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Rasta Knast • K.Flay • Mourn • The Unknowns • Marnie Stern • Eerie Wanda • Operators • Lady Gaga • Michael Jackson • Siouxsie and the Banshees • Prince Fatty • Goat • TITA DUVAL Y EL NUEVO RITMO DE BOBBY REY • Grupo Lazima • EZ Band • The Linda Lindas
Halloween Tarot Card Reading, The Moon, The Star, The Sun, The Fool, The Magician. Original Illustrations.
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Charli XCX • Alex Anwandter • Daft Punk • Peter Bjorn & John • illuminati hotties • Weezer • Du Blonde • Childish Gambino • Porches • Chappell Roan • Hinds • Rilo Kiley • FIDLAR • Taylor Swift • Lady Gaga • Nico
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Tom Petty • Yard Act • Jamie xx • Sofia Kourtesis • The Walkmen • Joanna Sternberg • Wanda Jackson • Local H • The Offspring • The Linda Lindas • Gemini Rising • Carla Morrison • St. Vincent • The Thermals • Descendents • NOFX • Sigur Rós
Wholesome Mash Dance!
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Kindergartener Clay finds their dream Halloween costume, the Barbie Princess Cat, and tries it on right when they get home. Powchie the cat thinks that Clay is a real life, huge pink cat and knows he has to protect Mom by growling at Clay and getting ready to attack. Mom tries to take the cat ears off of Clay so Powchie will realize it’s just Clay, but he’s not convinced, so Mom protects Clay by yelling.
While I do not remember exactly the first time I heard a Julie song, I do know that they have not left my listening habits since then. Their single 2020 “Flutter” Immediately captures the listeners attention with a cacophony of sounds that cannot be traced back to one single genre or a single influence. They are a mix of shoegaze, post-punk, and post-grunge all into one, needless to say I was hooked. Since then I have eagerly awaited the announcement of their debut album, and now “my anti-aircraft friend” has arrived and it is everything I was hoping it would be.
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Charli XCX • Julieta Venegas • Chappell Roan • Kim Deal • Cansei De Ser Sexy • illuminati hotties • Madeline Goldstein • Pixel Grip • Rein • Fountains Of Wayne • Gaby Moreno • Dolly Parton • The Flaming Lips • Wilco • Justin Sconza • Lala Lala
All the leaves are brown.
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a Wholesome event with a Workshop 4200 Open House and a Code Your Dreams Panel and Fundraiser.
Snowy the cat decides she is one of the girls, so she helps herself by grabbing her favorite snack out of the bag with her paw. Little Clay is so amazed by her talent, and is so glad that Aunt Erin is there to see it too so someone will believe them.
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Oasis • Alex Lahey • The Orlons • Donovan • Beyoncé • Nice As Fuck • Geezer Senior • The Offspring • Amyl and The Sniffers • Snapped Ankles • Tones On Tail • Skinshape • Rigoberta Bandini • Julieta Venegas • Reyna Tropical • Elliott Smith
Wholesome Movie Night on August 24th!
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Militarie Gun • Lissy Trullie • Bloodhype • Georgia • Goth Babe • Charli xcx • Banda AL9 • Hinds • Karavana • Jack White • Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers • Hurray For The Riff Raff • Julieta Venegas • Las Cafeteras • Chance the Rapper • Vampire Weekend
I hope everyone has been having a hot and fun summer.
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Our hero Thorn helps Lucia escape from a terrifying fate with someone whose hair is not quite clean, but not quite moisturized.
Its unseeing eyes unsettle me. I can hear its glub-pop noises.
Wholesome Open House on July 25th!
DJ Lobo has contributed to July's WholesomeRadio album features that will played on rotation through out the month. Check it out! Listen here > http://wholso.me/radio
Discovery of new fish species?!? This legfish was found swimming (walking?) through the pages of one of my comics. I tried to catch him, but to my dismay, I was hit with a “To be continued”.
Clara has contributed to June's WholesomeRadio album features that will played on rotation through out the month. Check it out! Listen here > http://wholso.me/radio
New Radio Lobo Show this month . Stay tuned in June for a suprise takeover of WholesomeRadio's Album Features How y'all like the new showz? Give us some feedback, email us at: radio@wholso.me
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Weezer • Slow Joy • Gossip • Jimmy Cliff • Prince Far I • Bob Marley & The Wailers • Tim Timebomb • No Doubt • Skatune Network • Hinds • Pacifica • NOBRO • Beyoncé • Vampire Weekend • Joanna Sternberg • Soccer Mommy
Vampire Weekend’s fifth studio effort is a welcome return to form for the indie rock mainstays
WholesomeRadio would like thank DJ Pi for taking over the radio with educational Album features . How y'all like the new showz? Give us some feedback, email us at: radio@wholso.me
If you feel lost in your life or are tired of what other people have to say, Immerse yourself in the cloudy, nostalgic sound of The Sundays. Listen to the acoustic jangle of David Gavurin’s guitar layered below his spacious electric leads that lay a perfect foundation for Harriet Wheeler’s soaring vocals. Put on this album on a lazy winter day and let it think for you for a while.
