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.

Watching music videos and listening to music on YouTube is about to change. A flurry of analysis and projection has YouTube losing upwards of $470 million this year. And overwhelmingly, the most watched videos on YouTube are entertainment. That includes music videos, and the record labels are none to happy about it. Turns out, they [...]

One of the great things about Twitter is that it gives the feeling of being connected with hundreds, even thousands of people without ever actually meeting them. And if there’s one thing any fan wants, it’s to feel connected to their favorite bands. And as a band, you want your fans to feel close to [...]