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The Future Is Fine: Streaming music isn't evil, it's just different

Best Buy Employee, 61, Insulted and Pushed Down by ESTL Councilwoman & Companion

Back on December 19, police in Fairview Heights responded to a "battery" call from the Best Buy at 26 Plaza Drive. Little did they know an upstanding civic leader was involved (and by "upstanding," I mean "childish hothead"). When officers arrived at about 12:45 pm, they learned that two customers i ... More >>

12 to 6 Movement on How they Got Raekwon and Others on Thier New Record and Why They Called it Titties Out

It took a while, but local hip-hop trio 12 to 6 Movement finally unleashed their new collaboration-heavy album, Titties Out. Since our last interview with the group, they added songs with Joe Budden, Opio and A-Plus from Souls of Mischief/Hieroglyphics and Psycho Les from The Beatnuts to a tracklist ... More >>

Why U2 Is Still Relevant

Wikimedia CommonsThis hat hasn't aged well. But how has U2?​Busch Stadium staff is currently in the midst of a weeklong reinvention of the venue, and the reason is a band with a live draw almost as big as its ego: U2. By Monday, all of the grass on the field had been dug up in preparation for ... More >>

Spotify's US Launch Approaches; Which Music Service Are You?

​Music fans in the United States don't have a lot to envy of their European brothers and sisters, at least unless they're big fans of Abba or the kind of sticky, glitter-covered dance-pop that usually just makes me really want to leave the youth hostel and brush my teeth. One exception: Spotif ... More >>

DJ SuperConductor on Riot Grrl and the Contributions of Lady Gaga

Photo by Jon Scorfina​Euclid Records employee Anna Zachritz, better known around town as DJ SuperConductor, has amassed hundreds of records in less than a decade. As a DJ, Zachritz is known for spinning underground hip-hop and electro, but at the heart of her collection is riot grrl - the '90s ... More >>

Mai Lee's Jay Nguyen: Featured Bartender of the Week

Welcome to Girl Walks into a Bar, a weekly Gut Check feature that spotlights local bars and bartenders. This week Katie Moulton profiles Mai Lee's Jay Nguyen. Below is a Q&A with Nguyen followed by the recipes for both the Lychee Martini and the Mai Lee Songbird. Katie MoultonJay Nguyen whips up a M ... More >>

Machree: Meet your RFT Showcase Main Stage Headliners

Courtesy of Mike Judy​ If hardcore, metal and post-rock had a child, their rebellious offspring might be Machree, a band whose music blurs many genre lines but never comes across disjointed. Machree has an EP coming out in July, but there's no need to wait: The band closes out our outdoor stag ... More >>

The Five Saddest CDs You Can Buy for Under $2 at Best Buy

​Best Buy has a certain number of CDs it sells for preposterously cheap. Let's be clear: This isn't a bargain bin situation, where they clearly just upend the refuse in a cardboard dumpster and let people dive in. This is actual stock, kept on shelves, that in most cases sold (poorly, obviousl ... More >>

Gregg Gillis talks about the continuing popularity of his mashup project, Girl Talk

YouTube Removes Pro-Palestinian/Anti-Motorola Video

Two weeks ago, we told you about the local activists who busted out an anti-Motorola song-and-dance routine at the Best Buy and AT&T stores in suburban Brentwood -- and we posted a video of the performance. That video quickly drew more than 35,000 hits.Last week, however, YouTube unceremoniousl ... More >>

Pro-Palestinian Flash Mob Hits St. Louis Best Buy, AT&T

You've undoubtedly seen the flash mob bursting into the familiar chords of Handel's Messiah at a mall food court. You've probably seen the one singing Do-Re-Mi at a train station. But unless you happened to be shopping at the Best Buy and AT&T stores in suburban Brentwoo ... More >>

St. Louis Stereo, a new high-end audio store, brings out the best in music

Loser Alert: Area Man Begins Camping Monday for Black Friday Deals

Say what you will about Isaac Bowser. The kid from Rolla has his goals. Since last night -- Monday -- Bowser has been camped out outside a Best Buy store in Fairview Heights, Illinois. Why? Because he wants to be the first shopper through the doors the day after Thanksgiving -- a.k.a. Black Friday.S ... More >>

Patty Bigbee: Missouri Lottery Winner Accused of Trying to Sell Grandson for Cash

Patty Bigbee: Also accused of selling a daughter 25 years earlier.​In 2008 Patty Bigbee purchased a million-dollar lottery ticket at a north St. Louis County quick shop. Two years later, authorities say the 45-year-old grandmother had blown through her winnings and was desperate for cash. So despe ... More >>

Last Collector Standing: DJ Mahf on the Relationship Between Hip-Hop & Art, His Formative Years and His Brother Jim Mahfood's Influence

Jon Scorfina​When not out competing in national DJ tournaments, DJ Mahf (a.k.a. Dan Mahfood) can be found scouring local record stores for hours on end, sometimes with a portable record player by his side. A life-long fan of funk, soul and hip-hop, Mahf used to use a fake I.D. to sneak into Bl ... More >>