Halloween Tarot Card Reading, The Moon, The Star, The Sun, The Fool, The Magician. Original Illustrations.
Kindergartener Clay finds their dream Halloween costume, the Barbie Princess Cat, and tries it on right when they get home. Powchie the cat thinks that Clay is a real life, huge pink cat and knows he has to protect Mom by growling at Clay and getting ready to attack. Mom tries to take the cat ears off of Clay so Powchie will realize it’s just Clay, but he’s not convinced, so Mom protects Clay by yelling.
Snowy the cat decides she is one of the girls, so she helps herself by grabbing her favorite snack out of the bag with her paw. Little Clay is so amazed by her talent, and is so glad that Aunt Erin is there to see it too so someone will believe them.
Our hero Thorn helps Lucia escape from a terrifying fate with someone whose hair is not quite clean, but not quite moisturized.
A little comic featuring 3 historical musical figures.
The legfish encounters a strange light one day. What strange discoveries could be on the other side of this light?
The Legfish struggles to navigate the city streets, but a familiar sound calls to it, leading to a mysterious shoppe…
The Legfish struggles to navigate the city streets, but a familiar sound calls to it, leading to a mysterious shoppe…
Check out this political cartoon!
Wholesome’s mascot, the Legfish, is on one of their daily adventures. If you’ve ever wondered how the Legfish gets wholesomely stylish, take a look!
Hot on the trail of the latest clue, the Legfish decides to ask the locals for directions. After all, on the journey to get Wholesome, we could all use a helping hand— or leg!
The Legfish ventures into new territory and makes a surprising discovery! Could this clue lead our intrepid friend to Wholesomeness?
Zack enters wholesome to discover an intruder, he enlists the help of Stacy.
The adventures of Wholesome’s mascot, the Legfish, told in comic form! In this week’s strip, our red-finned hero finds a wise new friend, asks for some advice, and makes a big decision. Sometimes the path to Wholesomeness may take us out of our comfort zones…
The adventures of Wholesome’s mascot, the Legfish, told in comic form! In this week’s strip, we see the Legfish take its first steps (pun intended) on the journey to get wholesome. Take a closer look below!
WholesomeZine Brings You Wholesome Chats…
Rick Sniegowski of Lime Forest has a nice Wholesome Chat with Catriona a Creative Maker!
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Rick Sniegowski of Lime Forest has a nice Wholesome Chat with Justin Bell of ROOKIE
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Rick Sniegowski of Lime Forest has a nice Wholesome Chat with Nick Georgelos of The Tomblands!
WholesomeZine proudly presents their monsters coming to life, eye by eye, drip by drip. Don't stare too long or they'll come after YOU next :o
By Joselyn Barrera :)
Alien Pizza Makers!
WholesomeZine is invaded by Aliens as our fearless leader Zack plays guitar. The aliens don't know what to do with him so they make him into a tasty dinner.
Legfish Anomaly
Made in Toon Boom Harmony, this is a 47 second animation, set to the song Invention #13, by T.H.O.S.E (found on the WholesomeWax). It stars the mascot of Wholesome, our friend the Legfish, warping in and out of reality, eventually being taken off to new lands.
Legfish Hybridization Prototype
SHECKY SAYS “Our sceintists are working in wayz that some consider to be unnatural!”
Adaptive Reuse
This improvisational animation was made with junk found scattered around UIC campus, and my neighborhood Washington Park. Many of the scenes are site specific, shot on the fly based on what materials presented themselves. I used stop-motion because it requires a hands-on approach, and I wanted to maintain the materiality of the objects that were being repurposed from their junk/trash context. In this sense, the film is about adding new value through attention and reuse.
Reflection^2
This Animation Meditation touches on the insecurity an emerging artist can feel when measuring their practice to the standards of the art institution. The mirror draws the character into the gallery, and serves as a metaphor for critical self-reflection as well as self-conscious destruction.
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Original Issues
Ever drive by people walking down the street in your car and say, "Gee, those people are real scum I should've yelled something to offend them but I'm just not clever enough to think of anything by myself." Well, I'm here to solve all your problems in that area, kids. And, here's how.
