▁critic ▁at ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une , ▁where ▁he ▁covers ▁popular ▁music ▁and ▁reports ▁on ▁music - related ▁social , ▁political ▁and ▁business ▁issues . ▁Kot ▁coh ost s ▁Sound ▁Op in ions ▁which ▁introdu ces ▁itself ▁as ▁" the ▁world ' s ▁only ▁rock ▁' n ' ▁roll ▁talk ▁show ," ▁nation ally ▁synd ic ated ▁through ▁Chicago ▁Public ▁Radio , ▁W BE Z - FM ▁( 9 1 . 5 ▁M Hz ). ▁ ▁Kot ' s ▁books ▁include ▁Wil co : ▁Learning ▁How ▁to ▁Die , ▁R ipped : ▁How ▁the ▁W ired ▁Generation ▁Revolution ized ▁Music , ▁and ▁I ' ll ▁Take ▁You ▁There : ▁M av is ▁St ap les , ▁the ▁St ap le ▁Sing ers ▁and ▁the ▁March ▁up ▁Fre edom ' s ▁Highway . ▁He ▁co - author ed ▁The ▁Beat les ▁vs . ▁The ▁Rol ling ▁St ones : ▁Sound ▁Op in ions ▁on ▁the ▁Great ▁Rock ▁' n ' ▁Roll ▁R ival ry ▁( V oy age ur ▁Press ) ▁with ▁his ▁Sound ▁Op in ions ▁co - host ▁Jim ▁De R og atis . ▁His ▁music ▁criticism ▁and ▁journal ism ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁Encyclop ædia ▁Britannica , ▁C ash : ▁By ▁the ▁Edit ors ▁of ▁Rol ling ▁Stone , ▁Harrison : ▁A ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁t ribute ▁to ▁George ▁Harrison , ▁The ▁Tr ou ser ▁Press ▁Guide ▁to ▁' 9 0 s ▁Rock , ▁The ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁Album ▁Guide ▁and ▁Music H ound ▁Rock : ▁The ▁Ess ential ▁Album ▁Guide .