This year there was an added incentive to join the Big Ten’s only student-run record label, Green Street Records. The selected student bands not only will receive assistance in promotion and booking, but this year …
Posts by Brian McGovern:
Try Fishing with Dynamite
If Saturday Night Live has another opening sketch featuring Tina Fey as Sarah Palin it won’t be good for anyone. Just as McCain quickly gave a concession speech, so must SNL concede that they can …
Let’s Be Honest
Will Sheff, songwriter and frontman for Austin’s Okkervil River, can see two sides of the coin. Before he took on Okkervil duties as a full time endeavor, he was also a music critic. Still, he …
How to Survive a Girl Talk Show
Greg Gillis, the man behind the phenomenon that is known as Girl Talk, is either a visionary pop culture collage artist or a glorified wedding DJ with severe ADHD. Flawlessly sewing classic rock, pop, dance, …
The Overture: November 3 – November 9, 2008
With work, family and High School Musical 3, who has the time to find out about the best shows happening in Champaign-Urbana? No need to fear, because the editors here at Smile Politely have taken …
It’s A-Live Music!
Can you believe the spookiest night of the year is here? Halloween is truly a great holiday and when it lands on a Friday night it only gets better. There is some great live music …
Let’s Get Seasonal
I was walking back to my apartment after class today and I realized it was suddenly fall. In my mind, that is. It may have been fall for weeks now; I just haven’t really been …
The Overture: Oct. 27 – Nov. 2, 2008
With work, family and High School Musical 3, who has the time to find out about the best shows happening in Champaign-Urbana? No need to fear, because the editors here at Smile Politely have taken …
Album Review: The Price of Air by Charles Lane
From Joe Six-pack to Joe the Plumber to Joe Rock-oriented-music-enthusiast, when the term “Jazz” is brought up images are conjured of either 15 minute, unintelligible free form jams or of smooth but insufferably boring elevator …
Once Again, Steve Burns is not Dead
Blue’s Clues was one of those children’s shows that was watched by a lot of people who did not fit into its targeted demographic. Though specifically designed around child development research to be the ideal …