While I do not remember exactly the first time I heard a Julie song, I do know that they have not left my listening habits since then. Their single 2020 “Flutter” Immediately captures the listeners attention with a cacophony of sounds that cannot be traced back to one single genre or a single influence. They are a mix of shoegaze, post-punk, and post-grunge all into one, needless to say I was hooked. Since then I have eagerly awaited the announcement of their debut album, and now “my anti-aircraft friend” has arrived and it is everything I was hoping it would be.
DJ Lobo has contributed to July's WholesomeRadio album features that will played on rotation through out the month. Check it out! Listen here > http://wholso.me/radio
Clara has contributed to June's WholesomeRadio album features that will played on rotation through out the month. Check it out! Listen here > http://wholso.me/radio
Vampire Weekend’s fifth studio effort is a welcome return to form for the indie rock mainstays
If you feel lost in your life or are tired of what other people have to say, Immerse yourself in the cloudy, nostalgic sound of The Sundays. Listen to the acoustic jangle of David Gavurin’s guitar layered below his spacious electric leads that lay a perfect foundation for Harriet Wheeler’s soaring vocals. Put on this album on a lazy winter day and let it think for you for a while.
DJ Pi has contributed to April's WholesomeRadio album features that will played on rotation through out the month. Check it out! Listen here > http://wholso.me/radio
DJ Lobo has contributed to March's WholesomeRadio album features that will played on rotation through out the month. Check it out! Listen here > http://wholso.me/radio
Conceived during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Temps is an experimental Hip Hop collective overseen by Acaster and featuring heavy contributions from abstract hip hop heavyweights such as Quelle Chris, Xenia Rubinos, Open Mike Eagle and NNAMDI and their insane debut is an album like no other.
DJ Cheddarwürst has contributed to February's WholesomeRadio album features that will played on rotation through out the month. Check it out! Listen here > http://wholso.me/radio
Want a witty alt-rock album that’s heavy on reflection and narrative elements? Then look no further than Whatever and Ever Amen by Ben Folds Five! Here’s an in-depth analysis about the uniqueness and sentiment that went behind the album and lyrics.
Check out a show that took a year to make. DJ Cheddarwurst plays 2 tracks from her favorite albums of 2023.
Ready to take a trip to outer space without leaving home? Try listening to Omar Rodríguez-López & John Frusciante (2010) and let it take you there. Here’s more about the introspective electronic music and grounding guitar melodies of this duo’s collaboration.
On the album Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land (2021), MARINA parlays the power of the divine feminine as the ultimate a tool to save the world. Collected here are a selection of ten poems, each inspired and entitled after a song from MARINA’s Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land (2021) album.
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Julian Allen reviews “METRO BOOMIN PRESENTS SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (SOUNDTRACK FROM AND INSPIRED BY THE MOTION PICTURE)” by Metro Boomin
Delaney Jaronik reviews ARENA by Pixel Grip.
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Amanda Burris reviews Flipturn’s newest EP, “Halfway / Brooklyn Baby.”
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DJ Angel Ghost reviews “Emitt Rhodes” by Emitt Rhodes
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Jeanne Dunn reviews “Structures” by Water From Your Eyes
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Jeanne Dunn reviews “Came Down Different” by Pardoner
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Jeanne Dunn reviews “Songs for a Scientist” by Post Office Winter
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DJ Lobo reviews “You Thought We Left Because the Door Was Open but We Were Waiting Outside“by The Red Pears
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DJ Cheddarwurst reviews Investments by Home Entertainment
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DJ Lobo reviews Year of the Rat by Geezer Senior
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DJ Cheddarwurst reviews Superstar by Caroline Rose
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DJ Cheddarwurst reviews Anadolu Pop by Moğollar
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Excerpts From After Chicago
Located in the Old Levee Vice District, the ten story steel frame cube filled the north east corner of Michigan*and Cermak. As construction wrapped up in 1892 It wass now ready for the crush of visitors attending the Columbian Exposition. 370 guest rooms were available. The large hotel could also accommodate permanent residents…
Soul Station Feature
Mambo Pa'Chango
Even in the context of 1940s and early 1950s Afro Cuban music history, Alberto Iznaga seems virtually forgotten. He led what he called "Su Orquesta Siboney" in NYC for many years, and he made many records for major American labels as well as for much smaller labels specializing in latin music and mambo. This side for Decca from 1950 is one hot mambo and it notes Chango/Shango an Orisha! It was written by Obdulio Morales, who researched Afro Cuban traditions, and was as well a pianist and composer. Too bad there does not seem to be any Iznaga collections, because much of his output was very jazz, quite sophisticated, and very strong!
