That was the most entertaining Grammy Awards I’ve ever seen. Naturally, controversy will be called — perhaps because Justin Bieber lost Best New Artist to Esperanza Spaliding (who?), or that Lady Antebellum won Song of the Year. But while the actual awards given out at the 2011 Grammys might have been a bit random they [...]

The Black Keys have a new video out for “Howlin’ For You.” It’s different, and it just might be the way of music video’s future.

This week on Sound Citizen Radio we preview the Gigmaven coming out party with four great Chicago bands. Gigmaven comes to Chicago with a service that helps local bands book shows at various venues in the city – a valuable service to artists of all kinds. Gigmaven, in association with HEAVE Media, is putting on [...]

First, let me thank you all for being supporters of Sound Citizen. I love this website, and I love Chicago and music. But without people such as yourselves, all of it would be meaningless. You’re waiting for a “catch” aren’t you? Well here it is: Chicago Reader is running their “Best of Chicago 2010″ contest [...]

Rolling Stone magazine has a long, rich history. Arguably, it’s the most important publication and resource in the music industry. Now, along with a website redesign comes a new business model, called Rolling Stone All Access. You can access every piece of their 43-year history through their website … if you want to pay for [...]

Grooveshark.com lets you stream free music, legally, without interruption. You pick the bands and songs – we show you how.