No Doubt

Adrenaline Boost: Music is more than a soundtrack for sports

Out Every Night: The Best Shows in St. Louis from April 1 to 7

Spring has sprung (supposedly)! Celebrate by checking out the spry variety of shows going on this week. There's plenty to see, including an assortment of traveling acts such as Useless Eaters, Night Birds, Deerhoof and Hot 8 Brass Band. Get hopped up on all that leftover Easter candy and see what re ... More >>

Karlie Kloss and Victoria's Secret Under Fire for "Indian" Runway Lingerie Look

An outfit worn by Webster Groves-native Karlie Kloss in the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on Wednesday has the company under fire. Kloss strutted down the runway in a Native American-themed ensemble, featuring a feather headdress with tails down to the floor. She looked super hot in it and ... More >>

The Ten Best Shows In St. Louis This Weekend: September 14 to 16

The office has been hectic lately. Next week is our big Best Of St. Louis issue. Things have occasionally gotten ugly; the "motherfuckers" are flying with unusual frequency, weary staffers are resorting to puns (puns!) in conversation and the jello shots just don't seem to have enough kick to 'em la ... More >>

The Problem with An Under Cover Weekend

The Riverfront Times has a long, long, long history of promoting the An Under Cover Weekend shows. On the surface it's a cool event that seems to support our huge pool of local talent. It's nice to see local bands in any showcase together, especially one where everyone is working together to try to ... More >>

The Six Best Cover Songs By Ska Bands

About ten years after its decline, third wave ska still seems like an oddity in the history of rock and roll. One principal tenant of the genre was the cover song. It was sometimes a formulaic practice, but it continues to be a way for the ska community (yes, such thing exists and its bonds are stro ... More >>

Mariah Carey, No Doubt The Latest Victims Of Inexplicable NFL Counter-Programming

Disclosure: I like both No Doubt and football, and after I used Mariah Carey's "Heartbreaker" to make a 90s-pop-related point I couldn't stop listening to it. I think this puts me in a unique position to say that the NFL's continued attempts to attract a non-traditional audience by tossing female po ... More >>

You Have One More Day to Submit Your Band for An Under Cover Weekend Six

The annual hero-halloween for St. Louis bands known as An Under Cover Weekend* is scheduled for September 7 and 8 at the Firebird. Want to show everyone your excellent Spice Girls impression (someone please do this)? Now's your chance. The event is taking submissions for another 31 hours as of this ... More >>

Ben Folds Five's Kickstarter-y New Album Is The Good News From Music's Niche-ification

Here's how things were different the last time Ben Folds Five released an album, without digital music stores, social networking, or anything like Kickstarter: Ubiquity was a possible outcome for rock-and-roll albums. Not just from huge names, either--in the same way baseball's late-90s power bing ... More >>

"The Sweet Escape" Showcased Akon's Cooperative Mentality

Akon hasn't been perfect throughout his career, but it's hard to accuse him of being selfish. The St. Louis native developed a propensity to share the spotlight with other artists, even if it means his presence isn't always noticed. That cooperative mentality allowed Akon's behind-the-scenes career ... More >>

Five Surprising Video Game Cameos by Musicians

In this day and age, it's become almost commonplace for artists to plug songs into a video game. Heck, there's an entire freaking genre dedicated to translating music into video game form. While musicians and their labels frantically rush to get a song in the latest FIFA title, there's a small subs ... More >>

Peter Frampton Comes Alive! in St. Louis: Five Other Albums That Should Be Taken On Tour

Frampton's Still Alive!​Classic rock fans, recently empty-nested mothers, and talkbox enthusiasts take note: Peter Frampton is going to play the iconic Frampton Comes Alive! in its entirety in St. Louis, part of a 35th Anniversary tour that will see the 1970s rocker play his classic live doubl ... More >>

Billy Brown on Sonic Youth, Record Store Day, and Drunk Reggae Fans

Photo by Jon Scorfina​In early January, Rolling Stone reported that vinyl sales had increased fourteen percent over the previous year with around 2.8 million units sold, making 2010 the best year for vinyl in recent memory. DJ Billy Brown is part of a new generation of music fans choosing rec ... More >>

Pop Is Personal: The photography of Joseph Cultice

Interview: Photographer Joseph Cultice Brings "Pop is Personal" -- Including Shots of Bjork, NIN and Marilyn Manson -- to Maplewood

Joseph Cultice/courtesy of S. Carmody PhotographyGary Numan, London, 10/1997, by Joseph Cultice​You've seen photographer Joseph Cultice's work before. Marilyn Manson's iconic Mechanical Animals album cover? That's him. Jonas Brothers' retro Times Square scene on the cover of its 2008 disc, A L ... More >>

Last Collector Standing: Nicole Peterson on Bowie, Beatles and Bands Who Love Vinyl

Jon ScorfinaNicole Peterson, this week's Last Collector Standing​Nicole Peterson has worked in many facets of the music industry, including retail at Slackers CD's and Games and (currently) at Suite 100 at the Pageant handling merchandise and ticket sales. After looking through her modest reco ... More >>

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.

No Doubt/Paramore/Bedouin Soundclash

7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 8. Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights.

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 ... More >>

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 ... More >>

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 ... More >>

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

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

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

The Toasters

7 p.m. Saturday, February 23. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

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

Join them, won't you?

2006: The Year in Music

Week of December 28, 2006

Gwen Stefani

The Sweet Escape (Interscope)

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

Fishbone with Slightly Stoopid

Tuesday, April 26; Pop's (1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois)

Ska Fest II

Saturday, January 8; Creepy Crawl

The Toasters

Friday, September 17; Creepy Crawl

Usher Wants His MTV

Why a pop megastar still feels neglected by the mainstream

Toots & the Maytals

True Love (V2)

Pop It, Lock It, Yo

You Got Served exhumes something suspiciously akin to breakdancing

Triple Play

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

Hot Hot Heat

Saturday, March 8; Galaxy

Lavigne en Rose

Our latest pop phenomenon, deconstructed for your convenience

Guilty Pleasures

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

Damned Amusing

Anne Rice's cheesy vampire queen doesn't suck

Uberzone

Faith in the Future (Astralwerks)

Dave Matthews Band

Everyday (RCA)

Anniver-ska-ry Party

The Ska-O-Rama celebrates its fifth year with a multiband bash at the Casa Loma

Sound Checks