Jonathan Eig

Jonathan Eig

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.

2022 Americana Honors & Awards - Show

James McMurtry live at the Birchmere in Alexandria, VA review

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2019 Made In America

Charly Bliss live at the 9:30 Club review: All sunny pop and grungy punk

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The Waving Beatles

Ranking all the albums of the Beatles from worst to best

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Pink Floyd in concert

12 Pink Floyd songs that capture the band perfectly

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Stevie Wonder

20 extraordinary albums turning 50 this year

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The Zombies

25 killer singles that are 60 years old

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Secret Sisters live in concert

The Secret Sisters live at the Birchmere in Alexandria, VA review

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Johnny Cash

Twelve standout country albums that turn 30 this year

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The Kinks  File Photos

Counting down the Kinks 15 greatest songs

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Bruce Springsteen on the Late Show

10 classics that peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100

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Liz Phair performing at Tower Records

Five no-frills 1990s albums that define lo-fi

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Lyle Lovett & His Large Band In Concert

Lyle Lovett and his Large Band live at Wolf Trap review

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Steely Dan in the 1970s

Steely Dan's 12 greatest songs

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Queen Concert

Ten killer deep cuts that turn fifty this year

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2018 MusiCares Fleetwood Mac

Five songs that helped shape presidential campaigns

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Aerosmith in concert

Where Aerosmith ranks among best American bands as they announce an end to touring

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