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Tame Impala kicked off phase one of their long-awaited, rescheduled Rushium Trials tour in Chicago on Tuesday, in support of their 2020 album The Slow Rush. They also gave the audience a special treat by playing their Travis Scott collaboration “Skeletons,” which was produced by Tame Impala frontman Kevin Parker. “Skeletons” appears on Scott’s highly-acclaimed 2018 album Astroworld. […]

A now-viral video posted to TikTok shows a woman trying to unsuccessfully steal an entire rack of Nike Pants from a local sporting goods store in Illinois, and it’s all the fault of her getaway driver. The video, which was uploaded to TikTok by the account @faxisfax, shows the would-be heist go haywire after the […]

Kanye West’s third Donda listening event and performance art piece, which saw the G.O.O.D. Music founder placing himself on display alongside Marilyn Manson and DaBaby, was—at least according to a new report—originally set to feature his actual childhood home. As Fran Spielman and Mitch Dudek reported Monday night for the Chicago Sun-Times, West only made […]

When a newly divorced Donda West purchased a 1,600-square-foot home on South Shore Drive for $40,000 in 1981, the Chicago State University English professor did so out of sheer necessity. While raising a young Kanye West in a small apartment in the Roseland area of Chicago, she embarked on a nine week research-trip in India […]

Shortly before Kanye West hosted his Donda listening event in Chicago, organizers confirmed attendees would not be required to show proof of vaccinations or negative test results. However, the venue said it had secured over a thousand doses of the Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer vaccines for those who wished to receive a shot at the event. “Soldier Field […]

Music writers across the country woke up in a state of intense sleep deprivation Friday morning following the late-night unveiling of the latest iteration of Kanye West’s Donda. And while there is plenty to unpack with regards to who was chosen to join West for the Chicago event, creative direction for which was again handled by […]

Kanye West has brought the Donda listening experience to his hometown of Chicago. The multi-hyphenate is taking over Soldier Field stadium tonight to host a third public listening session for his much-anticipated album. ‘Ye presented two similar events at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta over the past month, giving fans around the world a preview of his oft-delayed project. Kanye’s team announced the […]

While Kanye West won’t force attendees of his next Donda listening event to be vaccinated against COVID-19, fans will be able to get inoculated on-site if they choose. As reported by TMZ, a spokesperson for Chicago’s Soldier Field said they will offer more than 1,500 doses for interested attendees. The doses offered will be a split between the […]

The Dreamville Chi-League Women’s and Men’s Championships will be taking place on Sunday, with four teams competing and free general admission tickets available for the games.  The event is co-sponsored by Dreamville and Wilson and takes place after a four-year hiatus, having kicked off earlier this month and now wrapping up with its final games. The three-week basketball […]

After hosting two album listening events in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Arena, Kanye West has just announced that he will do a third Donda listening session, but this time at Soldier Field in his hometown of Chicago. Kanye’s latest Donda event is set for Aug. 26. ’Ye posted the flyer for the event to his Instagram and remained silent with no caption. […]