Guns N' Roses

The Six Coolest Members of Otherwise Uncool Bands

Bands are collections of people. In any such group, some people will be cooler than others. Even in an uncool rock band, there will be cool people. Here are the six coolest members of uncool bands. Cool? Cool. See also: -The Six Best Sloppy Drummers -The Six Best Songs About Murdering A Significant ... More >>

Tony LaRussa's Wife: Huge Metalhead?

Lita Ford, Doro Pesch, Elaine LaRussa. Names that come to mind when thinking of the top heavy metal babes of all time? Not exactly, but it seems the wife of the man who led this city's baseball team to two World Series championships may prefer the mosh pit over the dugout herself. See also: - The 2 ... More >>

Tributes and Tribulations

Art and life co-habitate, informing, imitating, and enriching each other constantly. Each week in Better Living Through Music, RFT Music writer Ryan Wasoba explores this symbiotic relationship Last week, RFT Music's Jamie Lees wrote an op-ed piece entitled The Problem With An Under Cover Weekend. I ... More >>

Farewell WSGX 100.3 FM, Gen X Radio, We Hardly Heard Ye

Yesterday, Wednesday, May 23, St. Louis radio station WSGX 100.3 FM switched formats from '90s music mecca "GenX Radio" to "The Brew," a classic rock station. The last song for the Generation X-aimed audience was Blind Melon's "No Rain" followed by jarring transition song "I Wanna Rock" by Twisted S ... More >>

The Reconfigured Shins Returns to Reclaim An Indie Rock Crown

The Shins was indie-rock royalty, ruling the last decade with a often-brilliant combination of soft-spoken and frenetic music. Yet the band seemed to evaporate after the release of 2007's Wincing the Night Away, leaving fans to either listen to Oh Inverted World for a much-needed nostalgic fix or to ... More >>

The 33 1/3 Series is Accepting Submissions

​Earlier this month, Spin announced that it is moving most of its album reviews to Twitter. Music writing is getting shorter, not longer, and yet the 33 1/3 Series, which has the gall to publish entire books on albums that aren't even current, soldiers on. There are 85 installments in print n ... More >>

Psychedelic Furs/Tom Tom Club

8 p.m. Friday, September 23. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Psychedelic Furs With Tom Tom Club: Ticket Giveaway!

​New wave heaven hits the Pageant on Friday, when Psychedelic Furs share a bill with Tom Tom Club. And we want to send you to the show for free! Go to our Facebook page for contest details. Robin Wheeler and Christian Schaeffer previewed the show in this week's print edition; they're take ... More >>

Tom Huck On His Roots Phrenology Cover and Motorhead

Photo by Jon Scorfina​Many artists have used the album cover as a vehicle for greater mass exposure. Robert Crumb transitioned from the obscurity of underground comics to mainstream consciousness with his cover of Big Brother and the Holding Company's Cheap Thrills. Derek Riggs made his mark o ... More >>

The Five Saddest CDs You Can Buy for Under $2 at Best Buy

​Best Buy has a certain number of CDs it sells for preposterously cheap. Let's be clear: This isn't a bargain bin situation, where they clearly just upend the refuse in a cardboard dumpster and let people dive in. This is actual stock, kept on shelves, that in most cases sold (poorly, obviousl ... More >>

Richard Fortus Joins Thin Lizzy for Summer Tour Dates

Congrats to St. Louis native/Guns 'n Roses member Richard Fortus, who will be filling in for guitarist Vivian Campbell in Thin Lizzy this summer. (Campbell is also in Def Leppard, and that band has a busy summer touring schedule set, including a date in St. Louis with Heart on August 10.) According ... More >>

Ten Songs Perfect for Drunk Sing-Alongs

Wikimedia Commons​For many people, today is a drinking holiday -- whether you're celebrating St. Patrick's Day or reveling at SXSW. It's also a day to let loose those vocal cords, with these stellar drunk sing-along songs. Whether fun, maudlin or cheese-tastic, these ten songs are among the be ... More >>

5 Worst Wines with Which to Celebrate American Wine Appreciation Week

www.motifake.com​According to the Internets, the week of February 21 is American Wine Appreciation Week, so christened in 1993 by our nation's 42nd president, William Jefferson Clinton. The celebration kicked off this past Friday with a pre-party (as it were) known as National Drink Wine Day ... More >>