Last Collector Standing: Webster University's Andrew Allen Smith on Combining Record Collections with His Girlfriend, Movie Soundtracks and the Pixies

(The number of chain-record stores nationwide has dwindled. However, St. Louis has become an unlikely safe haven for indie record shops -- and for DJs who prefer to spin the black circle instead of scrolling their iPods. In this weekly column, we'll focus on personal portraits of St. Louis' record a ... More >>

Last Collector Standing: Freezerburn's Ben Stegman on Album Reviews, New Bands and How Consuming Music Has Changed

(The number of chain-record stores nationwide has dwindled. However, St. Louis has become an unlikely safe haven for indie record shops -- and for DJs who prefer to spin the black circle instead of scrolling their iPods. In this new weekly column, we'll focus on personal portraits of St. Louis' reco ... More >>

St. Louis Rockers Cavo Check In From the Road, Before Their Hometown Show Tonight

Photo: Steve TruesdellCavo at Cruefest 2, 8/11/2009 See more photos from the show.​ Since we profiled Cavo back in August, the St. Louis quartet has continued to tour with acts such as Sick Puppies and Motley Crue, in support of its major label debut, Bright Nights Dark Days. The band will be ... More >>

Honor Thy Father: A Muslim man in Phoenix "honor killed" his Americanized daughter

Rent a Wreck: For a former video-store giant, not such a blockbuster decade

St. Louis Geeks Rejoice! We have a Micro Center!

The last CompUSA went out of business in 2007 and left a giant gaping hole for a decent computer store in the St. Louis retail market. Some might argue that the hole existed even when CompUSA was still in business since we've never been lucky enough to have a really good computer store. You know, th ... More >>

Tom Petty Boxed Set to Include St. Louis Live Song

So, Tom Petty's Twitter account has been leaking the tracklisting to the forthcoming Petty live boxed set, The Live Anthology. And it looks like the Lou's 2006 show is being represented by the inclusion of "Square One." This thing is a monster, by the way, judging from a press release Petty's label ... More >>

St. Louis Cops Indicted in Federal Sting; Colluded to Keep Stolen Electronics

Officer Jackson to Officer Brezill: "Wii are in trouble now."​St. Louis police officers Ronald Jackson and Christian Brezill have been indicted on charges of theft of government property, after allegedly stealing stolen merchandise after an arrest, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap ann ... More >>

SLU vs. Duquense: A Rundown Diary

SLU defeated Duquense at Chaifetz Arena last night, 78-74 in overtime. Here's a log of the game, updated this morning to include a few pictures and the highlights from coach Rick Majerus' post game comments.  Pre-game notes: The Billikens are coming off an impressive 88-58 at Fordham in which t ... More >>

Back in Black: Do exclusive deals with big chain stores help? Only if the band puts in the effort. Just ask AC/DC.

Unreal plumbs the flavor of French vodka, consults our advice-giving pastor and ponders the Tao of Patrick Swayze

SonyBMG Launches Platinum MusicPass Album Download Cards

Reduce, Reuse, Make Art

Young Emcee

Kids don't listen to what teacher's putting down? Gabe Moskoff, a.k.a. DJ Trackstar, wants to reach them through rap.

All Dressed Up . . .

PlayStation 3 has potential -- but for the moment, little else.

Last Year's Model

It might be the last dance for St. Louis' independent record stores.

Defying Gravity

Gravity Kills celebrates its career with a reunion gig

Anybody There?

Unreal takes a shine to cricket-spittin', chats with a virtual conventioneer and finds the ultimate crappy exercise machine. Plus, a local blog pounds the pavement.

Cherry on Top

The 40-Year-Old Virgin gets a heart-on while telling wonderfully dirty jokes

Black Eyed Peas

Saturday, July 2; Fair Saint Louis (Gateway Arch grounds)

Genre Mash-Up

We look for a home for Hem, weigh Soulard against folk music and visit the Old School

SoundBlaster Masters

The Nintendo Fusion Tour brings a pixilated party to the Pageant

Funky Town

Smokestacks, strip joints and a seriously solid tax base: Welcome to Sauget, Illinois

Remembrances of Things Pop

Radar Station looks back at Bryan Adams and lesbian chic

Pearl Jam

Lost Dogs (Epic)

High (and Dry) Fidelity

Local music retailers are facing tough times and coming up with new ways to combat slumping sales across the industry -- if they don't file for bankruptcy, that is

The Graveyard Whistlers

Maritz Inc., the St. Louis giant nobody knows, the company that created the gold retirement watch and other corporate incentives, faces the future with a frozen smile

Yellow Snow

Week of January 30, 2002

For the Record

Big-box stores deal big blow to old-time music retailers

Best Store For New CDs

Vintage Vinyl

After the Deluge

Since the Flood of 93, Chesterfield boosters have used millions in public money to raise a levee and turn the bottomlands into a boomtown. But betting against the river is risky business.

What Is It About a Total Stranger That You Find Sexually Alluring? Part 2 of 2

TRADE SECRETS

Cashing in your CDs