Pat Boone

Tea Party Princess: Victoria Jackson went from the big leagues of comedy to the rabid right of modern politics

The Six Most Absurd Pop Songs of 2011

​The old model of popular music: dumb it down to the lowest common denominator and make it go down easy. Reviewing the Billboard and iTunes charts of this past year, the tides have obviously changed. In days when nobody is buying, the flashiest, loudest, weirdest thing sells -- how else can yo ... More >>

The Six Best Song Count Offs

​In popular song, the count off is a tool of function. Somebody counts from one to four (or three, or if people have even once compared the band to Don Cabellero, seven), and the musicians know when to begin playing and how quickly to play. Some have used the countoff as a jumping off point fo ... More >>

Eat Pat Boone's Meat, Support Focus on the Family

Image viaPat Boone wants you to eat his meat.​Do you like steak? Do you believe that sexual intercourse is a divine gift meant to be enjoyed only between married couples of which one member has a penis and the other a vagina? Then we have good news for you!Gospel singer, Tea Party activist and one ... More >>

Eat Joe Buck's Meat, Support Joe Buck's Restaurant

​I nearly drove Gut Check Mobile Command off the road this afternoon after I spotted a sign outside Joe Buck's downtown that makes it look as if the restaurant is now called Joe Buck's BBQ.Another name change for the restaurant formerly known as J. Buck's? Has the superstar sportscaster grown so t ... More >>

Second Spin: Michael Bolton, "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"

Artist: Michael Bolton Album: (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay From: Vintage Vinyl Year: 1988 Label: CBS Records What it sounds like: Sacrilege: The classic Otis Redding song redone "When a Man Loves a Woman"-style.

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar, February 6 to 8

Friday, February 6 *The Feed/Fattback/Hibernauts/Wormwood Scrubs, Firebird *Asbury Park/Transmitters, Off Broadway*Vicky, Schlafly Tap Room*Dave Herrero w/Felix Reyes and the Cats, BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups *The In?/Stars Go Dim, Cicero's*Monads/Rum Drum Ramblers/B Sharps, Deluxe *Robert Blake/May ... More >>

Going Down: Brendan Fraser falls into a deep, deep hole at the Center of the Earth

Friday, February 6 *The Feed/Fattback/Hibernauts/Wormwood Scrubs, Firebird *Asbury Park/Transmitters, Off Broadway*Vicky, Schlafly Tap Room*Dave Herrero w/Felix Reyes and the Cats, BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups *The In?/Stars Go Dim, Cicero's*Monads/Rum Drum Ramblers/B Sharps, Deluxe *Robert Blake/May ... More >>

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar, April 11 to 13

Friday, February 6 *The Feed/Fattback/Hibernauts/Wormwood Scrubs, Firebird *Asbury Park/Transmitters, Off Broadway*Vicky, Schlafly Tap Room*Dave Herrero w/Felix Reyes and the Cats, BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups *The In?/Stars Go Dim, Cicero's*Monads/Rum Drum Ramblers/B Sharps, Deluxe *Robert Blake/May ... More >>

St. Louis Gigantic Concert Calendar, April 7 through August

Friday, February 6 *The Feed/Fattback/Hibernauts/Wormwood Scrubs, Firebird *Asbury Park/Transmitters, Off Broadway*Vicky, Schlafly Tap Room*Dave Herrero w/Felix Reyes and the Cats, BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups *The In?/Stars Go Dim, Cicero's*Monads/Rum Drum Ramblers/B Sharps, Deluxe *Robert Blake/May ... More >>

Left Arm CD release show at the Stagger Inn, Saturday, November 10

Friday, February 6 *The Feed/Fattback/Hibernauts/Wormwood Scrubs, Firebird *Asbury Park/Transmitters, Off Broadway*Vicky, Schlafly Tap Room*Dave Herrero w/Felix Reyes and the Cats, BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups *The In?/Stars Go Dim, Cicero's*Monads/Rum Drum Ramblers/B Sharps, Deluxe *Robert Blake/May ... More >>

On Jefferson Avenue Reindeer Pause...

Friday, February 6 *The Feed/Fattback/Hibernauts/Wormwood Scrubs, Firebird *Asbury Park/Transmitters, Off Broadway*Vicky, Schlafly Tap Room*Dave Herrero w/Felix Reyes and the Cats, BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups *The In?/Stars Go Dim, Cicero's*Monads/Rum Drum Ramblers/B Sharps, Deluxe *Robert Blake/May ... More >>

Film Openings

Week of November 30, 2006

Oppression Rock

We speak out against democracy, worry about Snoop and let Team Tomato give themselves a hand

Toots & the Maytals

True Love (V2)

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Week of January 7, 2004

Sonny, How We Love Ya

City Museum, monstrous vehicles and a meet-'n'-greet with the Hell's Angels prove that danger can be fun; plus, the socioeconomic impact of bling bling

The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Directed by Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey

THE SOURCE

Written and directed by Chuck Workman

Forever Young

Written and directed by Chuck Workman