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Prince (Musician)

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    Academy Awards 2012: A Breakdown of the Two Animal Race for Best Original Song

    Most people wouldn't care to know who prevails in a fight between puppets and animated birds -- unless they've taken some sort of hallucinogen. But that's precisely the battle set to be resolved Sunday during the latest iteration of the Academy Awards. The Best Original Song award this year is a tw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    St. Louis is Still in Super Bowl XLVI, Even Though the Rams Suck

    The Rams may not be taking the field on Sunday at Super Bowl XLVI, but someone from St. Louis will be: Nick Smarrelli, chief operating officer at St. Louis IT firm GadellNet Consulting Services. He'll be helping to escort Madonna on the field for her halftime show, as reported yesterday in an articl ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Music Movies: The Five Biggest Flops And Five Biggest Successes

    This is the face that launched 1,000 falsettos -- and also our No. 2 entry in the hits category.​Welcome to a new recurring feature on RFT Music. In the next few weeks, we'll be taking a look at the best music movies, from documentaries (Dig!) to movies with earth-shattering soundtracks (Train ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    Meet The New Patrick Stump: Not As Different From The Old One As You Might Think

    Courtesy of the artist.​Patrick Stump is at a strange place, career-wise. As the guitarist and lead singer in Fall Out Boy, he helped instill a limber tunefulness many of the bands' pop punk peers lacked. That was one of many reasons FOB built a huge following -- but even those tracking Stump ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Patrick Stump Is Coming To Fubar (!?!)

    ​Patrick Stump, the Fall Out Boy singer who is finally free to pursue the pop and R&B he's always loved, is coming to St. Louis. His former band's last show here was at the Pageant. His solo career has seen him on tour with Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae, and he'll be playing Lollapalooza this s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2011

    Elvis Costello & the Imposters at the Pageant, 7/1/2011: Review, Photos and Setlist

    Jon Gitchoff​Elvis Costello & the Imposters The Pageant July 1, 2011 When Elvis Costello finally sells out, quits working as a tireless singer, songwriter and music scholar, and takes over Celine Dion's gig in Las Vegas, he'll have a great stage show to fall back on. Costello and his backin ... More >>

  • Music

    June 2, 2011

    Meet the 2011 Riverfront Times Music Award nominees

    Jon Gitchoff​Elvis Costello & the Imposters The Pageant July 1, 2011 When Elvis Costello finally sells out, quits working as a tireless singer, songwriter and music scholar, and takes over Celine Dion's gig in Las Vegas, he'll have a great stage show to fall back on. Costello and his backin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    Wedding Bands Answer the Five Essential Questions About Playing the Royal Wedding

    Photos courtesy of the artists​Kate Middleton and Prince William are getting married in a matter of hours (have you heard about this at all?). You can watch the Royal Wedding via webcam, but let's be honest: Weddings are boring when you're actually there. So we'll take a pass on grainy video f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2011

    Video: Prince with Sharon Jones, Maceo Parker at Madison Square Garden

    So, Prince has been doing these bonkers shows in New York City over the last month or so, playing all of his hits and bringing out guest stars/collaborators (Cyndi Lauper, Janelle Monae, etc.) On Tuesday, January 18, Prince tapped saxophonist Maceo Parker and the lovely Sharon Jones for a version of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Review: Fantasia, Eric Benet and Kandi at the Fox Theatre, Saturday, January 1, 2011

    Drexina MelsonKandi Burruss​R&B/soul music fans had just enough time to nurse those hangovers before ringing in the New Year with Fantasia Barrino. Fantasia has become a household name on the strength of a solid singing career, a stint on Broadway and a reality show about her life. She played ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2010

    A Road Playlist for Tony La Russa

    TLR, Bob Schneider and the Twitter bird. Don't ask me, but the image works.​Tony La Russa is driving home. Rather than flying home after the season, he's taking his time heading back to the Bay Area this year and recreating a trip he took in 1996, which you all may recall was the year he took over ... More >>

