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Articles Written by: GREG KOT
Who is This?
Greg Kot has been the rock critic of the Chicago Tribune since 1990. His biography of Wilco and the state of the music industry, Wilco: Learning How to Die, was published in 2004 by Doubleday/Broadway Books. He is a regular contributor to Rolling Stone and other national periodicals, and is the music analyst for Fox-TV morning newscasts. His work also has appeared in Encyclopaedia Britannica and numerous books, including Harrison, a Rolling Stone tribute to George Harrison; The Trouser Press Guide to '90s Rock; and the Rolling Stone Album Guide. He also appears on the radio show Sound Opinions each week with his partner, Chicago Sun Times music critic, Jim DeRogatis. It is on Friday at 8 PM and Saturday at 11 AM CST on Chicago Public Radio (91.5 FM WBEZ Chicago, WBEZ 89.6 FM Chesteron, and WBEQ 90.7 FM Morris).
the skill, organization and ability to create sounds live are much greater."
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Donald Fagen, left, and Walter Becker are taking Steely Dan on a greatest hits tour.
Steely Dan famously quit touring to concentrate on recording meticulously crafted ...
WASHINGTON — The music industry is trying to survive and possibly reinvent itself. Artists want to get paid. And consumers want music quickly, with no strings attached. Are all three goals achievable, and if not, who will lose out? Can unfettered ...
From GREG KOT,
PopMatters,
13 Oct 2009
Beth Ditto, the singer in this Portland-via-Arkansas trio, has become a celebrity overseas because of her antidiva attitude, robust physique and gutsy voice. Her outspoken views on feminism and gay rights, combined with her band’s exuberant dance-punk, ...
From GREG KOT,
PopMatters,
12 Oct 2009
WASHINGTON — The music industry is trying to survive and possibly reinvent itself. Artists want to get paid. And consumers want music quickly, with no strings attached. Are all three goals achievable, and if not, who will lose out? Can unfettered ...
From GREG KOT,
PopMatters,
12 Oct 2009
U2's "360 Tour," which made its North American debut Saturday at Chicago's Soldier Field, is a good old-fashioned stadium-rock extravaganza.
The numbers are staggering: Three 90-foot-tall custom-built stages containing a 54-ton cylindrical ...
From GREG KOT,
eTaiwan News,
17 Sep 2009
CHICAGO — U2’s “360 Tour,” which made its North American debut Saturday at Chicago’s Soldier Field, is a good old-fashioned stadium-rock extravaganza.
The numbers are staggering: Three 90-foot-tall custom-built stages containing a 54-ton cylindrical ...
From GREG KOT,
PopMatters,
15 Sep 2009
The bottom is falling out of compact disc sales in America. But don’t tell the Beatles, who are making like it’s 1987 all over again on Wednesday when their entire back catalog gets spiffed up and rolled out one more time on CD.
Here are the relevant ...
From GREG KOT,
PopMatters,
9 Sep 2009
CHICAGO — Steely Dan famously quit touring to concentrate on recording meticulously crafted studio albums in the ‘70s. But in the last decade, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker have spent more time on the road than behind a mixing board. And now, with a ...
From GREG KOT,
PopMatters,
28 Aug 2009
In response to a request from the Chicago Tribune about refunds because of the Beastie Boys cancellation, Lollapalooza’s publicity office issued this statement: “Because the Lollapalooza Music Festival includes over 100 artists, the chance of artist ...
From GREG KOT,
PopMatters,
22 Jul 2009
CHICAGO — For most of the ‘90s, the best live band anywhere was the Jesus Lizard. Its cutthroat music may not have been for everyone, but the Chicago quartet’s performances were everything a rock ‘n’ roll show should be: a spontaneous blast of ...
From GREG KOT,
PopMatters,
14 Jul 2009
