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November 2018 • Volume 44, Number 12 • www.illinoisentertainer.com COVER STORY: THE STRUTS Luke Spiller of The Struts is the kind of guy fans want to be seen hanging out with, an honest to goodness old-school rock star, even if it’s just for a quick selfie at the merch table. "I tend to be a her- mit, for the most part,” says Spiller, who now lives in Los Angeles with his girlfriend of four years, model Laura Cartier Millon. In 2015, Interscope wisely transplanted Spiller and his bandmates, guitarist Adam Slack, bassist Jed Elliott, and drum- mer Gethin Davies. “But if I genuinely like some- one, and I see something in them that I admire and find interesting, I will go out of my way to make some sort of connection and build a relationship, just like I would with anyone.” Tom Lanham talked to The Struts' bon vivant. 8 Page 22 - The Struts HELLO MY NAME IS MIKE A s far as album titles go, Linkin Park guitarist Mike Shinoda couldn’t have chosen a more apt — and dignified — one than Post Traumatic, which pretty much sums up the surreal, decidedly painful past year of his life. On May 26 in 2017, Chester Bennington – his band’s charismatic but mercurial mouth- piece – stood up at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery and delivered one of his most touching performances ever, a heartfelt rendition of Leonard Cohen’s signature dirge “Hallelujah,” as his good friend Chris Cornell was laid to rest after a rumored suicide. Two months later, on July 20, Bennington himself committed suicide by hanging, just as the group’s seventh monolithic set One More Light was rolling out. It was a shock that no one saw coming. Tom Lanham talked to Shinoda. File White Album 50 reviewed, Zappa's Pale Ale & more. Sweet Home Blues reviews. 34 CAUGHT IN A MOSH: JEREMY WAGNER Cinemascopes Many know Chicago legacy death-metal stalwarts Broken Hope’s guitarist Jeremy Wagner for his music. But some of you may not know that Wagner is also an accomplished fiction writer who has just released a new horror novel Rabid Heart (Riverdale Avenue Books). The 258-page post-apocalyptic nightmare tells the tale of a worldwide pandemic that infects people with a Necro-rabies disease, turning them into zombies. Influenced by Stephen King’s The Stand, George Romero’s Day of the Dead and Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, Rabid Heart takes the reader on a thrilling white-knuckle ride. Kelley Simms talked to the talented Wagner. Anticapted Queen bio pic is finally here. 6 12 14 Eric and friends are still a morning powerhouse on 101.9FM. Media 16 Calendar 26 Over 1500 showsto see, the best bands, at the best venues. Spins Jay O'Rourke, Donnie Vie, R.E.M., John Lennon and more. Caught In A Mosh Broken Hope's Jeremy Wagner has a new book out. Classifieds You dumped your boyfriend's guitarist, now you're looking for another. Studiophile November studio news. Gear 28 34 50 53 54 Dimebag gets a model. Page 34 - Jeremy Wagner Publisher Advertising Sales Contributors: John Vernon Scott Assmann Mike Engel Andy Argyrakis, Guy Arnston, Penelope Biver, Patrick Conlan, Deena Dasein, Jaime de'Medici, Jeff Elbel Terrence Flamm, Steve Forstneger Michael Gallucci, Michael C. Harris, Max Herman, Tom Lanham, Carter Moss, Michael Obrecki, Greg Olma Arsenio Orteza, Rodney Pawlak, Bruce Pilato, Matthew Pollock, Jason Scales, Kelley Simms, Ed Spinelli, Tim Shockley, James Turano Contributing Editors Curt Baran Mike Meyer Tom Lanham Lori Vernon Advertising Director Design Team Notion Pool Notion Pool Dragon Design Vision Design Teknigram Graphics Senior Columnists John Vernon Website Direction David Gedge Rosalind Cummings-Yeates - Sweet Home Rick Kaempfer - Media Founder Kelley Simms - Caught In A Mosh Kenneth L. Voss David C. Eldredge - East Coast Classified Advertising Publisher Emeritis David Roberts 4 illinoisentertainer.com november 2018 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 unsolicit- ed manuscripts or photographs. Follow us online at: facebook.com/ieentertainer instagram: illinoisentertainermagazine twitter.com/ie_entertainer Address All Correspondence to: Illinois Entertainer 4223 W. Lake St., Suite 201 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 2018 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.