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, or checking out the latest Netflix offerings, which he writes about on Netflix Life.

5 Brian Wilson masterpiece songs every music lover must hear

Brian Wilson didn't surf but he changed rock and roll music like no on else

Roger Nichols retrospective: The unsung songwriter behind 1970s pop perfection

Olivia Rodrigo brings a rock legend on stage at the Gov Ball

Steve Earle at the Birchmere review: 50 years of singing the American story

The Monkees' 10 defining songs that shaped pop-rock history

6 sensational Australian bands from the 1970s (not named AC/DC)

15 timeless rock classics that shaped the sound of the 1970s revolution

13 timeless lyrics that define the heart of Americana music

20 greatest female rock and roll singers of all time

50 years later Bob Dylan's The Basement Tapes still feel like a hidden gem

5 pop songs that defined the 1970s

MJ Lenderman live at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC review

6 iconic R&B/Soul songs that shaped the sound of the 1970s

25 greatest David Bowie songs ranked: Timeless tracks that changed music

4 classic rockers who replaced the same musician two separate times