Features

As someone who couldn’t care less about the great American game of baseball, I wanted to find something to keep my attention in between the action when I headed to Wrigley Field last Saturday for the Cubs-White...

In Case You Missed It: The Week’s Best Singles, July 3-9

Riley Beggin

07/10/2015

Features, Songs

The Internet is a big place. Trim the fat and have a listen to some of our favorite songs that came out this week, from punk to hip hop and everything in between. Check back each Friday for a briefing on what y...

Which comic strip character is each Ex Hex song?

07/10/2015

Ex Hex released their debut album, Rips, last October to much critical acclaim. With their Madison show at High Noon Saloon right around the corner (July 21), we have taken the time to compile the list that eve...

9 Collaborations That Need to Happen

Andrew Mackens

07/03/2015

Musicians combining their ideas and talents is one of the most win-win situations the industry has to offer. The artists play off one another to create new sounds and reach new fans through their collaborators’...

Best in Music Journalism: June 2015

Riley Beggin

07/01/2015

The best stories have great characters at the center of them, and musicians might be some of the greatest characters of all. That’s why when we’re not writing about music, we’re reading about it. From illuminat...

Jonkast: June 24, 2015

06/24/2015

I go solo this episode to talk about new music from Leon Bridges (above), Miguel, The Chemical Brothers, and Beck. ...

Jonkast: Special “Revelry 2015” Edition

06/02/2015

I went to Revelry Fest and made a podcast about it! Follow me to all of the shows I attended (Until the Ribbon Breaks, AlunaGeorge and Chance the Rapper) and hear some inside analysis on the Mifflin versus Reve...

Jonkast: Feb. 25, 2015

02/25/2015

There's canned laughter galore in this special "Two and a Half Men" tribute edition. Andrew Brandt and I welcome special guest Mara Jezior to talk about the Academy Awards, bad TV shows and toe socks while also...

Our reaction to 2015 Pitchfork Music Festival lineup

Brandon Clementi

02/14/2015

Pitchfork

The lineup is here! Wilco came in at top billing, both out of left field and right in front of my eyes (just as Björk and R. Kelly did in 2013). Never underestimate local icons, I guess! Chance the Rapper took ...

Jonkast: Feb. 12, 2015

02/12/2015