Amusing opener to the new Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien last night, wethinks. Especially when the longest-legged dude on television appeared to come racing through the 'Lou. Is it just Unreal, though, or is something a little awry with Conan's route?
There's a new Mr. Missouri Leather! Plus: counterfeit-proof White Castle gift certificates; talking crab rangoon with novelist Lynn Messina; and a disturbing SAT flashback.
I know I've blogged this before, but you should be following the RFT's three editorial Twitter accounts: RiverfrontTimes, rftmusic and gutcheckstl. Gotta admit, I find some great stuff in those accounts. For instance, Target Market (the band) tweeted a link to this video, from The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, that takes the piss out of "serious" Tweets. Any tech geek will probably find this tres amusing.
On Sunday afternoon, July 12, celebrities and baseball legends will gather on the field at Busch Stadium for the Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball
Game. Musicians scheduled to play include Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell, Nelly, Chingy, Ashanti and Ginuwine. (No word yet on if the latter rapper, whose new LP, A Man's Thoughts, recently debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard R&B charts, will also have a pony along.) Cards fan Billy Bob Thornton (who also dabbles in music) is also p
Too lazy to peel your humid hiney off the couch to see any of Sunday's All Star Game activities?Not to worry. Andy Richter, Conan O'Brien's sidekick, came to the Big Muddy for the Celebrity Softball game and brought home to The Tonight Show a precious little mockumentary. www.tonightshowwithconanobrien.comRichter ribs STL natives Jenna Fischer and Jon Hamm, among other right-armed luminaries, before making a few flubs on the field. NBC hasn't made the clip excerptable on its site, so we've
metalsucks.netVirgin America is the only way to fly to London. A few years ago when I traveled overseas, the amenities I received -- from the free booze and gourmet-ish dinners to the cute little facemask for sleeping -- blew my mind. And that wasn't even taking into account the music and movie selections on the hours-long flight -- selections heavy on British goodness.But judging by the press release I just received, things just got a little less safe for those looking to fly Virgin:
Jon GitchoffThe two Johns: Linnell (left) and Flansburgh. Slideshow here.
They Might Be Giants has been playing all of its beloved 1990 album Flood in select cities on its current tour. St. Louis - long one of the most popular markets for the band - had the honor of hearing one of these performances last night at the Pageant.
This special enticement likely contributed to the show selling out. Although TMBG swings through town annually, the full house tickled the bespectacled John Flansburgh, w
From television to the radio to the internet, indie-folk newcomer A.A. Bondy has been popping up everywhere lately. In addition to touring with Bon Iver, the Felice Brothers and Conor Oberst, he's appeared at Bonnaroo, recorded a session for Daytrotter.com and performed for Conan O'Brien (to name a few). Furthermore, his music has been roundly praised by influential tastemakers such as Brooklynvegan, Pitchfork, Stereogum and-- ahem-- the Riverfront Times.Yep, Bondy seems to be steadily climbi
