James Peter DeRogatis (born September 2, 1964) is an American music critic and co-host of Sound Opinions . DeRogatis has written articles for magazines such as Rolling Stone , Spin , Guitar World , Matter and Modern Drummer , and for 15 years was the pop music critic for the Chicago Sun-Times .
20-503: American record label For the Filipino drag queen, see Minty Fresh (drag queen) . Record label Minty Fresh Founded 1993 ( 1993 ) Founder Jim Powers, Anthony Musiala Genre Rock Country of origin U.S. Location Chicago , Illinois Minty Fresh is a Chicago -based record label , founded in 1993 by Jim Powers with Anthony Musiala. The label
40-495: A 14-year-old girl. As a Sun-Times music critic, DeRogatis had received the videotape and subsequently turned it over to police. DeRogatis was named as a witness in Kelly's 2008 child pornography trial. The defense lawyers charged that DeRogatis should be charged with child pornography for allegedly making a copy of the tape and showing it to another person after turning the original over to police. After initially failing to appear for
60-788: A critically acclaimed stateside debut in 1995 on Chicago-based Minty Fresh ^ Rothschild, David (August 27, 1993). "RETRO POPSTERS HOPE SUPER MODEL HAS LEGS" . Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on November 6, 2012 . Retrieved June 3, 2011 . ^ Pogrebin, Robin (September 18, 2002). "Not All Sunshine for Teensy Set's Troubadour" . New York Times . Retrieved June 3, 2011 . ^ Edelstein, David (January 30, 2005). "Nursery School of Rock" . New York Times . Retrieved June 3, 2011 . ^ Margasak, Peter (August 6, 1998). "A Minty Fresh Start - Aluminum Group/Sweetness and Bite" . Chicago Reader . Retrieved June 3, 2011 . ^ SIEGLER, DYLAN (June 17, 1998). "Komeda makes
80-1290: A go of it" . Billboard . Chicago Sun-Times . Retrieved June 3, 2011 . A North of No South compilation including a Komeda song was picked up by Minty Fresh talent rep Jim Powers during a trip to Japan ^ Tortorici, Frank (December 14, 1998). "Mike Scott" . VH1 . Retrieved June 3, 2011 . External links [ edit ] Official site Minty Fresh discography at Discogs Authority control databases [REDACTED] International VIAF National France BnF data Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Minty_Fresh&oldid=1240403460 " Categories : American independent record labels Record labels established in 1993 Alternative rock record labels Indie rock record labels Companies based in Chicago 1993 establishments in Illinois Record labels based in Illinois Hidden categories: All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from November 2023 Articles with short description Short description
100-623: A junior, DeRogatis began writing for the Hoboken Reporter , first as a music columnist before adding city government to his reporting duties. In 1985, at the start of his senior year, DeRogatis began writing full time for the Jersey Journal , spending two nights a week on news stories and three days on wedding and church announcements. After living in Minneapolis to manage a friend's band and do freelance music writing, DeRogatis first joined
120-527: A senior at Hudson Catholic Regional High School in Jersey City, New Jersey , DeRogatis conducted one of the last interviews with rock critic Lester Bangs , two weeks before Bangs's death of a drug overdose. Over a decade later, this encounter would serve as the beginning and inspiration for DeRogatis's Lester Bangs biography Let It Blurt . Attending on a scholarship, DeRogatis attended New York University majoring in journalism and minoring in sociology. As
140-408: A third is due to be released soon. DeRogatis became known also for a scathing review of a Ryan Adams show in Chicago, which prompted Adams to leave a "grumpy" message on DeRogatis's answering machine, in which he blasted DeRogatis for seeming to desire criticizing the artist, not the music. Adams later commented that DeRogatis shouldn't have made the recording public, and that leaving the message in
160-476: Is different from Wikidata Minty Fresh (drag queen) Minty Fresh is the stage name of Min Ortiz , a Filipino drag performer, designer, makeup artist, model, and singer who competed on the first season of Drag Race Philippines . Minty Fresh is a drag performer who competed on the first season of Drag Race Philippines . She won two challenges. Minty Fresh impersonated Maria Sofia Love during
180-700: Is known for launching the careers of Veruca Salt . They also gave the Swedish band The Cardigans their first US release and released the debut single by Liz Phair . Minty Fresh also owns the Mini Fresh label which produces children's music. Artists [ edit ] All India Radio The Aluminum Group Lindsay Anderson Astrid Swan Axe Riverboy Bark Bark Disco Beangrowers Bettie Serveert The Cardigans The Children's Hour Andrew Deadman Desperate Journalist Doktor Kosmos Drew Andrews Every Good Boy Ezra Furman and
200-650: The Chicago Sun-Times in 1992; he left in 1995 to join Rolling Stone magazine, a job that lasted eight months, and was back at the Sun-Times in three years. While at Rolling Stone magazine, he was fired after writing a negative review of Hootie & the Blowfish 's album Fairweather Johnson . The review irked Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner who had it pulled from publication. DeRogatis's employment with
