Serenading the City During Shelter in Place

During the shelter in place mandate during the Covid-19 pandemic, one Chicagoan, David Greene, offers hope by serenading the city each night at 6 pm. Enjoy this compelling short film documenting his...

Four Chords and a Gun: Big Bang Theory’s John Ross Bowie Writes New Play on the Ramones and Phil Spector [Exclusive Interview]

The Ramones are easily one of the most important rock bands of...

#FreeKesha

The hashtag, #FreeKesha, and the movement behind it has rapidly become something...

The Biggest Fan We Know Reacts to David Bowie’s Death

The thin, white Duke was David Bowie’s 1976 persona, relating to...

Vintage Halloween Jams

To our ears there’s nothing creepier than Halloween songs played on scratchy...

Miley Cyrus’ New Album for Free After MTV Video Awards [Review]
By Steel Trap on August 30, 2015
With outfits beyond barely there on just about every female performer except Taylor Swift, SNL-style skits to make you LOL, an outrageous rant by Kanye...
Zow Gow Goes Clubbing
By Spun Counterguy on March 30, 2015
Clay skinned DJ Feinessa and her friends are back with another adventure, this time all one night at the famed dance club the Glitter Pit....
Exclusive Interview with Punk Rock Frontman Cat Taylor [Podcast]
By Spun Counterguy on January 15, 2015
The great thing about those who have a passion for great punk music, probably every city in the Western hemisphere had/has an underground scene. So...
The Top 10 Best New Albums in 2014
By Cat Taylor on January 12, 2015
Every year I wonder if this is the year that I’ll finally stop hearing new albums that I like, but I guess as long as...
A History of Rockabilly and Country Music!
By Spun Counterguy on November 12, 2014
Roots music DJ and musicologist Kels Koch joined us on the In the Corner, Back by the Woodpile podcast to chat about the histories...
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DJ Mindub and the History of His House
By Spun Counterguy on June 19, 2014
Tim Hiber is better known by his DJ name, Mindub. He’s toured with Carrie Underwood, promoted shows for Jay J, DJ Colette, Tortured Soul, DJ...
Exclusive Claymation Rap Video
By Spun Counterguy on April 30, 2014
Yours truly had been teaching at a university in central China for over a year. Up to that point in the city of 6 million...
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Looking for Songs in All the Right Places
By Spun Counterguy on April 4, 2014
Bob Morrison is a songwriter whose melodies have been monster hits in both pop and country, been featured in Hollywood films and even satirized by...
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Natasha Borzilova: Getting Her Bearings Straight
By Spun Counterguy on February 3, 2014
We at the Brophisticate would like you to meet someone whose voice and talent easily exceeds her outer beauty. Natasha Borzilova is a singer songwriter...
Music Motion That Matters: Epik High
By Spun Counterguy on November 3, 2013
Anyone with a camera and a smokin’ sister can make a music video where a hot chick clinches her fists in the middle of a...
Creepy HollerTreeWeen
By Spun Counterguy on October 25, 2013
These are Spooky tunes from performers that are pretty much all ghosts now, save a few. Lots of scouring places that don’t advertise having old...
MGMT and the 30-Second Curse at Work
By Steel Trap on June 14, 2012
Guess what homeslice? I created this playlist on Spotify for work. Yeah, Spotify. I joined it. Sure, it sounds like what you do to your...
Dance, Dance, Broham!
By Steel Trap on June 9, 2012
If you’re the type of bro that likes to go clubbing, or merely reside on the Jersey Shore, then you should add this dance track...
Whitney Houston: My First Cassingle
By The Fauve on February 13, 2012
In a time before MP3s and even CDs, those of us who were alive listened to cassettes. We laughingly looked down upon the “old...
GWAR’s Smoot Smited on Tourbus: Farewell Flattus Maximus
By Steel Trap on November 4, 2011
Cory Smoot, longtime guitarist for legendary heavy metal band, GWAR, died on his tour bus after shows in Chicago and Minneapolis. Aside of the rock...
DJ Spyderdyne – Carnies
By Spyderdyne on May 30, 2011
Somehow nobody has removed my password from this site yet. As such, here is my latest and greatest. I took a long vacation from assembly...
DJ Syderdyne – por Leon
By Spyderdyne on January 30, 2011
Another new mix from DJ Spyderdyne. This one is 60 minutes of awesomeness in MP3 format. Have a listen:
DJ Spyderdyne – Silver
By Spyderdyne on December 21, 2010
R.I.P Sigmund
DJ Spyderdyne – Relapsed
By Spyderdyne on December 12, 2010
Relapsed: A collection of some of my favorite tracks from the last year.
Jon Lajoie at the Broham VMAs!
By Spyderdyne on December 3, 2010
Are you an average everyday normal guy/girl? Here is how to find out!
DJ Doran G – Safe as F*ck
By Spyderdyne on November 12, 2010
It is Free Mix Friday again! This week we have a mix from DJ Doran G. You know you want it...
DJ Spyderdyne – Krankensteinschwester
By Spyderdyne on November 5, 2010
We have an exclusive mix from the mind of DJ Spyderdyne for you.
Daft Punk Anthology – Work It! Videos
By Spyderdyne on November 5, 2010
We thought that this would be a cool idea, and then realized that someone else already kicked our ass at it. Like that would...
Listening Party: Ramsay Midwood (Gospel Music For Inspired Barflies)
By D.Ogdin on October 27, 2010
Texas singer-songwriter Ramsay Midwood's music is at once highly idiosyncratic but also as familiar as a bad habit. His bluesy, rootsy romps instantly start...
Chinese Horror Flix and a Halloween Remix
By Steel Trap on October 18, 2010
We dug a hole all the way to China and found a fine American, DJ SpunCounterGuy there teaching English to bright young students. He’s also...