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Top 10 Albums of 2011

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Music seemed to thrive in 2011 despite a bad economy. People really enjoy forgetting their problems, rolling their tops down and blasting the latest tunes.

While interviewing many music artists I tend to avoid the question about their opinion on the music biz. It usually goes sour with frustration over stolen music and labels not promoting enough. Luckily there is iTunes and YouTube to find what is coming out next.

These are my favorite albums and yes we still call it that even those most people buy singles these days. For this list I was looking for the complete package that really stood out from the pack!

10 Duran Duran/All You Need Is Now

Mark Ronson knows how to shake off the dust and spotlight a group’s strength, they played twice in Chicago this year to sold out crowds. Guess who was there to photograph them?

9 Nicki Minaj/Pink Friday

Not only did she bring the crazy female voice into rap but she opened for Britney and stole the show!

8 Lady Gaga/Born This Way

Although not the pop album everyone wanted, she made a gay anthem hit the radio waves, went country, and sang in German, never boring…

7 David Guetta/Nothing But the Beat

Instead of taking away the voice of the artist with beats, this DJ/producer knows how to highlight someone like SIA in unique ways.

6 Cults/Cults

Haunting vocals from Madeline made this Sony debut a surprise. See them at Smart Bar in April.

5 Pitbull/Planet Pit

Armando took over the world this year helping J Lo revive a struggling music career. Put the needle on this record to get the party started!

4 Ellie Goulding/Lights

This British lass covered Elton John’s “Your Song” and crossed the pond to play live twice in the windy city this year.

3 Florence + The Machine/ Ceremonials

Catching the tail end of 2011 with a follow up to her Lungs made Flo a diva live and angelic at the same time.

2 Adele/21

She made an album on her own terms, dressed like a lady and was surprisingly played on the radio. Hopefully she gets her voice back for the new year.

1 Foster the People/Torches

The nicest guys ever bring a full album that gets better with repeated listens. Their after Lollapalooza show at the Hard Roc

k was amazing and they return next year with one my favs Tokyo Police Club.

It’s interesting to note all of the artists on my top ten played live in Chicago. What a great city we live in see the acts bust their chops in small to large venues.

Let’s see what Madonna, Alanis Morissette, and Garbage can bring to the table for 2012!

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Gift Guide

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It’s getting down to the wire with a few weeks left to go for holiday shopping. Here are a few last minute gift ideas for the special people in your life.

Every Gaga fan will go crazy over this picture book where photographer Terry Richardson followed around the Lady herself with over 350 pictures from behind the scenes to out front and out loud. Being a visual artist shows she needs no words to be a show stopper! Lady Gaga x Terry Richardson is only $50.00 at booksellers everywhere, rah rah.

Everyone has a sweet tooth and Praim makes some chocolate bars that need to be stuffed in a stocking. Can you say “cho-ho-ho-colate?”

When hanging the decorations play some music from Glee: The Christmas Album vol. 2. “Let It Snow” and “Blue Christmas” never sounded so good from the Fox hit television show.

For spirits try Voli Light Vodkas available in fruity flavors that the Real Housewives are said to adore. The world’s first vodkas that are low in calories make this beverage worry free for the New Year.

Also, mix up 1 1/2 oz Hennessy VS, 5 raspberries, 1 oz creme de cacao, and 1 oz heavy creme to make  a Hennessy Holiday Berry Frost served in a frosted martini glass, yum!Get slap happy as the Slap Watch is taking over and recently featured on our friend Ellen Degeneres’ show. What time is it? It’s time to slap one on!

Dinner and a show are important to make the season bright on date night. Drop in early for happy hour at Flemings Prime Steakhouse on Grand where 5 appetizers, 5 cocktails and 5 wines are offered for $6 each. It’s one of the best kept secrets  in the city for the value, shhhh. Then run like a reindeer to Donny & Marie’s Christmas in Chicago show before it closes on December 24 at the Ford Center or try A Christmas Story the Musical at the Chicago Theatre through the 31st. Hopefully this gives some secret Santas some ideas on where to shop and what to buy. Happy holidays to all and to all a goodnight!

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Ivri Lider

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Ivri Lider is one of the biggest selling music artists in Israel. Being an out musician in our country has paid off with his video playing on Logo television and Out Magazine putting them in his Out 100.

