Subject: No Doubt

• Warped Tour St. Louis: The Popular, the Local and the Weird

  July 1, 2008

• St. Louis Video: Jon Hardy & the Public Covering Randy Newman's "Short People"

  September 15, 2008

• Xmas Jam Countdown: "Oi! To the World" by the Vandals and No Doubt

  (Each day until Christmas, A to Z will be posting a Christmas/holiday-themed MP3 in honor of the festive season, in hopes of warding off the seasonal blahs. Check back every day for a new nugget of sonic bliss.) A 1996 Christmas album by the Vandals (uh, Christmas with the Vandals) spawned this song. No Doubt covered it the very next year for A Very Special Christmas 3. MP3: The Vandals, "Oi! To the World"   MP3: No Doubt, "Oi! To the World"  

  December 10, 2008

• Josh Freese Brings Personalized Albums To New Heights

  Hats off and kudos to Josh Freese, who has brought the art of personalized albums and name-your-price giveaways and record bells-and-whistles to new heights. The Vandals/ex-NIN drummer is releasing a full-length titled Since 1972 on March 24 (online at joshfreese.com) and in stores (April 14). Like many other artists -- including former employer, Trent Reznor of NIN -- Freese is giving fans the option of paying more for perks. But these aren't just any perks -- as you'll soon realize upon readin

  February 17, 2009

• Sound Checks

  February 24, 1999

• St. Louis Concert Announcements: Week of March 10

  Off Broadway *Marshall Crenshaw, Thursday, April 2 *Lydia, Wednesday, April 8 *Michael Jonas, Sunday, April 12 *Hot Panda, Monday, April 13 *Joy Bus, Wednesday, April 22 *Richard Buckner, Sunday, May 3 *KRISTEENYOUNG, Tuesday, May 5   Pop's *Dragonforce, Friday, April 24 *Twiztid, Saturday, May 9 Firebird *The Educated Guess, Saturday, April 4 *Bad Veins/Eulogies, Monday, April 6 *Torche, Thursday, April 9 *Cursive, Friday, April 24

  March 10, 2009

• B-Sides traces the history and evolution of the power ballad in honor of Journey, Heart and Cheap Trick, and examines An Under Cover Weekend's '80s and '90s participants

  September 10, 2008

• The Toasters

  February 20, 2008

• Whether they’re playing all-ages venues or arenas, indie superstars the Faint make their fans dance, dance, dance.

  March 14, 2007

• 2006: The Year in Music

  December 27, 2006

• Gwen Stefani

  December 13, 2006

• Anyone for Doomsday?

  B-Sides crafts a mix CD for the dumped, reviews a ringtone blowing up our cells and explores the beef between MF Doom and MF Grimm

  February 8, 2006

• Fishbone with Slightly Stoopid

  April 20, 2005

• Ska Fest II

  January 5, 2005

• The Toasters

  Friday, September 17; Creepy Crawl

  September 15, 2004

• Usher Wants His MTV

  Why a pop megastar still feels neglected by the mainstream

  September 15, 2004

• Toots & the Maytals

  True Love (V2)

  March 10, 2004

• Pop It, Lock It, Yo

  You Got Served exhumes something suspiciously akin to breakdancing

  January 28, 2004

• Triple Play

  Local college station KCLC-FM proves that adult album alternative radio doesn't have to suck

  June 11, 2003

• Hot Hot Heat

  March 5, 2003

• Lavigne en Rose

  Our latest pop phenomenon, deconstructed for your convenience

  January 15, 2003

• Guilty Pleasures

  Nobody has the right to judge you for your secret musical kinks -- but everyone will

  December 18, 2002

• Damned Amusing

  February 20, 2002

• Uberzone

  September 26, 2001

• Dave Matthews Band

  May 2, 2001

• Anniver-ska-ry Party

  September 1, 1999

• No Doubt/Paramore/Bedouin Soundclash

  July 1, 2009

• Paramore at the Pageant, Wednesday, October 7

  Paramore is playing its first club show in St. Louis in several years, on Wednesday, October 7, at the Pageant. Tickets are $29.50, and are on sale August 21. Here's a review of Paramore's July gig, when it opened for No Doubt.

  August 12, 2009