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March 2014 • Volume 40, Number 5 • www.illinoisentertainer.com COVER STORY: DUM DUM GIRLS It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. This January, Dee Dee Penny – nee Kristin Welchez, wife of Crocodiles frontman Brandon Welchez – was feeling lava-hot in the dead of winter. Her garage-rock collective Dum Dum Girls was about to release its third long-playing record via Sub Pop, Too True. Tom Lanham tells us the rest of the story on page 22. 6 HELLO MY NAME IS JOHNETTE 28 GARY NUMAN Johnette of Concrete Blonds told IE via phone about the inner makings of the her solo tour and the band that made it happen 31 years ago. There have been many musical ups and downs through the years, but Johnette is a survivor. Page 22 The man who achieved worldwide success with his quirky 1979 smash "Cars" and its inventive parent album The Pleasure Principle, loaded up the car and moved the family to California, gaining a musical partner in NIN's Trent Reznor. File RIP Harold Ramis, and you've hot healthcare. 49 Double Feature 2014 STUDIO GUIDE IE's Studio Guide is back for 2014. Though some folks continue record their music at home, there's nothing like the smell of a Neve console in the morning. And nothing like the sound a record made at a studio in Chicagoland. Something about Philip. Sweet Home The voice of the Blues. Media Rick Kaempfer talks to an WXRT "Rookie". 6 16 18 20 Calendar 28 Spins 32 The Smiths, Behemoth, Allman Brothers Band Caught In A Mosh Chicago's Czar talks to Kelley Simms. Studiophile Sessions at Million Yen with a legend at the console. Classifieds You dumped your guitarist, now you're looking for a bassist. Gear Johnny Depp has a signature guitar, Yar! . 38 56 58 63 Around Hear ...returns next month. Page 26 Publisher Advertising Sales Contributors: John Vernon Scott Assmann Mike Engel Andy Argyrakis, Guy Arnston, Curt Baran, Jeff Berkwits, Penelope Biver, Patrick Conlan, Deena Dasein, Jaime de'Medici, Terrence Flamm, Steve Forstneger Michael Gallucci, Michael C. Harris, Max Herman, Tom Lanham, Carter Moss, Brian Ormiston, Greg Olma Arsenio Orteza, Rodney Pawlak, Bruce Pilato, Matthew Pollock, Jason Scales, Gregg Shapiro, Kelley Simms, Ed Spinelli, James Turano Contributing Editors Curt Baran Patrick Conlan Mike Meyer Bruce Pilato Advertising Director Design Team Notion Pool Notion Pool Dragon Design Vision Design Senior Columnists Classified Advertising David Gedge Founder John Vernon Website Direction Rosalind Cummings-Yeates - Sweet Home Rick Kaempfer - Media Kenneth L. Voss Kelley Simms - Caught In A Mosh Publisher Emeritis David C. Eldredge - East Coast David Roberts 4 illinoisentertainer.com march 2014 SUBSCRIPTIONS: $35 per year (first class). Material for insertion must reach our office by the First Of The Month preceding publication. We cannot assume responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts or photographs. Follow us online at: facebook.com illinoisentertainer.tumblr.com twitter.com/ie_entertainer Address All Correspondence to: Illinois Entertainer 4223 W. Lake St., Suite 420 Chicago, IL 60624 [phone] - Chicago/ North Sub [phone] - West/South Suburbs [phone] - Fax email us at: Editorial: [email protected] Advertising: [email protected] The ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER is published monthly by Roberts Publishing, Inc, All materials copyright 2014 by Roberts Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from Roberts Publishing, Inc. Current and back issues of the IE are $10.00 postpaid.