We talked to Ivri when he was visiting Chicago singing at the House of Blues.

Jerry Nunn: Hi, Ivri. You played Milwaukee Pridefest this year. It was a lot of fun there wasn’t it?

Ivri Lider: Yeah, it was fun but it was really cold.

JN: Is this the first time you have been to Chicago?

IL: No, I was here about five years ago. I had a show at a university. It was just for one day so I don’t know much about the city. We just arrived here this morning.

JN: After the show you should go out. Do you know about the bar right by here called Downtown?
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Stevie Nicks

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Stevie Nicks twirled her way to fame with Fleetwood Mac and their album Rumours in 1977. It is the tenth highest selling album of all time. She then tackled a solo career with Bella Donna. After all of these years she just released a seventh solo record entitled In Your Dreams, produced by Dave Stewart from the Eurythmics. She makes a stop in Chicago once again on her current tour. Secret Love

Jerry Nunn: Hi, Stevie. I just saw you recently with Rod Stewart and now you are touring solo. Do you get tired of constantly touring?

Stevie Nicks: I am starting to ask myself the same question. You know what I do? I get up in the morning and I go, “Oh my God, do I have to pull those black tights up one more day?” As tired as I get sometimes I wonder how long would I be happy lying around the house watching television? You have to follow a schedule. It’s like in the shower at 1, blow dry at 2, vocal lesson at 2:45, flat iron hair at 3. It’s pretty easy because you just kind of go through and people tell you exactly kind of what to do. Then you go and you do your show. You get all that great feedback. I kind of hang out all day long and then you get to walk onstage and have everybody love your music. Then you get to fly to the next city. I mean it doesn’t really get much better than that.

I really try to look at it as I really appreciate the fact that I get to travel the world. I’m leaving for London tomorrow. I don’t know anybody else who is leaving for London tomorrow. I lead a very, very romantic life, as a writer, a singer, and a songwriter. The traveling part of it is really pretty great. We as artists get more rest when we are out on the road than we do when we are home, because when you out on the road you are on a schedule.
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Art Smith 2

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Chef Art Smith has been frying up cuisine for some of the most powerful people in the world, from the Dalai Lama to Oprah Winfrey. Smith has proven he can work with a pressure cooker on Top Chef Masters for Bravo. Nunn on the Run dined with the man behind the sweet potatoes at his restaurant Table Fifty-Two. Jerry Nunn: Hello, Art. What have you been up to? Art Smith: Recently I have been working on my health. I lost a great deal of weight, in fact 110 pounds. I recently cooked for the Dalai Lama, his holiness. I did a vegan lunch because he is Buddhist and I thought it would be differentl. I wanted to stress that not every high profile dinner has to be chicken. Why not do vegetables? I am also launching a new restaurant down south. Where is that going to be? View Full Article »

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Boy George

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The legendary Boy George made androgyny a household word in the eighties as the lead singer for the group Culture Club. Born from the club scene, George led the band into having hit after hit before embarking on a solo career. His new album Ordinary Alien was just released and a tour is in the works. In the following exclusive interview the chameleon seems happy, while he reflects over past endeavors and is no longer playing “The Crying Game.” Turn 2 Dust

Hello, George. Where in the world are you calling from today?

I am in my kitchen.

Are you cooking?

Yes, something to have later. I won’t do it while we are talking although I have some broccoli steaming. I am a bit of a raw foodie. Everything is uncooked. When you tell people you eat raw foods then they think you eat carrots and it is really complex

You were able to travel and tour again last year.
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Jake Shears

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The Scissor Sisters are a fun disco pop band that have to be seen live to be believed. Their third album Night Work came out this past year and now continue on to the new year as openers for Lady Gaga. 2011 sounds like heaven for  Jake Shears and the group! Fire With Fire

Jerry Nunn: Hey, Jake. You guys are always on tour. Aren’t you exhausted?

Jake Shears: Yeah totally, I’m just kind of chilling out and resting.

JN: I saw you guys last time when you were playing at the Riviera. It was a great crowd. The energy was just incredible.

JS: The show is even better now and is really off the hook.

JN:  Describe a Scissors Sisters show for people that don’t know or have not been to one.
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