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February 2017 • Volume 43 , Number 04 • www . illinoisentertainer . com
COVER STORY : TOVE LO
Tove Lo was always the edgy kid on the playground who accepted any dares , and she stunned her folks by switching to Sweden ’ s arts-centered high school , Rytmus Musikergymnasiet . After graduation , she was soon sculpting hits for others , like Girls Aloud and Icona Pop ( whose singer Caroline Hjelt had befriended her at Rytmus ). Then she was invited into her country ’ s most elite songwriting collective , producer Max Martin ’ s secretive Wolf Cousins , which earned her Grammy and Golden Globe nominations for her work on Ellie Goulding ’ s " Love Me Like You Do ." IE ' s Tom Lanham finds out where her head was at when producing her provocative second record , Lady Wood .
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HELLO MY NAME IS ... TIMOTHY
Tom Lanham learned Poco and Eagles bassist Timothy B . Schmit believes he ’ s lived an unusually charmed life , for which he ’ s incredibly grateful . “ So there are times when I ’ m bitching and moaning and complaining about mundane stuff , and I have to sometimes tell myself , ‘ Whoa ! You have nothing to complain about !’” Schmit discussed late Eagles band member Glenn Frey , and his new album arriving this month .
OVERKILL
New Jersey ' s “ Wrecking Crew ” and old guard thrash metal kings , Overkill are back with their 18th album , The Grinding Wheel on February 10th . The 2017 line-up features members vocalist Bobby “ Blitz ” Ellsworth , bassist D . D . Verni , guitarists Dave Linsk and Derek Tailer and drummer Ron Lipnicki , and energized . Kelley Simms talked to Bobby about their return to the Windy City at Concord Hall on February 17 .
File
Protest songs and vinyl phones .
Cinema Scopes
Oscar ! Oscar !
Media
XRT ' s Vinyl wizard .
Sweet Home
Blues Angel .
Spins
Frank Zappa , The Flaming Lips and The xx .
Calendar
Over 1200 shows and 2000 bands in February .
Caught In A Mosh
DevilDriver ' s Dev talked to IE .
Classifieds
You dumped your boyfriend ' s vocalist , now you ' re looking for another .
Studiophile
What ' s going on at Rax Trax , Gravity and Bennet Road studios .
Gear
Chicago ' s Hamer returns , kinda .
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- Sweet Home Rick Kaempfer - Media
Kelley Simms - Caught In A Mosh
David C . Eldredge Bruce Pilato
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