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Jeff Kelly Lowenstein is a lecturer in journalism at Columbia College, Chicago and is a former database and investigative reporter for the Spanish language paper Hoy. He blogs for the Huffington Post.

Fall Out Boy's principle songwriter and band mouthpiece, Pete Wentz, talks to Sam Wicks about straddling the pop/punk divide. Audio

What is the cultural cost if traditionally gay neighbourhoods become increasingly 'straight' places? With sociologist A.Prof Amin Ghaziani from University of British Columbia, author of the recently… Audio

On his new album Nobody's Smiling, rapper Common presents a grim picture of his hometown Chicago, backed by the dark and ominous beats of longtime collaborator No I.D. Nick Bollinger takes a listen. Audio

The "Godfather of House", Frankie Knuckles, died this week at the age of 59.

Heralded as a major protagonist in the evolution of dance music, the Bronx-born DJ and producer transplanted the dynamism… Audio