  • Music

    July 28, 2010

    Homegrown singer Tydis gets his shot at the majors

    TLR, Bob Schneider and the Twitter bird. Don't ask me, but the image works.​Tony La Russa is driving home. Rather than flying home after the season, he's taking his time heading back to the Bay Area this year and recreating a trip he took in 1996, which you all may recall was the year he took over ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    John Legend, Bradd Young and Aloha at Fair St. Louis, Saturday, July 3

    You couldn't have asked for better weather for Saturday night's festivities on the riverfront. Granted, it was a little on the hot and humid side, but still surprisingly mild for St. Louis in July. The crowd was as enormous as you might expect; many came out specifically for John Legend, while oth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2010

    Last Collector Standing: Orlandez Lewis, Jr. on His Dream Job at Vintage Vinyl, Learning About Music from his Dad and Thriller

    (The number of chain-record stores nationwide has dwindled. However, St. Louis has become an unlikely safe haven for indie record shops -- and 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' record a ... More >>

  • Music

    June 23, 2010

    Homespun: Natural Selection

    White Picket Fence
    Bocumast

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    Last Collector Standing: Michael Allen Has a Radiohead License Plate, a Cat Named Gibby Haynes and a Thing for Weird Vinyl

    Jon Scorfina​The cultural sea change of downloading has not stopped Michael Allen's quest for vinyl LPs. A collector since childhood, Allen showed an early interest in this column and emailed us to be profiled. Though he is a self-proclaimed vinyl "junkie," it hasn't stopped him from taking ad ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Incredible 1984 Prince Rehearsal Footage Surfaces

    A few weeks ago, grainy footage of full-band Prince rehearsals surfaced on YouTube. Backed by the Revolution, Prince performs songs such as "Erotic City," "When Doves Cry" and "Our Destiny/Roadhouse Garden." The sound quality is pristine -- every fluid groove, guitar lick and falsetto note comes thr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    Interview MP3: Star & Micey, Playing at Cicero's and MoKaBe's This Week!

    ​Star & Micey are not a duo; they're not even Star and Micey. The young trio of Joshua Crosby (24), Geoff Smith (25) and Nick Redmond (26) took their name from a random encounter with a homeless man who inspired Crosby to get his shit together, form a band and turn his talent into more than ju ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    The Beertender: Viva la Revolution!

    ​We're in the midst of a nifty little revolution here. After decades of blandness in our food and beverages, Americans have rediscovered their palates. Twentieth-century industrial better-living-through-chemistry innovated the flavor right out of a lot of our foodstuffs, especially beer. But now ... More >>

  • Music

    July 22, 2009

    Gogol Bordello

    8 p.m. Thursday, July 23. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2009

    Second Spin: Phil Collins, No Jacket Required

    Artist: Phil Collins Album: No Jacket Required From: Vintage Vinyl Year: 1985 Label: Atlantic Records What it sounds like: The 80's Dance Pop Special: A smooth synthesizer groove, with an order of keyboards, drum machines, and horns on the side.

  • Music

    October 22, 2008

    Old School: Unearthed in a cluttered storeroom, a pair of vintage St. Louis hip-hop recordings help tell the history of rap

    Artist: Phil Collins Album: No Jacket Required From: Vintage Vinyl Year: 1985 Label: Atlantic Records What it sounds like: The 80's Dance Pop Special: A smooth synthesizer groove, with an order of keyboards, drum machines, and horns on the side.

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2008

    A Countdown of the Top Ten Power Ballads of All Time

    Artist: Phil Collins Album: No Jacket Required From: Vintage Vinyl Year: 1985 Label: Atlantic Records What it sounds like: The 80's Dance Pop Special: A smooth synthesizer groove, with an order of keyboards, drum machines, and horns on the side.

