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RL Grime – Halloween Mix 2015

Right on time. RL Grime’s annual Halloween mix always delivers a solid array of original, hard-hitting edits and mainstream club hits. This year’s is no different, remixing Future, ...
On October 30, 2015 / By Brandon Howard
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Carly Rae Jepsen – I Really Like You (Giraffage Remix)

One of the kings of qt dance music Charlie Yin, aka Giraffage, comes through with another grand remix. This time, the San Francisco-based DJ/producer takes the undeniably catchy ...
On October 27, 2015 / By Brandon Howard
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[CIFF ’15] Urban Anxiety & Fortress Paranoia in Jakob M. Erwa’s HomeSick

Country: Austria, Germany Language: German Run time: 98 min. The idea of urban living in some ways is a paradox. Artists and creatives move to cities to live ...
On October 26, 2015 / By Brandon Howard
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[Film Review] I Smile Back (Directed by Adam Salky)

Adapted from the novel I Smile Back Year: 2015 Country: U.S. Run Time: 85 Mins. This review contains mild spoilers. In her first major dramatic role, Sarah Silverman ...
On October 23, 2015 / By Brandon Howard
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[CIFF ’15] Tikkun (Directed by Avishai Sivan)

Country: Israel Language: Yiddish, Hebrew Subtitles: English Run Time: 120 Min. Festival Program: Main Competition Avishai Sivan’s bleak black and white portrait Tikkun follows Haim-Aaron, a young Hasidic ...
On October 22, 2015 / By Brandon Howard
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[CIFF ’15] Entertainment (Directed by Rick Alverson)

Entertainment Director: Rick Alverson Year: 2014 Country: U.S. Run Time: 104 Mins. Festival Section: After Dark When Rick Alverson’s The Comedy was released in 2012, few people seemed ...
On October 21, 2015 / By Brandon Howard
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[CIFF ’15] James White (Directed by Josh Mond)

James White, one of two buzzed about films at the 51st Annual Chicago International Film Festival dealing with a protagonist in the throes of addiction (I Smile Back ...
On October 20, 2015 / By Brandon Howard
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[CIFF ’15] 45 Years (Directed by Andrew Haigh)

The 51st Annual Chicago International Film Festival, 322 E. Illinois St., which kicked off Thursday, October 15 and runs through October 29, features films from all over the ...
On October 19, 2015 / By Brandon Howard
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Big K.R.I.T. – It’s Better This Way

Still hot off his outer-space Cadillactica mission last year, Big K.R.I.T. has dropped the surprise mixtape, It’s Better This Way, via DatPiff. It’s also chalk full of features with ...
On October 14, 2015 / By Brandon Howard
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Mr. Carmack – Drinks Are On Us (ft. Promnite)

Mr. Carmack continues to release some fire. Along with the announcement of his White EP set to release October 25, and a remix of Drake’s “30 for 30,” ...
On October 13, 2015 / By Brandon Howard
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The Weeknd – The Hills (Eminem + Nicki Minaj Remixes)

Over the weekend, two remixes surfaced for The Weeknd’s brooding ode to smarmy drug-love, “The Hills.” As the song has become an unlikely radio super-hit, the duo of ...
On October 12, 2015 / By Brandon Howard
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Mars Today – Summatime Fine (Prod. by Esta)

It sort of feels like the summer today in Chicago, so praise Soulection for pointing me towards this laid-back R&B/bass groove from Mars Today and Esta. You’re too ...
On October 10, 2015 / By Brandon Howard