When people ask me what Afghan Whigs record they should listen to as an introduction to the band, without hesitation I say "Gentlemen" and here's why.

In 2002, the Beastie Boys took over Program Director Jim McGuinn's then station, (Y-100 in Philadelphia) for a couple hours. A veritable mixtape from the Beasties with great tracks and ample commentary from Mike D, MCA and Ad-Rock.

The television show Mad Men premiered in 2007 and almost immediately developed a cult following. Five years later, its characters' '60s lifestyle is just as engaging and entrancing. Minnesota native Vincent Kartheiser plays Pete Campbell, the love-to-hate-him — or maybe hate-to-love-him -- ladder-climbing accounts man on the show.

Jill Riley sat down with Vincent Kartheiser to talk about his take on his Mad Men character and play the songs that he's currently listening to.

18 years after formation, Snow Patrol is still barreling onward with record releases, their most recent being Fallen Empires.

In their brief career (1969-76), this band provided the soundtrack to my final years in high school. If the English had done Proms, me and my mates would have ended ours drunkenly singing "Stay With Me" in the middle of the dancefloor, even if the DJ wouldn't play it!

Gotye is new to a lot of people, so it may come as a surprise that the Australian by-way of Belgium has actually been in the making music game since 2001.

Drew Goddard has written some of Hollywood's most critically acclaimed films and television episodes.

Rhett Miller still maintains a youthful charm which is why it's hard to believe he's been writing songs since 1989. As both a successful solo artist and the frontman of classic roots rock band Old 97's, Miller has become something of a prodigy in the Texas music scene where he hails from.

Tim Meadows has long been a mainstay of the comedian community since his debut skits on Saturday Night Live in the early '90s.