Interview Outtakes: Chris Shiflett on His Guitar Heroes, Being a Dad and the Status of Foo Fighters

Jack Butler​ Chris Shiflett and the Dead Peasants -- the rootsier side project of the Foo Fighters guitarist -- will be at the Old Rock House tonight. The show's at 8 p.m. and tickets are $8. We chatted with Shiflett in this week's paper. Read on below for some outtakes in which he discusses h ... More >>

Review Photos Setlist: Bret Michaels Defeats Death, Brings '80s Glam Metal to Rib America

Jon GitchoffBret Michaels at Rib America Festival, May 29, 2010. See an entire slideshow here.​Mortality and rock & roll usually don't mix. The whole point of rock music, especially at the retro-heavy Rib America Festival at Soldiers' Memorial this weekend, is to be forever young. But there wa ... More >>

Beyond the Pale: Pale Divine goes under cover – well, at least for its setlist – on its second Pageant reunion show

The Dive Bomber: Just One More Time? If You Insist...

​There's one in every bar, and he always manages to find me. At Just One More Time, he was 50 years old and complaining about living with his parents.No, he wasn't taking care of elderly parents. He was crashing on their glassed-in porch, where he's got a bed and a TV. He doesn't live with his 13 ... More >>

Back in Black: Do exclusive deals with big chain stores help? Only if the band puts in the effort. Just ask AC/DC.

Top Ten Metal Albums of 2008

In a year worthy of your rage, metal delivered in spades. What with the economy circling the drain and Sarah Palin coming down from the tundra and then refusing to go back, 2008's been the kind of year that really makes you want to smash your head into walls or punch random strangers in the face. G ... More >>

Guns N' Roses Calls Out Dr Pepper -- Hilarity Ensues

Axl Rose releases Chinese Democracy. Dr Pepper gives everyone a free soda. What could go wrong?

An Open Letter to MTV Regarding MTVMusic

Former GnR Bassist Says Mariners Could Have Had La Russa

Pale Divine Launches Website, Releases Limited-Edition Boxed Set

Happy Birthday Matthew Sweet and Tommy Stinson!

27 Years of Motley Crue: A Detailed History

Velvet Revolver

Libertad

Guns n' Roses Live in St. Louis -- "Live and Let Die"

Local Motion: LaPush

Modern Blues (self-released)

The Burger Chronicles: Blueberry Hill

R.I.P. Mississippi Nights

The lights go out at a fabled club — but only after one hell of a party.

Encore Performance

Don't fret. Guitar Hero II kills the opening act.

Bach Is Back

Sebastian Bach: Actor, singer, fighter, lover, pal of Axl Rose

Music Showcase Schedule

The complete low-down on this year's nominated acts

Bullet for My Valentine

7 p.m. Friday, August 18. Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington Boulevard).

My Ohm My

Solid eats, electric atmosphere

Blowhard in the Wind

Bob Dylan's Fox show leaves something to be desired

Love Will Tear Us Apart

Ian Curtis gives the smackdown to She Wants Revenge, Against Me! talks politics and punk, and the Download helps you get your MP3 on

You're in the Moolah, Baby

Bowling? Delicious drinks? New movies and comfy couches? We're in!

Mr. Brown Iced Coffee

Central Trading Company, 8150 Olive Boulevard, 314-993-4303

The Son Also Rises

Jay Farrar's band is reborn, Nelly sells, and some guys from the 'burbs get signed

Welcome to the Jungle

Radar Station learns what happens when you mess with Axl

A Little Patience

It's been thirteen years since the GNR riot -- but have we healed?

Rockets From the Crypt

A new album, a new member and a new focus revive the Bottle Rockets

Back of Dave

Saturday, June 7; Rocket Bar

Off the Rails

The Guns N' Roses tour collapses, and Axl folds. Is anyone really surprised?

New Bands From Old

Or "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Ignore Audioslave"

Which Song Lyrics Do You Most Relate To?

Week of January 2, 2002

Chicken Scratch

Mobile Chicken Party Unit puts on a show worth crowing over

Are You Man Enough for Betty Blowtorch?

The fearsome foursome offers high-octane estrogen crunch

ROCK STOCK

A book report on the best tomes to consult before buying tunes