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Patti Smith

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    It's World Book Night, So We Visit a ReadMob and Get Advice from Tim O'Brien

    Sometime today, if you're lucky, somebody will shove a paperback book in your face and demand you take it home and read it. There are worse fates that could befall a person. The reason for this ardent promotion of literacy is World Book Night. A conglomeration of publishers, booksellers, librarians ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    The 33 1/3 Series is Accepting Submissions

    ​Earlier this month, Spin announced that it is moving most of its album reviews to Twitter. Music writing is getting shorter, not longer, and yet the 33 1/3 Series, which has the gall to publish entire books on albums that aren't even current, soldiers on. There are 85 installments in print n ... More >>

  • Film

    November 17, 2011

    Saint Louis International Film Festival: Films from Week 2

    ​Earlier this month, Spin announced that it is moving most of its album reviews to Twitter. Music writing is getting shorter, not longer, and yet the 33 1/3 Series, which has the gall to publish entire books on albums that aren't even current, soldiers on. There are 85 installments in print n ... More >>

  • Music

    November 10, 2011

    Bob Gruen Is a Rock & Roll Primary Source

    ​Earlier this month, Spin announced that it is moving most of its album reviews to Twitter. Music writing is getting shorter, not longer, and yet the 33 1/3 Series, which has the gall to publish entire books on albums that aren't even current, soldiers on. There are 85 installments in print n ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2011

    A Missive from the Master

    ​Earlier this month, Spin announced that it is moving most of its album reviews to Twitter. Music writing is getting shorter, not longer, and yet the 33 1/3 Series, which has the gall to publish entire books on albums that aren't even current, soldiers on. There are 85 installments in print n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    CBGB's Final Show With Patti Smith (A.K.A. The Day I Got Covered in Brian Eno's Sweat)

    ​Legendary punk club CBGB closed five years ago tomorrow. In its final week, the venue hosted a string of shows paying tribute its storied thirty year run, and it all culminated with a headlining set from Patti Smith. There were only a couple hundred people lucky enough to get tickets to that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2011

    Those Darlins at Off Broadway, 9/16/11

    Those Darlins at the Pageant in February. Photo by Jon Gitchoff.​Those Darlins | Wagons | Bunnygrunt Off Broadway September 16, 2011 Those Darlins loves St. Louis, and St. Louis loves the band right back. The beloved mid-Tennessee quartet was preceded by Bunnygrunt, which played a set full of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Frances Bean Cobain And The Other Nine Hottest Offspring Of Musicians

    Rocky Schenck​Today is Frances Bean Cobain's 19th birthday. Time flies, right? In celebration of Miss Frannie, we've compiled a list of hot rock 'n' roll spawn. These people have at least one rock star parent and their moms are frequently models. (Figures.) They are all totally bangable, and m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Taylor Swift Is Saving America

    Communing with fans: One of many ways Taylor Swift is a superior pop star.​Let's get one thing out of the way: I am not a teenybopper. Never was. As a kid I never liked Grease or New Kids on the Block or Dirty Dancing. Even now, I can't give a crap about your Biebers or your Mileys. And how in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

    If you were reading this at bedtime, would you want to go the fuck to sleep?​Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending June 19, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pudd'nhead Books, Subte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Michael Stipe Talks St. Louis Punk and Playing Shows Here in Interview Magazine

    wikimedia commons​The current issue of Interview Magazine has Christopher Bollen interviewing R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, and their conversation leads them to a couple interesting tidbits about St. Louis. Stipe, as you may be aware, graduated from high school in Collinsville. He tells Boll ... More >>

  • Music

    February 24, 2011

    Country-music star Rodney Crowell traverses Chinaberry Sidewalks

    wikimedia commons​The current issue of Interview Magazine has Christopher Bollen interviewing R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, and their conversation leads them to a couple interesting tidbits about St. Louis. Stipe, as you may be aware, graduated from high school in Collinsville. He tells Boll ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    New Release Highlights for January 25, 2011: Gang of Four, The Get Up Kids and Wanda Jackson Are Back With New Records

