Born and raised.

I was born in Lincoln Park, but I would avoid living there now. It's a gorgeous neighborhood, but the people, well, after living my high school years on the North Shore, I have a distaste for the kind of people that inhabit Lincoln Park.

Evanston is everything that Dawg said it was. Wonderful community. Unfortunately, in the last five years or so, all places in the nice areas have either gone condo or been priced out reasonable range.

I live in Uptown, have for the last couple of years and like it alot, reasonably priced, neighborhood on the rise. I really wanted to live in Roscoe Village or North Center, but I wasn't able to find any places meeting my specifications, both really pretty neighborhoods, with lots of good food and drink.

Rogers Park, the part around Loyola, offers an experience similiar to Evanston, for a easier price of living.

I lived for Edgewater for three years, one of the more underrated spots in the city, but far away from everything.

For a first time renter in Chicago, I recommend looking the Apartment People, a free service that will help you the first time through (if you need to use them any time after that, though, something is seriously wrong.)

In any case, welcome to the greatest city in the world, I hope it treats you well, if you have any questions, feel free to hit me with a PM.

13 Songs was my first. I was hooked from the opening bassline of Waiting Room.

Though I don't think you can really go wrong with Repeater, Kill Taker, or Argument either.

Another good album to try to improve the taste of a fan of shit metal is something like The Shape of Punk to Come by The Refused.

Because I am dumb I forgot to mention the new one from Mission of Burma, "Obliterati".

Pretty much sounds like any other MoB album, which makes it an immediate candidate for a top of the year list for me.

A can, however, for your Roy Orbison listen.

A Hall and Oates live cassette.

I regret NOTHING

OutKast

Thank you!

They may be huge beyond belief now, but for a pleasant change in commercial music, it's merited.

This is somehow much harder than 25 bands and I have no idea why.

Is this somebody here?

Strike me down and take my cans if this has been brought to attention previously...I wasn't able to find a mention.

Oh...and there are some pretty bad mistakes. Teodor's name spelled wrong...Vlad is Italian...even the "headline"...