Jonathan Eig

Joined: Nov 22, 2023

Jonathan Eig has been studying pop culture as both a fan and scholar for five decades. After 20+ years teaching and writing about movies for websites like Huffpost and Curnblog, he began working as a site contributor for Riggo's Rag in 2020. More recently, he has begun contributing to 12th Man Rising because Seattle keeps beating Washington in the playoffs. When he is not writing about football, you can usually find him at a concert and/or serving as a contributor to AudioPhix, where he has been writing music columns since 2023.

Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway live at the Fillmore in Silver Spring, MD review

20 outlandish rock and roll cover songs

Sienna Spiro basks in the shadow of Amy Winehouse on her newest single

10 killer heavy metal album openers that should not be missed

Ratboys live at Washington DC's Atlantis review

Nine takeaways from the 2025 Grammy Award nominations

10 banging punk album openers

20 pop classics from the 1970s that should not be called soft-rock

The best album of 2024 dropped earlier this month

Most American band ever might surprise you

Ranking each year of music in the 1970s from worst to best

15 phenomenal folk songs from the 1970s

Twelve songs that reshaped country music in 1973

The Old 97's live at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta review

Kris Kristofferson was the songwriter who helped country music grow up

Ten fresh and fantabulous funk songs from the 1970s