Llorá
Chano Pozo's Llora was initially recorded by the famous Orquesta Casino de la Playa, in 1946, with Cascarita singing and Perez Prado leading the band. Before the 1940s ended, and perhaps while Pozo was still alive (he died 12/03/48) it was recorded by Jose Curbelo in the US with Tito Rodriguez singing. Curbelo had come to the US in 1939 and he bounced around from the better paying, latin hotel bands (including Xavier Cugat's band) until he formed his own. Many future latin stars worked in his band, including Tito Puente and of course, the singer and band leader Tito Rodriguez!
RINKY DINK
The late 1950s and early 1960s rock scene in the Pacific Northwest was in some ways extraordinary. Most of the bands were influenced by great r&b and r&b tinged jazz, and many of them were very influenced by the Bill Doggett sound and approach, which always included organ and tenor sax. This goes for Paul Revere and the Raiders. Though some of their earliest music shows surf aspects (Orbit, their cover of Moon Dawg) The Raiders also covered the organ and sax thing, doing Allnight Long (Joe Houston, Rusty Bryant), Night Train, and this cover of a Baby Cortez big hit. It might not have the slinky qualities of the original, but whoever the sax player is, he had a strong go at sounding like early King Curtis, especially after the two minute mark. And seriously, it could BE Mark Lindsay! Cut in 1963 for the Sande label, for which the band recorded Louie Louie before it was picked up by Columbia.
Echale Tierra Y Tápala
Myrta Silva began her singing career before she was a teen. She wrote a song that Daniel Santos had a hit with when she was 15. By 1947 she was recording with the orchestra of Julio Gutierrez and soon she was known as 'the queen of the guaracha'. And so we have a very lively guaracha on tap, with some mambo touches-flourishes and a great piano solo either from Gutierrez himself or perhaps his favorite other pianist, Peruchin!
Take Me Back (Destination 635)
Chicago rock group The Flock, when they were on Columbia in 1969, were very much a jazzy fusion of rock and minor classical strains via violinist Jerry Goodman. Goodman did not join and record with the band until their 45 on U.S.A. in mid 1968. The earlier 45s reveal a band capable of some exacting, uptown soul, and sometimes they sounded like a cross of The Spiral Staircase and the more updated aspects of The Four Seasons. This side is a good example. It is really tight pop-rock-soul, with excellent horns, and no violin at all!
Dynamo A
While in Paris Don Byas continued to play and record with Peanuts Holland and Billy Taylor, and in January of 1947, he waxed this bebop gem. Everyone plays and makes this slice of bebop quite juicy! It should be pointed out that this tune is, by any other name Dizzy Atmosphere, and was actually first done by Dizzy Gillespie as Dynamo A and the original Byas 78 gave Gillespie credit.
Look What You've Done
For a time, the band Smokestack Lightnin' was popular at the Whiskey A Go Go in L.A. Taking the group name from a Howlin' Wolf song, they did feature blues, blues rock and some gnarly psyche. Their earlierst 45s were done in 1967 before they got signed to Bell. From the end of 1968 to the start of 1970 the band cut four 45s and an album. Much of their material is very good, in part because of producer Bones Howe and also because singer Ronnie Darling's raspy voice handles the material very well. This track is from their second 45 and once the organ enters, it gives off an early scent of The Doors. The guitar solo is also quite sharp and edgy. Perhaps their most commercial release was their last, a version of the Delaney Bramlett gem, Hello, L.A., Bye-Bye Birmingham, but it came out at the same time as the one by Blue Cheer.
Bongo Riff
On the same day that Dizzy Gillespie and his orchestra were recording Manteca, a milestone in Afro Cuban jazz and bop, Stan Kenton was recording Pete Rugolo's Bongo Riff. This was December 22, 1947. Other latin influenced tracks were cut by Kenton's orchestra the day before and a few earlier in the year. Bongo Riff is certainly brisk, aggressive jazz and shows some knowledge of guaracha--though I cannot think of one Cuban band that played anything this fast in the 1940s--and the mambo, too. It has some affinities with Manteca, though not that many, and it's themes are not as thoroughly developed. It is, however, a steamer and a step in an interesting direction for the coming together of two musical traditions.
The BAD FACTS of LIFE
ME the people
There once was a time when our country split in two and those two parts ran around fucking murdering each other. It was far from civil. But it was a war, and we all know the monumental debate that it settled. Those who know a little bit more about the non-Civil War know there was a second monumental debate that it settled, separate from slavery.