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    April 3, 2012

    Six Best Songs Under One Minute Long

    Last week, we counted down the best songs over thirty minutes long, essentially a list of weirdos. On the opposite side of the spectrum, it is rare for an artist to call a song complete before it enters triple digits on the time counter. But great works have been made under the sixty second mark, be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    American Idiot at Peabody Opera House: Review

    American Idiot Peabody Opera House March 2, 2012 The average age of the attendees of American Idiot's opening night at the Peabody Opera House hovered around the mid fifties, neither the target demographic for the music of Green Day nor that of a contemporary musical with a 1:4 ratio of choreograph ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    American Idiot (The Musical) Proves Green Day Is Still Punk Rock

    It is possible that no band maintains a more complicated relationship with punk rock than Green Day. Ever since the group's breakout Dookie, its existence has been paradoxical, a flow chart that alternately asks, answers, and dodges questions about the grand concept of punk. According to the gang me ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 1, 2012

    Punk on Broadway

    It is possible that no band maintains a more complicated relationship with punk rock than Green Day. Ever since the group's breakout Dookie, its existence has been paradoxical, a flow chart that alternately asks, answers, and dodges questions about the grand concept of punk. According to the gang me ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    Six Best Lookout! Records Releases

    ​Lookout! Records officially shut down this month, which is not shocking news to anybody familiar with the long-running punk rock label. The company's financial struggles were well known to the public, and since 2006 it has only stayed in business to keep up its back catalog. In honor of the i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    The Six Best Drum Fills

    ​In rock and roll, singers get the attention, guitarists get the glory and bass players usually just have to show up. It's the drummers of the world who often put in the most effort for the least return, lugging ten times the equipment and playing twenty times as hard as the rest of the band. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    "L-Word" Star Allegedly Kicked Off Flight In St. Louis for Same-Sex Kiss

    TwitterLeish Hailey was not laughing yesterday at Lambert Field.​Update 3 p.m. Leisha Hailey and her girlfriend, Camila Grey, released a statement today saying that they "were not making out" or creating any spectacle. "It was one modest kiss." The couple plans to file a formal complaint with the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Observing the Twentieth Anniversary of the Riverport Riot with the Ten Best Concert Brawls

    History shows that Axl Rose doesn't like cameras. The cell phone era must drive him batshit crazy. ​Overshadowed by the celebration of Independence Day, another explosive moment from American history came and went on Saturday, July 2 -- the twentieth anniversary of the infamous Riverport Riot. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Ten Memorable Shows at The Pageant, In Honor Of Its Tenth Birthday

    This Saturday, the Pageant celebrates its tenth birthday with a concert by Chuck Berry. $35 general admission tickets are still available; balcony seats are sold out. The show starts at 8 p.m. with a set from Shooting With Annie. In the venue's lengthy history (a PDF listing its shows is a whoppi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    Show Review Photos Setlist: Green Day and Franz Ferdinand at the Scottrade Center, Tuesday, August 11

    Photo: Todd OwyoungFrom last night's show at the Scottrade Center. See more photos of Green Day last night.​ Caveat: I've been a Green Day fan since 1994 or so. And so I have a sneaking suspicion that last night's Scottrade Center show wasn't for me - even though the band ran through plenty of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2008

    Interview Outtakes: Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie

    Photo: Todd OwyoungFrom last night's show at the Scottrade Center. See more photos of Green Day last night.​ Caveat: I've been a Green Day fan since 1994 or so. And so I have a sneaking suspicion that last night's Scottrade Center show wasn't for me - even though the band ran through plenty of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2008

    Show Review Setlist: "Weird Al" Yankovic at Family Arena, Friday, August 8

    Photo: Todd OwyoungFrom last night's show at the Scottrade Center. See more photos of Green Day last night.​ Caveat: I've been a Green Day fan since 1994 or so. And so I have a sneaking suspicion that last night's Scottrade Center show wasn't for me - even though the band ran through plenty of ... More >>

  • Music

    May 11, 2005

    Idiot Savants

    Green Day's politicking is simple but effective

  • Calendar

    December 1, 2004

    Japanese Babies

    Yoshitomo Nara blurs the line between fine art and commerical art at the Contemporary

  • Music

    May 23, 2001

    Go-Go's

    Wednesday, May 30; Pageant.

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