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MC Hammer

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Five Things Like 'Glee' Gotye Must Erase From The 'Somebody That I Used To Know' Wikipedia Page

    I like to call this move the Jonathan Franzen: Gotye, who managed to get a rock song onto the radio in 2012, has rolled his eyes at the Glee version of "Somebody That I Used To Know," probably while covered in angular paint swatches and looking really nervous about something. Which is fine, becaus ... More >>

  • Music

    February 16, 2012

    Rick Ross

    7 p.m. Sunday, February 19. The Ambassador, 9800 Halls Ferry Road.

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Stop Sign Graffiti: The Music Edition

    image viaFor those about to walk, we salute you. ​The stop sign: One of the most iconic symbols in America. One of only a couple ways to fail your driver's test outright (red lights and also manslaughter are others). "Stop," as it turns out, also appears in plenty of iconic pop songs. Some ent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    Top Ten 90s Fashion WTFs

    What in the name of Ian Ziering's mullet were we smoking?​When a wise man concluded that there's nothing new under the sun, he had to have been mulling American fashion. We've been recycling the same trends, give or take an accessory or two, for nearly 70 years. Hence the all-too-predictable 1980s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    Last Collector Standing: Ted Ryan on Country Music, Colonel Sanders' Christmas Album and Being a Record Store Clerk

    The number of chain record stores nationwide has dwindled. However, St. Louis has become an unlikely safe haven for indie record shops as well as for DJs who prefer to spin the black circle instead of scrolling their iPods. In this weekly column, we'll focus on personal portraits of St. Louis' recor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2009

    St. Louis Tea Party and MC Hammer: Kindred Spirits

    ​By its own admission, the St. Louis Tea Party has yet to make much impact on the public policy of President Barack Obama and the Democratically controlled Congress. But that's beginning to change, states St. Louis Tea Party organizer Bill Hennessey in a message to his flock. Following his group's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    Which Ed McMahon Will You Miss Most? "Here's Johnny," Ed? Publisher's Clearing House, Ed? Bankrupt, Ed?

    Photo: Wikimedia CommonsRIP, Ed McMahonMe? I'll most miss the Star Search, Ed. R.I.P., Ed. It's been nice watching you over the years. See more of the many faces of Ed McMahon after the jump. 

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    Embattled Mizzou Player Turns to MC Hammer: Can't Touch This

    Wednesday I wrote about the strange case of Mizzou freshman guard Miguel Paul and his supposed relationship to Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets. Miguel has claimed that he and Chris are cousins and that his older relative (and NBA All-Star) visited him a few years back after a high-school ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2008

    Top 5 "Weird Al" Yankovic Videos

    Wednesday I wrote about the strange case of Mizzou freshman guard Miguel Paul and his supposed relationship to Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets. Miguel has claimed that he and Chris are cousins and that his older relative (and NBA All-Star) visited him a few years back after a high-school ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2008

    27 Years of Motley Crue: A Detailed History

    Wednesday I wrote about the strange case of Mizzou freshman guard Miguel Paul and his supposed relationship to Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets. Miguel has claimed that he and Chris are cousins and that his older relative (and NBA All-Star) visited him a few years back after a high-school ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2008

    Show Review: EPMD at the Old Rock House, Wednesday, April 23

    Wednesday I wrote about the strange case of Mizzou freshman guard Miguel Paul and his supposed relationship to Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets. Miguel has claimed that he and Chris are cousins and that his older relative (and NBA All-Star) visited him a few years back after a high-school ... More >>

  • Film

    April 16, 2008

    Leaving no gimmick unturned, that Super Size Me guy goes searching for Public Enemy No. 1

    Wednesday I wrote about the strange case of Mizzou freshman guard Miguel Paul and his supposed relationship to Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets. Miguel has claimed that he and Chris are cousins and that his older relative (and NBA All-Star) visited him a few years back after a high-school ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2008

    Public Enemy's Chuck D at Webster University, Monday, February 25

    Wednesday I wrote about the strange case of Mizzou freshman guard Miguel Paul and his supposed relationship to Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets. Miguel has claimed that he and Chris are cousins and that his older relative (and NBA All-Star) visited him a few years back after a high-school ... More >>

  • News

    August 16, 2006

    Pray Tell

    Unreal learns a thing or three about daily spirituality and "hoosier cabinets." Plus: Say it ain't so, Whole Foods!

  • News

    August 17, 2005

    Ask a Negro Leaguer

    Week of August 17, 2005

  • Music

    February 16, 2005

    The Way of the Wu

    Haven't had enough Wu-Tang merchandise? Now there's a book.

  • Music

    December 22, 2004

    The Friction Tape

    Especially when it casts Fred Friction as Susan B. Anthony

  • Music

    November 24, 2004

    Not Quite the Bomb, Mom

    A guy and his mother dissect U2

  • Culture

    July 3, 2002

    Ice Ice Maybe

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

  • Music

    July 11, 2001

    Pew Fellowship

    Intrepid columnist gets a dose of that Hammertime religion

  • Music

    June 27, 2001

    Industrial Waste

    It's the end for The Industry, a publication only Post-Dispatch "critic" Kevin Johnson could love

  • News

    June 6, 2001
  • Music

    June 14, 2000

    Goin' Back to Cali

    The re-emergence of Del tha Funkee Homosapien heralds a renaissance for Bay-area hip-hop

  • News

    February 3, 1999

    Meet the Beat

    Hip-hop's here. Deal with it. Check the local MCs and DJs moving up from the underground.

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