In time for Thanksgiving, famed Lester Bangs acolyte Jim DeRogatis has tapped his inner crank (aka his crank) to kick off list-season with 2011's Top 10 Turkeys. (That is, records that are dry and…   Read Story »

Last week, Chicago Sun-Times's Jim DeRogatis leaked over a dozen names performing at this summer's 45th annual Lollapalooza festival, including the Alternative Nation power troika of Radiohead, Rage…   Read Story »

Jim DeRogatis dislikes the Doors, Springsteen, Rolling Stone, and Ryan Adams. We knew all that. He's also not a fan of Juno, the film or its Kimya-heavy soundtrack (From his column: "Sure, Juno gives…   Read Story »

Music's Siskel & Ebert got a little camera time with Conezy earlier this week to edify the nation on the Grammys and what it's like to be bitchy music writers. DeRogatis didn't get to talk about his…   Read Story »

You don't often see music critics on late night television. Maybe with good reason. Last night Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot, longtime Chicago writers and hosts of Sound Opinions, did a pretty good job…   Read Story »

From Mods Vs. Rockers via Ultragrrrl, it's Ryan Adam's telling off a critic who gave his live act one too many bad reviews (if anyone's got a link to the review, please send my way). Click to hear…   Read Story »