Articles By: Dylan Peterson

Dylan Peterson is a freelance writer and producer. He has worked with Chicago Public Radio's Sound Opinions, Relevant Magazine, WMBI Chicago and Killing the Buddha. You can hear his weekly radio show at http://CHIRPradio.org (CHicago Independent Radio Project) every Tuesday night at 10 PM (Pacific Time).

Rocky Votolato and Josh Caterer: Two Dudes In The Second City

Chicago is my favorite place in the world. I feel so lucky to be able to wake up in this city every day. Of course, I don’t mean to discriminate against the Northwest, because I’ve only heard the kindest words about Seattle and Portland. It’s just that I’ve never been there before...

March 4th, 2010 | Featured, Music | Read More

A Christian Nation. Get It?

America is a Christian nation. I’m finally coming to grips with that fact. For a while, I wanted to believe this country was built on democracy, not faith, but I just can’t deny it anymore. Christians keep these 50 states running. I’m convinced. Let’s start by looking at the driving...

February 2nd, 2010 | Featured, Film | Read More

The Top 10 Years of the Decade

#10: 2001 Our country took a hit this year. The hit was so bad, it was enough to define the rest of the decade as the ‘Post-9/11 Era.’ P.O.D. also released their album Satellite on September 11th. Their song ‘Alive’ became America’s anthem for the rest of the year. It should...

December 26th, 2009 | Features, Humor | Read More

The Road

“The Road” couldn’t have been released at a more appropriate time of the year. The holiday season is when most of us forget about our trivial problems, buy each other crap and ignorantly sing hymns about a God we don’t believe in. So what does “The Road” have to do...

December 10th, 2009 | Featured, Film | Read More

Where the Wild Things Are

There were moments when I was able to relate to Max, but I did so as a childish adult relates to another childish adult. Even though I have childhood memories of playing in the snow and exploring fields and forests by myself with a scepter made out of a tree branch, I don’t think my emotions were...

October 21st, 2009 | Featured, Film | Read More

A Serious Man

Someone once told me that since I don’t offer solutions, my opinions cannot be taken seriously. Two emotions struck me when I heard this. First, I felt offended. Someone just tried to negate my personal opinions, and that hurt. What else do I have but my opinions? If I can’t share opinions,...

October 16th, 2009 | Featured, Film | Read More

Burnside’s Brent Knopf Spectacular!

[Music Editor's note: Sometimes it's interesting what albums resonate among our writers. Of course, any album with a heavy Portland connection is likely to be featured in the virtual pages of Burnside, but the new album from Menomena's Brent Knopf (as Ramona Falls) managed to be the subject of two...

October 2nd, 2009 | Featured, Music | Read More

The Pygmalion Music Festival: As Indie As It Gets

College prepares a person for life in the real world. It’s that magical time that urges kids to forget about cliques and “popularity” in exchange for individuality and maturity. It’s an exciting transitional stage. But it’s not just about preparation for a full-time job. ...

September 28th, 2009 | Featured, Music | Read More

Watching Our ******* Mouths

Some weeks ago, Dylan Peterson published a post on our old blog entitled “The Cost of Blasphemy (Priceless)”. Dylan was new to our site. He is a talented writer who’s work has appeared in Killing the Buddha, Relevant, and his blog, which also features a piece on the “Top 10...

September 25th, 2009 | Featured, Letters from the Editor | Read More

What is David Bazan Doing Here?

Recalling the early days of his frustrations with Christian rock, David Bazan said, “It’s embarrassing to be associated with stupidity and hypocrisy, on that cultural level.” Yet years after Pedro the Lion signed with Tooth and Nail Records, Bazan is once again finding himself in the...

April 20th, 2009 | Music | Read More