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The Glee Treatment: "Fuck That Shit" and Five Other Rejections From Bands

Regardless of what anybody thinks about the actual program, there's no disputing that Glee has become an absolute juggernaut in the music industry. As of October 2011, songs from the show have been downloaded 36 million times. And during that same time period, 11 million physical albums that have be ... More >>

"Omar Little" to Play Ol' Dirty Bastard in Dirty White Boy

Biographical films of rappers run the gamut from being borderline-spectacular (Get Rich or Die Tryin') to disappointing (Notorious). But a film about the Wu Tang Clan's Ol' Dirty Bastard is thus far moving in a positive - and surreal - direction. Entertainment Weekly reported last week that casting ... More >>

R.I.P. Sherwood Schwartz, Sam Denoff. Let's Have Some Classic Sitcom Food.

Entertainment WeeklySo long, Skipper. Sherwood Schwartz created "Gilligan's Island".​This week pop culture lost two sitcom pioneers. Sherwood Schwartz passed away on Tuesday. He was 94. Schwartz started writing for television in the early days, including The Red Skelton Hour from 1954-1962. ... More >>

New Release Highlights For November 16: Local Boy Nelly Returns With 5.0

(New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below.) Cassidy's C.A.S.H.​*Cassidy, C.A.S.H. The once gold-certified rapper returns with a new studio album. Stream the C.A.S.H. in full here. *Crushed Stars, Con ... More >>

Joaquin Phoenix implodes to prove a point in I'm Still Here

Jon Hamm Homer Simpson = Could TV Get Any Better?

Jon Hamm, the native St. Louisan who portrays Don Draper on Mad Men (God, can anybody possibly forget?) will be moonlighting this December on an episode of The Simpsons. image via​ Hamm, sadly, will appear only in Simpson-ized form and also sans skinny lapels and Old Fashioned, but we still g ... More >>

Lady Gaga's Top Ten Memorable Quotes: Fame, Sex, Music, Motherhood and the Tao of Gaga

Timothy Norris/LA Weekly​Lady Gaga's wit shines through on her Twitter account -- at least judging by our list of top Lady Gaga tweets. When she's not limited to 140 characters, the former Stefani Germanotta is even more articulate. In interview after interview, she tosses off quotable quip af ... More >>

Warm Up the Bongs Have Your Non-Chemically-Enhanced Mind Blown: Phish 3D Screening in St. Louis For Six Days Only

Stew SmithPhish at the Fabulous Fox, June 2009. View more photos here​Phish 3D -- the concert film by the popular, legendary jam band -- will be screening in St. Louis at the Moolah Theatre (3821 Lindell) for six days only, beginning April 30. According to a press release: Filmed in October 2 ... More >>

Rod Blagojevich on Celebrity Apprentice: Week Four

Image source​Friends, for four weeks now, we've been watching Rod Blagojevich together on Celebrity Apprentice. It hasn't always been great -- actually, since every episode is now two hours, most of it is actually pretty damned boring, especially the parts where the celebrities meet the recipi ... More >>

Cover Boy: RFT Art Director Tom Carlson Showcased by Society of Publication Designers

Today graphic designer Robert Newman showcases covers by Riverfront Times art director Tom Carlson at the website of the Society of Publication Designers.​Read what Newman has to say here.Click here to see the gallery of Carlson's RFT covers pictured above, which Newman has assembled.Cli ... More >>

Early Reviewers High on Up in the Air

flickr.com/photos/philsdarkroom​Of course St. Louisans already knew that Up in the Air, also known as The George Clooney Movie, was the film event of the year, but now the rest of the world appears to be getting wise -- especially people who have actually seen the movie instead of mere glimpses of ... More >>

Kurt Warner Looking Fabulous!

withleather.uproxx.com​ Former Rams quarterback is the gift that keeps on giving. Last year there was Kurt attempting to draw his interpretation of God. This week it's Kurt dressed in a sequined uniform (picture above) in the pages of Entertainment Weekly. Warner donned the outfit for the Disney ... More >>

Hendrix on Brown

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 6.25

How about a little news of the offbeat today:Wallabies eat poppies, make crop circles. (Reuters)Lil Jon's wine wins an award. For real. (Baller Status)Has Burger King's new print ad finally gone too far? Does anyone still care? (EW.com)

The Morning Brew: Monday, 5.11

Congress may allow employers to give workers incentives for eating -- and living in general -- healthily. (New York Times)Will there be a price war between the macrobreweries? (Chicago Business)Jamie Oliver and Ryan Seacrest are teaming up for a new culinary makeover show. (Entertainment Weekly)

Second Spin: Michael Bolton, "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"

Artist: Michael Bolton Album: (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay From: Vintage Vinyl Year: 1988 Label: CBS Records What it sounds like: Sacrilege: The classic Otis Redding song redone "When a Man Loves a Woman"-style.

St. Louis Serenade: Seven years in the making, Kyle Beachy's debut novel is a love letter to the Gateway City

Jason Segel uses his balls to great effect in Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Chafing Dishes: No Reservations now available on DVD

2007: The Year in Movies and Music

A year-end wrap-up of what we adored, what was ignored and what the new year will bring.

Kitchen Nightmares: Dillons Revisited

Sweet Old Lu

Lucinda Williams enjoys the fruits of her labor.

Snakes on a Rein

We slither up to one of the world's best snake-handlers.

Talkin' 'Bot Love

Like Big Fish for little kids, Robots works hard to please everyone

They'd Only Just Begun

Washington U. gags on a plan to screen a controversial Karen Carpenter biopic

Nice Pussy

A killer cat steals a wonderful movie

Fade to Black

Jay-Z signs off with The Black Album

'Head Games

Forget critics' warnings: Listening to Radiohead is easy

Reconsider Him

Warren Zevon's past is finally unearthed

Lavigne en Rose

Our latest pop phenomenon, deconstructed for your convenience

Adapt This

If being Charlie Kaufman is no fun, watching Charlie Kaufman is a real drag

Fear Factor

2002 proved that TV has no shame at any hour

Fear Factor

But just think, no one hates TV more than Trent Lott

Ice Ice Maybe

A decade after Vanilla Ice melted down, he's back with the man who made him.

Duh Press

Fear and self-loathing at the Minority Report junket

Dr. Strange

Grant Morrison's the best writer in comics -- and maybe the oddest

Mad at Dad

A conflicted Jeff Buckley followed the path of the father he never knew

Cough It Up

The man who created Josie and the Pussycats can't understand why his girls don't belong to him

The Talking Penis

Basic Instinct author crawls up Bill Clinton's pants and hangs on tight

MAGNOLIA

Written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

STANDUP GAL

Comedienne Lea Delaria brings her renowned cabaret act home to St. Louis

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