Jane's Addiction

2012: The Year in St. Louis Music

Four reasons Lollapalooza needs EDM

See Also: Lollapalooza Suspended, Resumed After Dangerous Weather Conditions Ten Things Your Lollapalooza Outfit Says About You By Ian Traas With every year that passes, it feels like electronic dance music gains a bigger foothold in the summer festival circuit, and the climb in popularity was esp ... More >>

12 to 6 Movement on How they Got Raekwon and Others on Thier New Record and Why They Called it Titties Out

It took a while, but local hip-hop trio 12 to 6 Movement finally unleashed their new collaboration-heavy album, Titties Out. Since our last interview with the group, they added songs with Joe Budden, Opio and A-Plus from Souls of Mischief/Hieroglyphics and Psycho Les from The Beatnuts to a tracklist ... More >>

Jane's Addiction at the Pageant, 2/22/12: Review, Photos, Setlist

Jane's Addiction | Black Box Revelation The Pageant February 22, 2012 Jane's Addiction remains an undisputed king of the '90s. From its inception in 1985 to the creation of Lollapalooza for its 1991 farewell tour, the band has lent more than its share to the birth of alternative culture, second to ... More >>

Jane's Addiction

8 p.m. Wednesday, February 22. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Kanye West's Snub and the Proud History of Grammy Incompetence

Homer Simpson proudly displays his Grammy Award for Outstanding Soul, Spoken Word or Barbershop Album.​Adele could soon become a Grammy paper champion. Oh sure. 21 is a worthy entrant for the coveted Grammy for Album of the Year. "Rolling in the Deep," after all, topped the 2011 Pazz and Jop P ... More >>

White Rabbits, Black Keys Lead This Week's Show Announcements

Ricky Smiley and his infectious chuckle tickle our eardrums daily during his long-running morning show syndicated on Hot 104.1. The ATL funnyman brings his comic stylings to Chaifetz in February. Chaifetz also snagged the Black Keys in late April, and newcomer Plush is bringing our Missouri boys bac ... More >>

Jane's Addiction is Coming to the Pageant

Jane's Addiction announced a spring tour this morning, and it starts at the Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard, 314-726-6161). The show is on February 22nd and tickets are $36 for general admission. Black Box Revelation will open. Birthday enthusiast Perry Farrell and his band are coming off the relea ... More >>

Mike Leake, the Cincinnati Shirt Bandit

Okay, just pretend for a second you don't know this mugshot is of a man with a couple million in the bank. Is anyone at all surprised he was arrested for shoplifting? ​Mike Leake, professional baseball player, Reds' pitching phenom, and one of the only players to completely bypass the minor league ... More >>

Last Collector Standing: Christopher Eilers on Living Behind Vintage Vinyl, Recording with His Band, Vanilla Beans, and Why Wham! Vinyl is Awesome

Jon Scorfina​Christopher Eilers is the guitarist in local indie rockers the Vanilla Beans. He is also a relatively new vinyl collector. Not having the common characteristic that most collectors share of a vinyl influence in his formative years of discovering music, Eilers' bedroom décor is on ... More >>

Seven Ways to Shoplift $5 Million Worth of Groceries

Wikimedia Commons​How is this even possible? Richard Lavern Remington and Angela Rose Evans of Portland, Oregon are accused of shoplifting over $5 million worth of groceries from multiple Safeway stores over several years. They stuck to stealing small, expensive items like batteries and toil ... More >>

Homespun: Last Night's Vice

Perfect Little Noise(self-released)

New Release Highlights for August 24: The Sword, Usher and Everyone's Favorite "California Gurl"

(New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below. Post delayed a day due to server issues!) Apocalyptica 7th Symphony​*Apocalyptica, 7th Symphony Stream Apocalyptica's seventh album, which features guest voca ... More >>

VIP FTW!: How bands are using VIP packages to give fans more bang for their buck

Taking It To the Streets: Audioslave/Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello returns to rap-rock with Coup frontman Boots Riley in Sweet Sweeper Social Club

Face the Nation

We find out what rocked across the country in 2007.

Lollapalooza, Day One: The Rest of the Fest

Encore Performance

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

Chow Time

Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle breaks all the rules

The Music

Thursday, March 3; the Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard)

Bibo-what?

Meet the local boys made weird in Bibowats

Jane's Addiction

Strays (Warner Bros)

Gimme Some Youth

How do washed-up rock stars maintain lavish homes, fancy cars, stripper ex-wives, cocaine habits and scores of illegitimate children? Easy: They co-opt youth culture.

Fuzak It Ain't

Yakuza mixes rock and jazz, but don't let that scare you off

ROCK STOCK

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