• music Does the greatest AC/DC riff still work when played on a crappy synth? By Josh Modell October 17, 2014 | 5:00pm
• film What pop culture creator will you always follow? By Jesse Hassenger, Josh Modell, Zack Handlen, Marah Eakin, William Hughes, Drew Fortune, Dennis Perkins, Mike Vago October 17, 2014 | 5:00am
• aux Massive Scharpling & Wurster box set coming By Josh Modell October 16, 2014 | 4:58pm
• aux Hear a new song by The Crookes, enhanced by members of Low By Josh Modell October 16, 2014 | 1:55pm
• film To be continued... sort of: 11 unofficial sequels By A.A. Dowd, Josh Modell, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky October 15, 2014 | 5:00am
• aux Rob Zombie’s haunted house is causing some controversy near Chicago By Josh Modell October 13, 2014 | 6:02pm
• aux Mr. Show and Breaking Bad’s Bob Odenkirk dabbles in the written word By Josh Modell October 13, 2014 | 5:00am
• music Dudes on ’ludes: 15 bands named after drugs that aren’t weed By Annie Zaleski, Josh Modell, Drew Toal, Phil Dyess-Nugent, Erik Adams, Les Chappell, Marah Eakin, Mike Vago October 13, 2014 | 5:00am
• film An unheralded movie, an ostentatious Beatles box set, and an Isherwood novel By Josh Modell, Marah Eakin, Sonia Saraiya October 11, 2014 | 5:00am
• tv What was your favorite TV show as a kid? By Jesse Hassenger, Kate Kulzick, Caroline Siede, Alasdair Wilkins, Jason Heller, Josh Modell, Zack Handlen, Genevieve Valentine, Becca James, Sean O'Neal, Erik Adams, Sonia Saraiya, Sam Barsanti, Matt Gerardi, Mike Vago, Marah Eakin, Dennis Perkins, Laura M. Browning October 10, 2014 | 5:00am
• music Otis Redding died before hearing this lovely whistle By Josh Modell October 7, 2014 | 6:00pm
• aux The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret will return for a post-apocalyptic third season By Josh Modell October 7, 2014 | 5:55pm
• music Chicago, win tix to see Frightened Rabbit’s singer, a.k.a. Owl John, next week By Josh Modell October 7, 2014 | 5:25pm
• aux Mark Kozelek invites War On Drugs to suck his cock tonight, releases Xmas album next month By Josh Modell October 6, 2014 | 9:34pm
• film What pop culture made you cry at an inopportune time? By Caroline Siede, Jason Heller, Josh Modell, Zack Handlen, Carrie Raisler, Molly Eichel, Caroline Framke, Erik Adams, Becca James, Sonia Saraiya, Jesse Hassenger, Mike Vago, Marah Eakin, Dennis Perkins, Laura M. Browning October 3, 2014 | 5:00am
• aux Chicago, see Phantogram for free (and film it for us!) By Josh Modell October 2, 2014 | 3:27pm
• film Harmontown documents the Community guru’s highs and lows By Josh Modell October 2, 2014 | 5:00am
• tv South Park: “Gluten-Free Ebola” By Josh Modell October 2, 2014 | 3:01am
• aux Ricky Gervais released a reasonably funny new David Brent song By Josh Modell October 1, 2014 | 5:53pm
• tv Did you hear that new song on Bones? Me neither: 16 soundtracks to TV shows that didn’t need and/or deserve them By Annie Zaleski, Scott Von Doviak, Josh Modell, Joshua Alston, Katie Rife, Janine Schaults, William Hughes, Mike Vago, Laura M. Browning, John Teti October 1, 2014 | 5:00am
• aux Portland, join The A.V. Club for cocktails and literature By Josh Modell September 30, 2014 | 7:27pm