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Luther Vandross

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Six Most Overused Rhymes

    You've been there, listening to a song for the first time, hearing the word at the end of one lyric and thinking "please don't end the next line with (insert predictable rhyme here)." Of course, nine out of ten times, the internalized wish is futile. Nobody expects songwriters to reinvent the wheel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    David Peaston, R&B and Gospel Singer: 1957-2012

    Overshadowed in death by the passing of Don Cornelius of Soul Train, St. Louis R&B and gospel singer David Peaston also died on February 1, 2012, from complications from diabetes. He was 54. Peaston was part of St. Louis gospel royalty. His mother was Martha Bass, singer in the foundational gospel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    St. Louis Native David Sanborn Returns With DMS

    ​After more than 40 years in the music business, one might think that saxophonist David Sanborn has done it all. From playing at Woodstock with the Butterfield Blues Band, to performing on dozens of hit records with artists ranging from Stevie Wonder to David Bowie, to a successful solo career ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Top 5 Fast Food Frankensteins

    Alllllllrighty, folks! The theme of this post: These foods shouldn't exist.​Creators of the following high-calorie, mixed-metaphor monstrosities flew a little too close to the sun (remember what happened to Prometheus?), and yet their charred and grease-soaked bastard children of Fast Food Nat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Gateway Grizzlies Best of the Best: Baseball's Best Burger vs. Baseball's Best Burger vs. Baseball's Second-Best Nachos

    Robin Wheeler​Minor league baseball stadiums have some major league eats, and the Gateway Grizzlies in scenic Sauget, Illinois, have some of the best in the nation. Adam Richman of Man v. Food is a fan, so you know the eats must be over-the-top and worth the price of admission. While Fight C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    Recap: Record Store Day at Vintage Vinyl and Euclid Records, Saturday, June 17

    Dana Smith​As we stood in the slightly elevated perch of Vintage Vinyl's DJ booth, I asked store co-owner Tom "Papa" Ray if Record Store Day was his version of Christmas morning. He thought about it for a second and said, in his inimitable drawl, "You know, I think I like Record Store Day bett ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of December 14 - December 20

    Euclid Records 1. Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures 2. Tom Waits - Glitter And Doom Live 3. Neil Young - Dreaming Man Live '92 4. Bob Dylan - Christmas In The Heart 5. Animal Collective - Fall Be Kind EP 6. Norah Jones - The Fall 7. Vince ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2009

    Hump Day Slow Jam of the Week: Heatwave, "Always and Forever"

    The Singers: Heatwave was helmed by brothers Keith Wilder and Johnnie Wilder, Jr., but the band's secret weapon was organist and songwriter Rod Temperton. The Englishman wrote all the songs on Heatwave's debut LP, including today's slow jam, but Temperton racked up a massive amount of songwriting cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2008

    Interview: New Kids on the Block's Jonathan Knight

    The Singers: Heatwave was helmed by brothers Keith Wilder and Johnnie Wilder, Jr., but the band's secret weapon was organist and songwriter Rod Temperton. The Englishman wrote all the songs on Heatwave's debut LP, including today's slow jam, but Temperton racked up a massive amount of songwriting cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2008

    Hump Day Slow Jam of the Week: Luther Vandross, “A House is Not a Home”

    The Singers: Heatwave was helmed by brothers Keith Wilder and Johnnie Wilder, Jr., but the band's secret weapon was organist and songwriter Rod Temperton. The Englishman wrote all the songs on Heatwave's debut LP, including today's slow jam, but Temperton racked up a massive amount of songwriting cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2008

    Riverboat Gamblers at 2 Cents Plain, Monday, February 25

    The Singers: Heatwave was helmed by brothers Keith Wilder and Johnnie Wilder, Jr., but the band's secret weapon was organist and songwriter Rod Temperton. The Englishman wrote all the songs on Heatwave's debut LP, including today's slow jam, but Temperton racked up a massive amount of songwriting cr ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 22, 2007

    Gotta Get Back in Time

    The Singers: Heatwave was helmed by brothers Keith Wilder and Johnnie Wilder, Jr., but the band's secret weapon was organist and songwriter Rod Temperton. The Englishman wrote all the songs on Heatwave's debut LP, including today's slow jam, but Temperton racked up a massive amount of songwriting cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2007

    Cafe Soul at Lucas School House: A Review of the Open-Mic

    The Singers: Heatwave was helmed by brothers Keith Wilder and Johnnie Wilder, Jr., but the band's secret weapon was organist and songwriter Rod Temperton. The Englishman wrote all the songs on Heatwave's debut LP, including today's slow jam, but Temperton racked up a massive amount of songwriting cr ... More >>

  • Music

    January 11, 2006

    Poison!

    B-Sides lays down the law with Criteria, contemplates potential rock-star deaths and plays a rousing game of Tic-Tac-DeVoe

  • Calendar

    August 24, 2005

    Concerts

    B-Sides lays down the law with Criteria, contemplates potential rock-star deaths and plays a rousing game of Tic-Tac-DeVoe

  • Dining

    May 18, 2005

    A Hard Act to Follow

    Finale's amazing food deserves a standing ovation -- and the digs ain't bad, either

  • Music

    September 8, 2004

    Finding Your Religion

    Pick your personal Jesus, plus three questions for a pop princess and the poetry of heavy metal

  • News

    September 8, 2004

    Letters

    Week of September 8, 2004

  • News

    April 14, 2004

    A Cop Feels

    Unreal shares some tender moments with a U. City police officer, meets a granny gone wild and is aghast to learn that the best St. Louis-style pizza is in Kansas City

  • Music

    June 4, 2003

    Various Artists

    American Idol Season 2: All-Time Classic American Love Songs (RCA)

  • Music

    December 12, 2001

    Sounds Around Town

    Week of December 12, 2001

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 26, 2001

    Best Radio Station For Music

    WSSM (106.5 FM)

  • Culture

    June 7, 2000

    The Wiz

    By L. Frank Baum, Charlie Smalls and William F. Brown (St. Louis Black Repertory Company)

  • News

    May 17, 2000

    A Guest of Honor

    Scott Joplin receives a celebratory homecoming with Opera Theatre of St. Louis' revival of Treemonisha

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