On this extra long edition, we talk about the year in local music, play some of our favorite songs and are joined by local acts Mean Lids and Easter.
Posts by John Steinbacher:
Today on Smile Politely Radio: Our Annual Local Music Year in Review Extravaganza
Tonight on Smile Politely Radio, we’re doing our annual Local Music Year in Review. It will be an extra long 2 1/2 hour show featuring appearances by New Ruins, Easter and Mean Lids and possibly …
SP Radio Podcast: Parasol Records enters the next phase
Jim Kelly shares some memories and talks about the future as Parasol focuses on its music label operations.
Today on SP Radio: Parasol Records
Long-time keepers of the scene and one of the last bastions for indie music shoppers, Parasol Records will be suspending its mail order business and brick & mortar record store operations as of Saturday, December …
UPDATE: Urbana’s Shahid Khan reportedly buying Jacksonville Jaguars
Shahid Khan, who earlier this year lost out in an attempt to buy the St. Louis Rams, is reportedly buying the Jacksonville Jaguars instead. Apparently, he would be the first non-white owner of an NFL …
SP Radio Podcast: Illini Football season in review
We talk to our Illini football writer Chris Willis about his first year covering the team. And what a season it was. (We are not counting the Kraft Dinner Bowl toward this season.)
Parasol suspending record store/ mail order operations
Parasol Records will be suspending the operations of its mail order and record store services, effective December 17. I think I speak for all of C-U and thousands of others around the world when I …
Bye bye Zookie
As our commenters so often like to point out, this probably makes Bruce Webber the highest paid State of Illinois employee. At least for the time being. http://www.illinihq.com/sports/illini-sports/football/2011-11-27/zook-fired.html
Princeton Review deems UIUC professors 3rd worst
According to the Huffington Post, the Princeton Review recently named UIUC as the third best at being the worst for professors. Yeah!? Check it out here.
SP Radio Podcast: Midstress
Punk rock is alive and doing just fine, thank you very much. Ladies and gentlemen, Midstress.