Career
Since 1990, Kot has been the music critic at the Chicago Tribune, where he has covered popular music and reported on music-related social, political and business issues. Kot cohosts Sound Opinions which claims in its intro to be "the world"s only rock "n" roll talk show," nationally syndicated through its home base at Chicago Public Radio, WBEZ-FM 91.5. Kot"s books include Wilco: Learning How to Die, Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music, and I"ll Take You There: Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers and the March up Freedom"s Highway.
He also co-authored The Beatles versus
The Rolling Stones: Sound Opinions on the Great Rock "n" Roll Rivalry (Voyageur Press) with his Sound Opinions co-host Jim DeRogatis. A longtime contributor to Rolling Stone, Kot has written for a dozen national publications, including Details, Blender, Entertainment Weekly, Men"s Journal, Guitar World, Vibe and Request.