Twenty Three of Twenty Three | Coops Top 23 Albums of 2023 Aaron Cooper·December 21, 2023It’s been an interesting year, hasn’t it? Spy balloons, wildfires, bank failures, and genocide. And while COVID-19 took...Best Albums Of The Year ListsBest of ListsFeaturedMusic·10 mins read
The Worst Songs of 2023 | You’re Still Here? Aaron Cooper·December 4, 2023Here we go again! Another year is in the books, and we’re ready for the traffic-chasing click-bait season...Best of ListsFeaturedRants·15 mins read
The First 25 – The Crushed Monocle Playlist Vol 1. Aaron Cooper·June 15, 2023Let’s talk about stuff. All the stuff! That’s the tagline for the Crushed Monocle Podcast, the show I...FeaturedPlaylistPodcast·9 mins read
Best Of Both Worlds: Top 10 Sammy Hagar Van Halen Songs Aaron Cooper·April 3, 2023Pop culture has been defined by debates such as Marvel vs. DC, Coke vs. Pepsi, Freddy vs. Jason,...Best of ListsFeaturedMusicOpinion·9 mins read
Crushed Monocle Podcast: Episode 20 – The Night of London May Aaron Cooper·January 15, 2023In this episode, London May stops by to talk about his latest film "Night Of The Bastard" as well as indie films being the new punk!FeaturedMoviesMusicPodcast·2 mins read
Oscar’s Top Ten Concerts of 2022 Oscar De Leon·January 3, 2023As a Chicago-based live show junkie, it’s hard to truly understand how fortunate I am to attend concerts...Best of ListsConcert ReviewsFeatured·9 mins read
Checkpoint! – 10 Hits From The Second Half of 2022 Aaron Cooper·November 30, 2022Wow, that was fast, wasn’t it? It seems like just yesterday I compiled a group of songs for...FeaturedOpinion·7 mins read
Video Rage: Horror In Music Videos Vol. One Aaron Cooper·October 13, 2022The horror genre has been a staple of filmmaking since the invention of moving pictures. In fact, some...Best of ListsFeaturedMusic VideoOpinion·7 mins read
Riot Fest 2022 – Defy The Past and Define The Future Aaron Cooper·September 23, 2022In all my years covering Riot Fest for this publication, the word nostalgia comes up the most. I...Concert ReviewsFeaturedFestival Coverage·6 mins read
Marky Ramone – A Conversation at Riot Fest Aaron Cooper·September 22, 2022When punk rock was in its infancy during the early 1970s, Marc Bell was already building a name...Concert ReviewsFeaturedFestival CoverageInterview·11 mins read