  • Music

    September 10, 2008

    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

    Artist: Phil Collins Album: No Jacket Required From: Vintage Vinyl Year: 1985 Label: Atlantic Records What it sounds like: The 80's Dance Pop Special: A smooth synthesizer groove, with an order of keyboards, drum machines, and horns on the side.

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2008

    Happy 9-9 Day!

    Artist: Phil Collins Album: No Jacket Required From: Vintage Vinyl Year: 1985 Label: Atlantic Records What it sounds like: The 80's Dance Pop Special: A smooth synthesizer groove, with an order of keyboards, drum machines, and horns on the side.

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2008

    Ask a Cougar Nominees, Round 3

    Artist: Phil Collins Album: No Jacket Required From: Vintage Vinyl Year: 1985 Label: Atlantic Records What it sounds like: The 80's Dance Pop Special: A smooth synthesizer groove, with an order of keyboards, drum machines, and horns on the side.

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2008

    Bar of the Week: Urban

    Artist: Phil Collins Album: No Jacket Required From: Vintage Vinyl Year: 1985 Label: Atlantic Records What it sounds like: The 80's Dance Pop Special: A smooth synthesizer groove, with an order of keyboards, drum machines, and horns on the side.

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2007

    Random Links for Thursday

    Artist: Phil Collins Album: No Jacket Required From: Vintage Vinyl Year: 1985 Label: Atlantic Records What it sounds like: The 80's Dance Pop Special: A smooth synthesizer groove, with an order of keyboards, drum machines, and horns on the side.

  • Music

    October 31, 2007

    Tigercity

    7 p.m. Saturday, November 3. 2 Cents Plain, 1114 Olive Street.

  • Calendar

    December 27, 2006

    Au Revoir, 2006!

    7 p.m. Saturday, November 3. 2 Cents Plain, 1114 Olive Street.

  • News

    June 7, 2006

    Last Year's Model

    It might be the last dance for St. Louis' independent record stores.

  • Dining

    February 15, 2006

    Purple Rain

    Urban, 3216 South Grand Boulevard, 314-772-3308

  • Music

    December 28, 2005

    Beat Happenings

    Music news you can use

  • Yearend

    December 22, 2004

    On the Down-Low

    Shovel away all that Usher, Prince and Lil Jon youve been jamming and dig this years buried black-music treasures.

  • Music

    September 8, 2004

    Finding Your Religion

    Pick your personal Jesus, plus three questions for a pop princess and the poetry of heavy metal

  • Calendar

    August 25, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Week of August 25, 2004

  • Music

    June 23, 2004

    Magnetic Personality

    We chat with Stephin Merritt and Dayna Kurtz, explore the folly of !!! and talk band battles with Thee Lordly Serpents

  • Music

    April 28, 2004

    His Name Is Prince

    And he is sexy -- maybe the last sexy musician around

  • Music

    March 3, 2004

    Cynical Guy

    Work and play are the same thing to Marshall Crenshaw

  • Music

    May 21, 2003

    Morris Day with the Gin Blossoms

    Saturday, May 24; Rib America Festival, Soldiers Memorial Plaza (Market and Tucker)

  • Film

    June 5, 2002

    Series/Festivals

    Week of June 5, 2002

  • Film

    May 22, 2002

    Film Openings

    Week of May 22, 2002

  • Music

    April 10, 2002

    What's in a Name?

    Slammies no more -- it's the Riverfront Times Music Awards

  • Culture

    June 6, 2001

    The Great Escape

    Baz Luhrmann makes movies -- and audiences -- in his own image

  • News

    March 14, 2001

    Boogie Nights

    Bring in da funk, bring in da bucks: backstage with Dr. Zhivegas, St. Louis' most popular -- and derided -- cover band

  • Music

    January 26, 2000

    Beck

    Saturday, Jan. 29; American Theater

  • Music

    October 20, 1999

    HANDSOME BOY MODELING SCHOOL

    So ... How's Your Girl? (Tommy Boy)

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