Aerosmith

The Top 10 Male Rappers of All Time

Since the birth of hip-hop, male rappers have been bringing their unique viewpoint to the art of rhyme. Today, we're shining some long overdue light on their important contributions to rap. We're proud to present our list of the ten finest male rappers, from the smoking-hot hardbodies to the true ly ... More >>

Ten Bands You Never Would Have Thought Used to Be Good

It's a common cliché by now: Some snobby, balding guy with glasses in every bar across America rants and raves about how he only likes "the old stuff" by every band. "I liked the first record," is his creed. This character floats around, bumming everyone out and sucking all the fun out of a karaoke ... More >>

The Best of An Under Cover Weekend at the Firebird

An Under Cover Weekend is a time to get silly, abandon caution and get lost with ten St. Louis bands in some of the most loved music ever. Many of us will never see Aerosmith in concert. The majority of the two sold-out crowds missed Michael Jackson. And here they are, in joyful incarnation. Just fo ... More >>

An Under Cover Weekend

8:30 p.m. Friday, September 7, and Saturday, September 8. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From September 4 to 9

Well I don't know about you, but I was certainly not impressed by so-called "Tropical Storm" Isaac. Yeah, it rained a little, but the way people were talking about it made it seem like we would all be awash over the weekend -- my neighbor even asked me on Friday if I had enough groceries and batteri ... More >>

The Top Five Hip-Hop Albums of All Time, According to Lyfestile

Editor: Tef Poe is an artist from St. Louis City. Through powerful imagery and complicated honesty, he has earned a reputation as one of the best rappers telling the story of St. Louis, which is about much more than one place. Poe has been featured in music publications such as XXL and Urb Magazine. ... More >>

Nigel Godrich and Six Other Producers Who Stepped in Front of a Mic

If there was ever an example a good musical soldier, it would be Nigel Godrich. The British producer has been an essential behind-the-scenes figure with Radiohead for years and years and years, so much so that he's colliquolly referred to as a sixth member of the band. Radiohead's titanic sound sh ... More >>

Rock Band Blitz Takes Music Game Genre Back to Basics

Recent music games have become opulent affairs, pulling out all the artistic stops to capture gamers' attention spans. The Beatles: Rock Band for instance was a beautiful visualization of the legendary group's music, complete with dazzling virtual representations of the Fab Four. And various iterati ... More >>

Frances Bean Cobain And The Other Nine Hottest Offspring Of Musicians

Rocky Schenck​Today is Frances Bean Cobain's 19th birthday. Time flies, right? In celebration of Miss Frannie, we've compiled a list of hot rock 'n' roll spawn. These people have at least one rock star parent and their moms are frequently models. (Figures.) They are all totally bangable, and m ... More >>

Tower of Power

7 and 9 p.m., Saturday May 14, at the Lumière Theatre in the Lumière Place Casino & Hotel.999 North Second Street.

Review Setlist Photos: Barenaked Ladies at the Pageant

Because we know you are wondering, we're going to get this out of the way first: Yes, it is strange to think of the Barenaked Ladies without Steven Page. Dude wasn't just one of the co-founders of the band. He wrote, or cowrote, just about all its hits up until "One Week" (which ... More >>

Ten College Classes Inspired by Rocker Steve Miller's Academic Aspirations

​This morning, the USC Thornton School of Music announced that Steve Miller -- he of Steve Miller Band fame -- would be teaching there during the 2010-2011 school year. According to a press release, Miller will be an "artist in residence" who will "work on a regular basis with undergraduate st ... More >>

Interview Outtakes: Chris Shiflett on His Guitar Heroes, Being a Dad and the Status of Foo Fighters

Jack Butler​ Chris Shiflett and the Dead Peasants -- the rootsier side project of the Foo Fighters guitarist -- will be at the Old Rock House tonight. The show's at 8 p.m. and tickets are $8. We chatted with Shiflett in this week's paper. Read on below for some outtakes in which he discusses h ... More >>

Metal veterans Anvil embark on a tour to support their documentary and new album

Woodstock (or Altamont) in the Ozarks -- The 35th Anniversary

ozarkmusicfestivalexhibit.comThe Ozark Music Festival kicked off 35 years ago last Saturday, July 18, at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia. Concert promoters had assured Sedalians that they would be hosting a "soft rock" festival with 50,000 spectators.Instead, 160,000 people (and that's a c ... More >>

