Terry Matthew
Managing Editor of 5 Magazine, Terry Matthew's first record was "Circus Bells." His first mixtape was from Armando Gallop. Aside from writing for 5 Mag, Terry has authored the liner notes for Jeff Mills' "Metropolis Metropolis" and the 20th anniversary reissue of Hardkiss' "Delusions of Grandeur." He lives in Chicago. You can reach Terry by email.
In a crucial piracy and intellectual property case, the Supreme Court ruled that your internet provider can't be held liable for all those *NSYNC songs you downloaded.
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AI is going to benefit everyone, rich man tells his increasingly impoverished suppliers and customers.
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After a month-long hiatus, the Chicago Reader is returning to print in February as a reformatted monthly publication.
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