Consequence of Sound and Radio.com writer (and Rawkblog Presents alum) Paul de Revere joins the show to talk about the evolution of SXSW, the tragic deaths that marred this year’s festival and the best bands we managed to see.

Download or subscribe in iTunes: Episode 20: SXSW 2014 (Paul de Revere)

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In this week’s episode, writer Caitlin White joins the show to talk about the best albums of 2013, Nedelle Torrisi (pictured), the year in thinkpieces and the advantages of freelance journalism. Here’s her piece on Lily Allen that we discuss.

Download or subscribe in iTunes: Episode 19: Best of 2013 (Caitlin White)

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Photo: Nedelle Torrisi. Credit: Force Field PR.

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In this week’s episode, writer Annie Zaleski and publicist Eloy Lugo join the show to talk about the state of pop-punk: are power-chord bands abandoning ship for synth-pop waters or is the genre, Warped Tour and all, still going strong?

Download or subscribe in iTunes: Episode 18: Pop-Punk (Annie Zaleski, Eloy Lugo)

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Photo: Paramore at SXSW 2013. Credit: David Greenwald

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In this week’s episode, AllMusic senior pop editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine joins Rawkblog Presents to discuss Pretty Little Liars‘ Season 4 summer finale. What did we really learn about Ezra? Is Ali alive? And is this ABC Family teen drama really as great as we think it is? (Spoiler: yup!)

// Related: How Pretty Little Liars Reinvented the Slasher, my piece on the show for The Atlantic.

Download or subscribe in iTunes: Episode 17, Pretty Little Liars (Stephen Thomas Erlewine)

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Photo credit: ABC Family

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In today’s episode of Rawkblog Presents, Jacob Burch and I celebrate Magic: The Gathering’s 20th anniversary, talk about our gaming history and discuss Gatecrash, Magic’s latest set.

Download: Rawkblog Presents, Episode 16: Magic: The Gathering

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In today’s episode of Rawkblog Presents, Paul de Revere, Erik Burg and Tyler Andere talk about what it’s like to be a young freelance music writer, blogger and everything in between in 2013 — and why none of us live in New York.

Discussed within: several great Tumblr posts about freelancing.

Download: Rawkblog Presents, Episode 15: Freelance Life

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In today’s giant-sized year-end episode of Rawkblog Presents, Consequence of Sound managing editor Jeremy D. Larson and I go in on 2012, from Frank Ocean and Kendrick Lamar to making a living on music in the Spotify era. It’s almost as long as good kid, m.A.A.d city. Enjoy.

Download: Rawkblog Presents, Episode 14: 2012 in Review

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Today on Rawkblog Presents: Simon Vozick-Levinson and David M. Goldstein join the show to discuss the long history of Jews and rap — and why the Tribe is having a hip-hop moment. What’s going on with Rick Ross’ Black Bar Mitzvah mixtape, Jay-Z’s menorah and the Drake/Shyne beef? Look out for some noise issues in the first couple minutes but we’re all clear after that.

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Download: Rawkblog Presents, Episode 12: Hip-Hop & Hebrews

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Today on Rawkblog Presents: Evan Abeele of Memoryhouse joins the podcast to discuss Ben Gibbard, Lord Huron, why indie albums don’t drop in the fourth quarter, Memoryhouse’s own new direction and more in our fall music preview.

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Download: Episode 11: Fall Music Preview

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Today on Rawkblog Presents: Lawrence Schlossman and Kevin Burrows, the writers of Fuck Yeah Menswear, reveal the blog’s secret origins, their Hipster Runoff inspiration and discuss the state of the #menswear scene. The book drops on Nov. 6.

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Download: Episode 10: Fuck Yeah Menswear

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