists have left their indelible mark on, Gospel & Hip-Hop, were highlighted in this Sunday’s Chicago Sun-Times, with a feature profile of Simeon Viltz from The Primeridian: From Sunday’s Sun-Times: February 22, 2009 BY DAVE HOEKSTRA dhoekstra@suntimes.com Like heavenly clouds, snippets of hip-hop rise from gospel music. “Simeon Viltz, who goes…
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