220-612: The Snatch Game challenge. Her performance landed her in the bottom two, though Minty Fresh won the lip-sync against Brigiding to "Amakabogera" by Maymay Entrata . Another challenge saw Minty Fresh give a makeover to her sister. She landed in the bottom two but won the lip-sync against Brigiding to " Dyosa " by Yumi Lacsamana. Minty Fresh placed fifth overall, after losing a lip-sync against Xilhouete to "You'll Always be My Number One" by Vernie Varga. CNN Philippines said Minty Fresh had an "iconic" confrontation with Brigiding on
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#1733094399248240-576: The Chicago Reader in place of Greg Kot. The move to Chicago Public Radio took place on December 3, 2005. DeRogatis plays drums in the punk rock band Vortis ; its most recent album (Spring 2019) is This Machine Kills Fascists on Cavetone Records. He previously played in the bands the Ex-Lion Tamers ( Wire cover band), Airlines, Speed the Plough, and The Shotdowns. Vortis has released two albums and
260-1059: The Harpoons Firefox AK Floraline Fonda Friend + Doktor Kosmos Fugu The Hit Parade HushPuppies Husky Rescue Ivy Kahimi Karie Klee Komeda The Legendary Jim Ruiz Group Light FM The Living Blue Liz Phair Love Jones Mastretta Melony Mike Scott Miou Miou Musique Le Pop The Orange Peels Papas Fritas The Poems Prototypes Ralph's World Sepiatone Sarah Shannon Sébastien Schuller Sleep Thieves Soy Un Caballo Stump The Host Suburban Kids with Biblical Names The Sugarplastic Tahiti 80 Trost Veruca Salt The Waterboys White Shoes & The Couples Company Zeshan B See also [ edit ] List of record labels References [ edit ] ^ McAllister, Colleen (September 25, 2007). "BreakThru Radio Airs Special Minty Fresh Records Showcase" . BreakThru Radio. Archived from
280-587: The first place was a mistake since it empowered the critic. DeRogatis and Abdon Pallasch reported for the Chicago Sun-Times in December 2000 that court records and interviews alleged that musician R. Kelly had used his position of fame and influence to meet and have sex with underage girls. DeRogatis and Pallasch reported in February 2002 that a videotape had surfaced allegedly featuring Kelly engaging in sex with
300-484: The magazine was terminated after he revealed this incident to the public. DeRogatis hosts Sound Opinions with fellow music critic Greg Kot . The radio talk show is heard on Chicago Public Radio and nationally syndicated by American Public Media and is available as a podcast . The program is one of the longest running talk radio shows focusing exclusively on rock music with stints on both Chicago's WXRT and an early incarnation on Q101 featuring Bill Wyman from
320-473: The original on December 15, 2007 . Retrieved June 3, 2011 . ^ DeRogatis, Jim (November 20, 1994). "The Making of a Sensation" . Chicago Sun-Times . Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. ^ Kot, Greg (April 4, 1997). "SUBVERSIVE SWEDES THE CARDIGANS WILL CHANGE YOUR IDEA OF SCANDINAVIAN POP" . Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on November 6, 2012 . Retrieved June 3, 2011 . After releasing "Life,"
340-533: The show. In 2022, Minty Fresh (and fellow contestant Lady Morgana ) performed at the 'Hallyuween' concert at the Mall of Asia Arena. Jim DeRogatis He joined Columbia College Chicago 's English Department as a lecturer in 2010 and is currently an associate professor of instruction teaching Music & Media in Chicago, Reviewing the Arts, Cultural Criticism and the Arts, and Journalism as Literature. In 1982, while
360-474: The stand in front of the jury based upon his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself. On July 17, 2017, DeRogatis reported for BuzzFeed News that Kelly had been accused by three sets of parents of holding their daughters in an "abusive cult". R. Kelly released a song discussing the allegations against him and criticizing DeRogatis in 2018 entitled I Admit . The result of 19 years of reporting, his latest book, Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly,
380-465: The trial, DeRogatis was ordered by Judge Vincent Gaughan on May 30, 2008, to report to the trial the following day. However, upon questioning by Judge Gaughan outside of the presence of the jury, DeRogatis refused to provide substantive answers, citing his First and Fifth Amendment rights as the basis for his refusal. Judge Gaughan disagreed that as a journalist DeRogatis had a First Amendment basis for refusing to testify, but excused DeRogatis from taking
400-438: Was published by Abrams Press on June 4, 2019. DeRogatis was born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey , in a Catholic family. When he was five, his father, an underwriter for Prudential Insurance Company , died of a heart attack in 1969. After rejecting religion during his freshman year of high school, DeRogatis became an atheist. In 2003, DeRogatis married Carmél Carrillo. He has a daughter, Melody (born circa 1997), from
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