Eric Clapton

The Six Best Diss Tracks

This month, you won't be able to watch an episode of "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" without seeing a half-dozen attack ads. The music world doesn't have attack ads, it has diss tracks. In honor of the onslaught of negativity in our political process, here are the six best diss tracks of all time. Let us ... More >>

The Six Best Songs About Olympic Events

Hey, Earth. Not sure if you heard, but the 2012 Olympics are happening right now in London. Music is an important part of the overall festivities, although most selections heard during the ceremonies and coverage are catchall motivational songs or hype-up tracks. Okay, a few national anthems too. We ... More >>

R.I.P. Jim Marshall, The King of Loud

Marshall Amplification founder Jim Marshall passed away yesterday at the age of 88. He had been diagnosed with cancer late last year after suffering from a series of strokes. His name may not be familiar to the average music lover, but his amplifiers provided the massive, crunchy guitar sound that s ... More >>

The Best of SXSW Music: Thursday 3/15/2012

If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the bright, scintillating chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music e ... More >>

Jeff Konkel helps document the dying juke joints

Inside Cirque Du Soliel's Michael Jackson Tribute with St. Louis Trumpeter Keyon Harrold

Courtesy of Cirque Du Soliel Michael Jackson: Still filling arenas.​Trumpeter Keyon Harrold has spent much of his professional life in the relatively laid-back atmosphere of jazz clubs and recording studios. But when the St. Louis native performs in his hometown this week, he'll be in the midd ... More >>

Mizzou Scientists Explore Romance Among Tree Frogs

Springtime, soft breezes, moonlight, music...the perfect setting for seduction, whether you're a romantic-minded human or a tree frog. But don't think the female tree frogs aren't any more picky than humans just because they happen to be, well, frogs. If a female tree frog doesn't like a dude's musi ... More >>

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of October 18-24

* = coming to town, = local ​Vintage Vinyl 1. LIL WAYNE---I Am Not A Human Being 2. ELTON JOHN & LEON RUSSELL---Union 3. SUFJAN STEVENS---Age Of Adz 4. BELLE & SEBASTIAN---Write About Love 5. KINGS OF LEON---Come Around Sundown 6. JOHN LEGEND & THE ROOTS---Wake Up! 7. AVETT BROTHERS---Vol. 3 ... More >>

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of October 11

* = coming to town, = local ​Euclid Records 1 Belle & Sebastian - Write About Love 2. Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest 3. Of Montreal - False Priest* 4. John Legend/Roots Wake Up! 5. Neil Young - Le Noise 6. Old 97's - The Grand Theatre 7. Eric Clapton - Clapton 8. Fistful Of Mercy - As I Cal ... More >>

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of September 27

* = coming to town, = local ​ Vintage Vinyl 1. ICE CUBE---I Am The West 2. GUCCI MANE---The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted 3. TREY SONGZ---Passion, Pain & Pleasure 4. BAD RELIGION---Dissent Of Man 5. JOHN LEGEND & THE ROOTS---Wake Up!

New Release Highlights for September 7: Interpol, Helmet, the Thermals, Jerry Lee Lewis and more

(New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below.) Acorn's No Ghost​*The Acorn, No Ghost Drowned In Sound's review of the album explains, "Cynics might argue about the familiar sounds on No Ghost and may per ... More >>

Interview, Part Two: KSDK's Art Holliday Discusses Fundraising with Conan O'Brien's Band, Other Memorable Interviews -- And When It'll Be Completed

image viaArt Holliday, TV news anchor and director of an in-production film, Johnnie Be Good​Last week, we published an interview with Art Holliday, who's working on a documentary about Chuck Berry pianist Johnnie Johnson, called Johnnie Be Good. Here's part two of our chat, below. Speaking ... More >>

We Built This City: Two new music documentaries on local classic-rock legends rock SLIFF

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of August 3-9

Every Monday A to Z publishes the best-selling releases from area independent record stores from the preceding week. An asterisk after an album name indicates that the act is coming to town. And so without further ado: Vintage Vinyl 1. K-JON---I Get Around 2. MAXWELL---BLACKsummers'night* 3. MICHAE ... More >>

Dr. John/The Neville Brothers

7 p.m. Sunday, February 8. The Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Boulevard.

Sonny Landreth

9 p.m. Thursday, November 20. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.

Second Spin: Sea Level, Cats on the Coast

Before the Music Dies Screening Tonight at SLU at 6 p.m., A to Z DJing After at Halo Bar

Bettye LaVette's an old soul, through and through

Robert Randolph and the Family Band

8 p.m. Thursday, December 20. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Our Top DVD Picks

Scheduled for release this week.

Head Bach in Time

Walking in Your Footsteps

Local musicians and writers weigh in on the Police's legacy in St. Louis -- then and now.

See It! Feel It!

Buddy Guy

8 p.m. Wednesday, December 27. Harrah's VooDoo Café and Lounge (777 Casino Center Drive, Maryland Heights).

J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton

The Road to Escondido (Reprise)

Eric Clapton

7:30 p.m. Monday, September 18. Savvis Center (South 14th Street and Clark Avenue).

Joanna Connor

Sunday, April 23, at 9 p.m. BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups (700 South Broadway)

Victor Wooten

Saturday, December 3; Mississippi Nights (914 North First Street)

Three's Company

B-Sides sees triple with Alkaline Trio, crunches numbers with Son Volt and gives Billy Idol some career advice

Letters

Week of February 2, 2005

Verboten!

We ban rock cliches, fatwa Eric Clapton and read up on music nerds

Just Get Out!

We evict party laggers, improve our singing voice and remember the best beer ad of all time

Fourplay

Monday, September 13; the Pageant

The Ten Most Hated Men in Rock

(Besides Sting)

Riverfront Times Music Awards '04

Bonnie Bramlett

Thursday, April 29; Generations

Toots & the Maytals

True Love (V2)

Rites of Spring

Bernardo Bertolucci revisits young love with The Dreamers

Various Artists

Concert for George (Warner Strategic)

Film Openings

Week of October 1, 2003

J.J. Cale with Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart

Friday, June 28; Pageant

Bang the Drum All Weekend

Renowned session drummer Ndugu Chancler heads up a celebration of the beat at UM-St. Louis

Sonny Landreth

Sunday, July 1; Broadway Oyster Bar

Champing at the Bit

The Fucking Champs wage their solitary war on the wuss hegemony, the indie-rock cabal, the bass and soundmen

Russian Roulette

A visit to Astoria European Cuisine yields mixed but largely enjoyable results

Kind of Blue

The Big Muddy Blues Festival cascades over Laclede's Landing

Mama Let 'em Play

St. Louis may be the center of the classic-rock universe

Santana with Ozomatli

Friday, Oct. 8; Fox Theatre

Sound Checks