    (New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below.) Chikita Violenta's Tre3s​*Chikita Violenta, Tre3s Spin says of Tre3s, "This Mexican quartet's third release suggests a largely untapped indie-rock revenue st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    Destroy All Monsters Survey Opens at White Flag Projects This Weekend

    On Saturday night, a very cool exhibit is set to open at White Flag Projects. Destroy All Monsters: Hungry for Death is billed as "a survey of survey of artwork, music, video, and archival material by the seminal pre-punk/psychedelic noise group and art collective Destroy AllMonsters." Founded in 19 ... More >>

  • News

    September 9, 2009

    Unreal searches in vain for salvation and gets sucked into writing about the new Vacuum Cleaner Museum in St. James, Missouri

    On Saturday night, a very cool exhibit is set to open at White Flag Projects. Destroy All Monsters: Hungry for Death is billed as "a survey of survey of artwork, music, video, and archival material by the seminal pre-punk/psychedelic noise group and art collective Destroy AllMonsters." Founded in 19 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2009

    Unreal Gets Saved on the Dancefloor

    flickr.com/photos/dee_lightful​Unreal doesn't consider ourself a likely candidate for salvation, but we happened to hear Patti Smith's "Dancing Barefoot" on the radio the other day and decided that if it ever does happen, it will be on a dance floor. Of course, our Patti-inspired vision involves v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Jay Farrar and Ben Gibbard's Jack Kerouac-Inspired CD Out This Fall

    When I spoke with Jay Farrar a few months ago, he mentioned that the Jack Kerouac-inspired project he recorded with Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard was "in the works, and it could possibly come out in the fall, like around October." Good estimate: A press release just landed in my inbox stating t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    Wednesday, July 15: Calendar Pimp Suggests

    Photo: Katie Clancy Ain't no apartment big enough for both a dead crow and bad love.   I ride the stallion thru the dust storm, my guardian rides along side me. I have been warned beforehand that this is a life or death ride. no grays. no subtle shades. no middle ground.  &nb ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 8, 2009

    Rock, Lobsters and Bad Love

    Photo: Katie Clancy Ain't no apartment big enough for both a dead crow and bad love.   I ride the stallion thru the dust storm, my guardian rides along side me. I have been warned beforehand that this is a life or death ride. no grays. no subtle shades. no middle ground.  &nb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2009

    7 Shot Screamers, Tony Renner, The Monads and Strawfoot on National Compilations

    7 Shot Screamers has contributed a Smiths cover to a compilation called American Psychobilly Archive, Volume One. The collection -- which is released on the Analog Arkives label -- also features covers of tunes by Echo & the Bunnymen, Patti Smith, Talking Heads, and more. Tony Renner has contrib ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2008

    '90s Hip-Hop Jam of the Week: Ini Kamoze, "Here Comes the Hotstepper"

    A #1 hit for Ini Kamoze in 1994, "Here Comes the Hotstepper" was on the soundtrack to the little-remembered flick Prêt-à-Porter. This song takes cues from "Land of 1000 Dances," a Chris Kenner tune popularized by Wilson Pickett (and subsequently covered by Broken Social Scene, Guy, Patti Smith, an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2008

    Patti Smith Biopic Dream of Life Screens at Webster University, Thursday, October 2 to Saturday, October 4

    A #1 hit for Ini Kamoze in 1994, "Here Comes the Hotstepper" was on the soundtrack to the little-remembered flick Prêt-à-Porter. This song takes cues from "Land of 1000 Dances," a Chris Kenner tune popularized by Wilson Pickett (and subsequently covered by Broken Social Scene, Guy, Patti Smith, an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2008

    The Gentleman Callers, Monads Release New Music

    A #1 hit for Ini Kamoze in 1994, "Here Comes the Hotstepper" was on the soundtrack to the little-remembered flick Prêt-à-Porter. This song takes cues from "Land of 1000 Dances," a Chris Kenner tune popularized by Wilson Pickett (and subsequently covered by Broken Social Scene, Guy, Patti Smith, an ... More >>

  • Music

    August 22, 2007

    The Detroit Cobras

    8 p.m. Monday, August 27. Creepy Crawl, 3524 Washington Boulevard.

