Beams and Struts - Contributors

The American Roots of Heavy Metal

Â A look at the latest offering from the great metal documentary filmmaker Sam Dunn.

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We Live in the Future

So much of what we take for granted in everyday life now would seem amazing, or incomprehensible a very short time ago.Â

Published in Beams & Struts - Nuts & Bolts : Magazine Style Articles

The World's Only Rock and Roll Talk Show

Sound Opinions is a Chicago based public radio rock n roll talk show.Â

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The Music of Andrew Bird

Â Â A look at Chicago based musician Andrew Bird: violinist, guitarist, singer, whistler, loop pedal magician and subject of the new concert documentary Andrew Bird: Fever Year.

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Would You Eat Meat Grown in a Petri Dish?

This isn't a rhetorical proposition. Petri-dish meat exists now. It should be available in your local supermarket by next Wednesday. Well, maybe not. But they're working on it.

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