• music Robots, wrestlers, and punk-rock parrots: 15 proven gimmicks to get your band noticed By Josh Modell, Erik Adams, Mike Vago, Jason Heller August 6, 2014 | 5:00am
• music You got the touch! You got the power! Yeah! By Josh Modell August 5, 2014 | 6:00pm
• music Introducing the bands: 22 songs that double as band histories and/or mission statements By Annie Zaleski, Noah Cruickshank, Josh Modell, Drew Toal, Molly Eichel, David Anthony, Sean O'Neal, Rowan Kaiser, William Hughes, Matt Gerardi, Mike Vago August 4, 2014 | 5:00am
• film A freaky documentary, a slow-moving LP, and Heartburn By Josh Modell, Alison Bridges, Sonia Saraiya August 2, 2014 | 5:00am
• tv The Killing gets it exactly right in season four, just in time to end By Josh Modell August 1, 2014 | 6:52pm
• tv Spoiler space: The Killing, season four By Josh Modell August 1, 2014 | 6:52pm
• aux Con Air director considers a sequel (in space), works on a new TV show with The Who By Josh Modell July 31, 2014 | 10:08pm
• aux The target of Morrissey’s alleged-but-denied murder/pain plot answered a couple of our questions By Josh Modell July 31, 2014 | 7:27pm
• aux Lollapalooza bands will be popping up around Chicago today, including 2:30 near our office By Josh Modell July 31, 2014 | 6:43pm
• aux UPDATE: Morrissey has responded to those murder-plot allegations By Josh Modell July 30, 2014 | 3:19pm
• film Philip Baker Hall is… Crankshaft!: 14 comic strips that should be films By Josh Modell, Erik Adams, Andrea Battleground, Sonia Saraiya, Marah Eakin July 30, 2014 | 5:00am
• aux Movie fans, you have your lesser players in the N.W.A biopic now By Josh Modell July 29, 2014 | 9:53pm
• music A Wedding Present deep cut pays tribute to a cult superhero By Josh Modell July 29, 2014 | 6:00pm
• aux Minnie Driver will cover Elliott Smith, The Cure on new album By Josh Modell July 29, 2014 | 4:20pm
• aux Nina Sharp from Fringe joins Mary Steenburgen on Orange Is The New Black By Josh Modell July 28, 2014 | 8:39pm
• tv Rectify: “Mazel Tov” By Josh Modell July 25, 2014 | 2:03am
• aux American Movie’s Mark Borchardt directed a gory new music video By Josh Modell July 23, 2014 | 5:01pm
• music R. Kelly has designs on your posterior By Josh Modell July 22, 2014 | 6:00pm
• aux Watch Zach Galifianakis and Ted Danson in this parody of the National documentary By Josh Modell July 22, 2014 | 4:04pm
• tv There’s a trailer for Homeland’s fourth season, in addition to the start date By Josh Modell July 21, 2014 | 9:53pm
• music Beck and a head-butting St. Vincent amped up 2014’s Pitchfork Music Festival By Kayla Reed, Eric Thurm, Josh Modell, David Anthony, Sean O'Neal, Erik Adams, Marah Eakin July 21, 2014 | 5:30pm