So I tried out for Big Brother …

Curiosity and a need to get paid gets the best of this soon-to-be college grad

Margaret Cho gets every Tom, Dick, and Harry to laugh and relate

April 26, 2008, at the Chicago Theater

Katie Heath loves Julie in Japan

Katie Heath loves the Midwest Teen Sex Show

Katie Heath loves the Love Mattress

Katie Heath loves Radio Lab

Katie Heath wants to take trapeze classes

The ol’ two-in-one

Cass McCombs and Ariel Pink treat fans to a limited-edition super group performance in Chicago

Wigging out

Scout Niblett lets crowd in on the visceral sound of This Fool Can Die Now

Going Soft

Softies book gives 25 ways to make cute and quirky stuffed animals (and other creatures) for adults

Going for gold

ESG never was able to achieve its goal of big-time success, but after its final Chicago show, the legendary sister act will be remembered as a major influencer of hip-hop beats

Visqueen

The Seattle band spurts about latest album 'Sunset on Dateland' and how to make each other mad

Houston noisemakers Indian Jewelry deliver prosperity to the masses with Free Gold!

By Camella Lobo

Emily Armond’s Tour Diary, Part 3

Dark Meat finds itself busless and penniless on the Great Plains

By Emily Armond

Indian Jewelry

Free Gold! (We Are Free)

By Camella Lobo

Memphis gets muddy at Beale Street Music Festival

May 2-4, 2008, in Tom Lee Park

By Bob Guthridge

Sui Dreams   Issue #29

Not just another fashion doll, Anna Sui talks about bringing a little bit of soul and a lot of common sense to the global market

By Jenny Hart

Reader of the Week: Krissi Sandvik of Sacramento

Artist and creator of Stitchery & Mexiphemera

By Jihanah Rasul