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2007

    Lollapalooza, Day Three: A Review

    8 p.m. Monday, August 27. Creepy Crawl, 3524 Washington Boulevard.

  • Music

    May 30, 2007

    Johnette Napolitano

    9 p.m. Thursday, May 31. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, (6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City)

  • Music

    January 10, 2007

    Heartless Bastards

    9 p.m. Thursday, January 11. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room (6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City).

  • Home Entertainment

    January 25, 2006

    Now Dirtier Than Ever

    9 p.m. Thursday, January 11. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room (6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City).

  • Music

    November 16, 2005

    The New Lou Reeds

    Friday, November 18; Frederick's Music Lounge (4454 Chippewa Street)

  • News

    July 27, 2005

    Meat Beaters

    Unreal mingles with true meat-masters, joins the campaign to save CBGB and receives a dispatch from Redbird Nation. Plus, what's Keebler doing handing out roach clips?

  • Music

    April 27, 2005

    Morrissey

    Live at Earl's Court (Attack)

  • Music

    April 13, 2005

    Searching for Pearl

    We buy cheap tapes, chat with the Fiery Furnaces and drop a fatwa on Big Brother

  • Music

    June 16, 2004

    Patti Smith

    Sunday, June 20; the Pageant

  • Music

    March 10, 2004

    Lucinda Williams (cancelled)

    Friday, March 12; Pageant

  • Music

    October 1, 2003

    Television

    Marquee Moon / Adventure (Rhino)

  • Music

    January 23, 2002

    Paint It Black

    Local zine publisher Christina Wojtan crusades on behalf of her passion

  • Music

    January 2, 2002

    Kristie Stremel

    Wednesday, Jan. 9; Frederick's Music Lounge

  • Music

    November 14, 2001

    Gary "U.S." Bonds and the Shangri-Las

    Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 17-18; Harrah's East Street Casino

  • Music

    October 17, 2001

    The Strokes

    Is This It? (RCA)

  • Music

    March 28, 2001

    Hall Pass

    Looking for influence, significance, development and perpetuation at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

  • Music

    March 14, 2001

    Rainer Maria

    A Better Version Of Me (Polyvinyl)

  • Music

    December 27, 2000

    Ode to Joy

    The RFT music staff indulges itself by picking the best work of 2000

  • Music

    September 20, 2000

    The Go-Betweens

    The Friends of Rachel Worth (Jetset Records)

  • Music

    July 12, 2000

    Patti Smith

    Thursday, July 13; Mississippi Nights

  • Music

    April 26, 2000

    Mary Gauthier

    Drag Queens in Limousines (Groove House)

  • Music

    April 5, 2000

    Brother 'Hood

    South Philly produces more than just mobsters

  • Music

    September 22, 1999

    L7

    Tuesday, Sept. 28; Karma

  • News

    June 16, 1999

    Guitars on Mars

    Gary Lucas has performed with Captain Beefheart, Jeff Buckley, John Zorn and Allen Ginsberg. Now he's visiting St. Louis to perform alongside the silent film The Golem.

  • Music

    December 23, 1998

    Local Time

    Gary Lucas has performed with Captain Beefheart, Jeff Buckley, John Zorn and Allen Ginsberg. Now he's visiting St. Louis to perform alongside the silent film The Golem.

  • Music

    December 2, 1998

    Beck to the Future

    Gary Lucas has performed with Captain Beefheart, Jeff Buckley, John Zorn and Allen Ginsberg. Now he's visiting St. Louis to perform alongside the silent film The Golem.

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