Chrissie Hynde

Hang the Fry Cook - Morrissey Should Create Vegan Fast Food

stueagon.comMeat is murder. Tasty, tasty murder.​Morrissey, former lead singer of the Smiths, has forged a career not only as the elder statesman of sad songs, but also as one of music's most outspoken animal-rights activists. Not surprising, coming from a guy whose band titled its 1985 albu ... 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 >>

Audri & Aaron Earn the Approval of the Bangles and Chrissie Hynde -- And Win a National Band Search Contest

Image via​The Alton, Illinois, acoustic/folk duo Audri & Aaron recently won the "Small Town Sound" female-fronted-band search sponsored by the clothing store maurices. Over 500 acts entered the contest, which culminated in the pair's original song, "Home," beating out the tunes of nine other f ... More >>

SXSW Day Two: KDHX/Twangfest Day Party, Ray Davies, John Hiatt, Morning Benders, Roky Erickson/Okkervil River -- and More

Hating on South By Southwest is too easy. Just look around: Shit-faced lawyers waxing bizness gobbledygook to shit-faced salesmen of exercise bikes, members of psych-metal bands (probably called Red Octopus or Purple Cobra) barely remaining vertical for all their unbathed rock studiousness, the endl ... More >>

Destroy All Monsters Survey Opens at White Flag Projects This Weekend

On Saturday night, a very cool exhibit is set to open at White Flag Projects. Destroy All Monsters: Hungry for Death is billed as "a survey of survey of artwork, music, video, and archival material by the seminal pre-punk/psychedelic noise group and art collective Destroy AllMonsters." Founded in 19 ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 9.9

​ Chin up, Loser! How to dine out alone without feeling like a fool. (The Detroit Free Press) Chrissie Hynde backs new soy-based faux meat product. (Los Angeles Times)Craft beer in cans gains popularity, especially in Alaska. (National Public Radio)Julie and Julia prompts a look at wome ... More >>

Caption This: The Cover of Morrissey's New Album, "Years of Refusal"

Related: The thread on morrissey-solo about the typeface, photo and the cover's place in album cover/font history is high comedy. Also related: Morrissey's website is called itsmorrisseysworld.com. According to long-time fan site true-to-you.net, Moz will be touring the U.S. next year (yes!) and has ... More >>

Not-So-Fast Times at Scottrade High: A Review of the High School Reunion Show

Still Precious After All These Years

B-Sides gets real with our favorite Pretender and theSTART's Aimee Echo.

Kings of England

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Hot Summer Music

Your guide to St. Louis music — from now till Labor Day.

Rust-Belt Racket

The Black Keys bring old-school flair to their tunes. Just don't call them a blues band.

Film Openings

Week of June 11, 2003