- Blogs, Bleader, May 16, 2013
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Stream new collaborations starring The-Dream and French Montana
Sexy new jams by two artists with overdue albums
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 24, 2012
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A tale of two singers: Bobby Womack and the Weeknd in concert
Pairing these two talented singers in one weekend ends with enraptured results
- Music, Music Feature, Aug 21, 2012
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Jeremih goes rogue
An artsy, ambitious new mixtape puts the man who sang "Birthday Sex" on the same page as Frank Ocean and the Weeknd
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 6, 2012
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We made it through Lollapalooza
Not even a storm evacuation, an amazingly terrible smell, and even worse sound could keep some of Lollapalooza's music from shining
- Music, Music Feature, Aug 1, 2012
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How to make it through Lollapalooza: Saturday
Grant Park is going to look like a hypercapitalist refugee camp all weekend, but our hour-by-hour itinerary will lead you to so much great music that you'll hardly mind
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 22, 2012
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12 O'Clock Track: Shlohmo remixes "Crew Love"
LA producer out-Weeknds the Weeknd
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 28, 2011
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The year in music: best free albums
The best in no-cost rock, R&B, and rap
- Music, In Rotation, Nov 23, 2011
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In Rotation: Noah Leger of the Blue Man Group on whipping sheet metal with a chain
Plus: Reader music listings dude Luca Cimarusti on the Weeknd chopped and screwed, and Bruce Lamont of Bloodiest on the Soft Moon's dark synth
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 8, 2011
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This week on the B Side
Free music, a critique of some more free music, Grand Funk, and more
- Music, Music Feature, Sep 8, 2011
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Quality vs. quantity
With the new Thursday, released just five months after House of Balloons, the Weeknd struggles to keep up with the hype treadmill Quality vs. quantity
- Music, In Rotation, Jun 16, 2011
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In Rotation: Schubas booker Matt Rucins introduces his son to vinyl
Plus: Miles Raymer rediscovers the Amps, photographer Clayton Hauck declares Walter Meego's latest the perfect summer drinking record
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 10, 2011
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Eight minutes with Big Boi
Big Boi on Kate Bush, Jimmy Cliff, his favorite indie-rock bands, and his dedication to his grind
- Blogs, Bleader, May 5, 2011
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This Week on the B Side
Cloud music, Matana Roberts's epic "Coin Coin," Dorkbot vs JBOT, singing mice, a fingerpicking prodigy, Baby Dee, Jonathan Richman, Destruction, and more
- Music, In Rotation, May 5, 2011
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In Rotation: Jessica Hopper, Rita Bacon, and Aay Preston-Myint share their aural fetishes
Every week, one of our staffers shares three musical obsessions— then asks someone else (who asks someone else) to take a turn
