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As more and more of the human experience goes online, it gets easier to assume you're not missing out, so long as you're plugged in. But... More >>
For a guy who makes some of weird sounding shit, Tom Fec is a pretty normal dude. He exercises. He dreams of giving up, getting fat and going bald. He loves the '80s, but not in a lame, ironic way. B... More >>
The next generation of lo-fi is Grave Babies, the drone pop hellions from Seattle who sound like they hate themselves, which is all we really require from guys who sound like Jesus and Mary Chain. Ume... More >>
Black Moth Super Rainbow is as close to experiencing LSD as you can get without dosing your orange juice. The Pennsylvanian collective crafts... More >>
Behold the three biggest page-view generators of 2011: Tyler the Creator, Rebecca Black, and Kreayshawn. This trio has come to represent the holy trinity of overhype -- with each one famous for dubiou... More >>
For all the meritless bravado in today's hip hop, it takes a real MC to admit when he's jumped the shark, as Lupe Fiasco did with his latest disc Lasers. No matter, we won't fault him for that poppy m... More >>
Hopefully Jumbling Towers doesn't need an introduction at this point. The foursome crafts tense, funhouse pop that's sort of mindblowing in its ability to transport you to a mercurial plane of alien w... More >>
So, you're driving in for LouFest and all you really know about St. Louis is there's an arch, some dude who makes bangin' frozen custard, and the various tourist traps we're known for: the Landing, th... More >>
One can only imagine that Almost Famous scene come to life when ever unlucky band The Sheepdogs finally caught the break they were looking for -- landing the cover of Rolling Stone and beating out fif... More >>
So, it's been a few days, but everyone is still talking about Kim Kardashian's wedding. The publicity stunt to end all publicity stunts, the reality TV talking head/professional giant ass haver marri... More >>
We'll be honest: We weren't really cognizant of dance music prior to our 21st birthday, so we can't say for certain if the indie celebrity DJ set... More >>
Perhaps it's time for St. Louis to swap the official motto, Gateway to the West, for it's unofficial one, "If you don't like the weather, wait 15 minutes," with the addendum "and then leave the house... More >>
Ari Picker is as genuine and unfailingly heartfelt as his music would have you believe. His folk orchestra project Lost in the Trees is winsome and soft, but imbued with wrenching emotion and cathart... More >>
High Places' Rob Barber and Mary Pearson are sonic soulmates who finish each others sentences and have found a common ground despite their disparate backgrounds--Pearson grew up in rural Michigan pla... More >>
All hail shirtless wonder King Khan, for he is headed back to St. Louis with his homey Bloodshot Bill as Tandoori Knights. The wild duo will be at Off Broadway on November 25. Allegedly, they started... More >>
Did you hear the one about the rapper who got busted for Ecstasy and Viagrar Earlier this week, Outkast rapper Big Boi got pinched for MDMA powder, Ecstasy pills, and an illegal prescription of the li... More >>
Once a fortnight for the past five years, London Calling's DJ Clockwork and DJ Nick O have entertained the PBR swilling, dance partying St. Louis public with their high-octane video sets. That kind o... More >>
You'd be hard-pressed to find a buzzier buzzband than The Vaccines. The Brit four-piece's fuzzy pop confections have won over legions of fans, and in true hip-with-it fashion, the band is crowd-sourci... More >>
The mainstream ubiquity of tattoos is nothing new, but it does make for some pretty hilarious/horrendous Google searches. We chatted with two local tattoo artists to see what regrettable tattoos St. L... More >>
Japanese anti-heroes Melt-Banana embark on a U.S. tour this fall, and guess where they're gonna ber Cicero's. Guess where they're not gonna to ber New York City. Bah, that rules. If we're keeping sco... More >>
Last night marked the end of a five year run for STL Home Jamz, the Hot 104.1 radio show that promoted independent local hip hop artists. The show went off the air less than 18 hours ago, and already ... More >>
Tomorrow night, there are no fewer than four major local shows vying for your weekend attention. Two of them are sad occasions -- Dynabro Griffin Kay's final performance with So Many Dynamos, Glass Te... More >>
Fresh off an appearance at New Orleans' Voodoo Experience, husband and wife duo Mates of State head to the Firebird for a Halloween show. The band's first original disc since 2008, Mountaintops, is du... More >>
Gut Check was feeling a little poor yesterday. $5 parking seemed an unnecessary expense, so we parked on the street, surrendering our last quarters to the meter. As we sweated our way down the sidewal... More >>
The broken glowsticks and prepubescent sweat have barely dried on the Pageant floor from last week's epic Skrillex show, but the man, the myth, the haircut is returning for an encore performance on No... More >>
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