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Entries Tagged as 'Peoria'

Coming in November: The History of Chicago Punk on Film

Posted by Ocelopotamus on October 26th, 2007 at 3:10 pm

My friend and colleague Chris Tillman and her husband Joe Losurdo, working under the name Regressive Films, have collaborated on a new documentary about the history of punk rock in Chicago. Titled You Weren’t There — A History Of Chicago Punk 1977-1984, the film will have its world premiere on Saturday, November 24 at the […]

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Tags: Culture · Music · Chicago · New Wave · Film · History · Video · Punk · Documentaries · Illinois · Peoria

Liking Norma Rae

Posted by Ocelopotamus on July 10th, 2007 at 2:24 pm


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Media · Activism · Film · History · Labor · U.S. Congress · The Economy, Stupid · Peoria

Weekend in Peoria, and a Sign of the Times

Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 27th, 2007 at 12:26 pm


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Tags: Meta · Culture · Food · Journal · LGBT · New Wave · The B-52's · Books · U.S. Senate · Labor · Photos · Vegetarian & Vegan · Illinois · Restaurants · The Economy, Stupid · Peoria

Tolkien’s Children of Hurin: Break a Leg, Professor

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 17th, 2007 at 6:22 am


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Tags: News · Culture · Journal · Books · Lit · Mythology · Tolkien · Fantasy · Peoria

Music: “We Can Get Together”

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 11th, 2007 at 4:51 pm


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Tags: Culture · Music · Journal · New Wave · Video · Peoria