Show Review Setlist Photos: Aerosmith at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Wednesday, June 10

A spectacular lightning storm delayed the Aerosmith show by about 45 minutes, which likely explains why the quintet's tour kick off was somewhat shorter than it should have been. But did the wait kill the buzz of the crowd at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater? Hell no -- not even when most of the la ... More >>

Today! LiveNation.com Has No Service Fees On Everything

After the success of last week's "no service fees on lawn tickets" promotion, LiveNation.com is doing it again today until midnight -- only better. Grab tickets to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater at any level -- reserved or lawn -- with no service fees. What a deal! Some of the choicest bargains ... More >>

Tonight's Shows, Wednesday, June 10: Aerosmith, White Rabbits, O.A.R., Portugal.The Man, Alejandro Escovedo

Blame Bonnaroo for tonight's insanity. Does the weekend start on Wednesday this week? Apparently so. Shows going on tonight: *Aerosmith, 3 Doors Down, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater *White Rabbits, The Subjects, Jon Hardy & the Public, Firebird *Alejandro Escovedo, Amy Lavere, The Hot Club of Cow ... More >>

Spotted: Aerosmith's Joe Perry -- In Front of the RFT's Offices

Sometime this afternoon, a big huge bus parked itself outside the RFT's offices on Delmar. Emblazoned on the side of the vehicle in fiery colors were logos for Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, a painted caricature of guitarist Joe Perry and his website, JoePerry.com. We're so conditioned to weird things in t ... More >>

Aerosmith

7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 10. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights.

The Dive Bomber: The Cat & Fiddle Tavern

Robin Wheeler writes for the blog Poppy Mom. She also has a strange attraction to drinking establishments with jars of pickled -- or possibly fossilized -- eggs. She reports on these dives for Gut Check every Friday.The Cat & Fiddle Tavern is located in an old house on the edge of Belleville. T ... More >>

A Countdown of the Top Ten Power Ballads of All Time

B-Sides traces the history and evolution of the power ballad in honor of Journey, Heart and Cheap Trick, and examines An Under Cover Weekend's '80s and '90s participants

MP3 Weekender: Victoria, Tenement Ruth, Koufax

2008 Music Awards Nominees: Best Rock Band

Victoria CD Release Show, Saturday, December 1 at the Bluebird

Cold War Direction and Victoria -- New St. Louis Band Alert

Sounds of Summer

Mary Weiss

Dangerous Game (Norton Records)

My Chemical Romance

The Black Parade (Reprise)

Berry Meets Perry

Aerosmith

7:30 p.m. Sunday, October 15. UMB Bank Pavilion (14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights).

House of Pain

Unreal gets sweaty with the World's Strongest Man and talks with an expert in yoga for dogs. And, uh, note to City Hall: Restock the TP.

Coping Mechanism

Citizen Cope turns hip-hop on its tail

Get Lost

It'd Be Cool if this sequel were any good. Too bad it ain't.

I Love a Parade

Radar Station hitches a ride with great big rappers

Aerosmith

Sunday, September 28; UMB Pavilion

Best Neighborhood Bar (North)

Mimi's Subway Bar and Grill

Faux Real

Or close enough

Metal Alchemy

Alex Skolnick changes thrash to jazz

Gimme Some Youth

How do washed-up rock stars maintain lavish homes, fancy cars, stripper ex-wives, cocaine habits and scores of illegitimate children? Easy: They co-opt youth culture.

Series/Festivals

Week of February 26, 2003

Aerosmith with Stone Temple Pilots

Wednesday, October 2; UMB Bank Pavilion

Kid Rock

Cocky (Lava/Atlantic)

Eyehategod

10 Years of Abuse (and Still Broke) (Century Media)

Hall Pass

Looking for influence, significance, development and perpetuation at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

TOUCH TONES

Local band Fingerpaint Diary starts painting itself out of a corner

ROCK STOCK

A book report on the best tomes to consult before buying tunes

Music

Golden Rockets