RZA (Rapper)

The Way We Die Now: Movie violence has never been better — or more reckless

Rodney King and The Psychotic World We Live In

Editor: Tef Poe is an artist from St. Louis City. Through powerful imagery and complicated honesty, he has earned a reputation as one of the best rappers telling the story of St. Louis, which is about much more than one place. Poe has been featured in music publications such as XXL and Urb Magazine. ... More >>

Portugal. the Man

8 p.m. Sunday, April 29. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From April 23 to 29

Did everyone survive Record Store Day weekend? Between the deluge of live music and the generous amounts of free beer -- not to mention the throngs of people -- we can understand how one might be tempted to take it easy this week. Please remember, though, that taking it easy is for square nerd loser ... More >>

Pete Rock

10 p.m. Friday, March 30. Lola, 500 North 14th Street.

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From March 26 to April 1

Still tired from last week? Too bad, March is unrelenting. Time to down some coffee, eat some energy bars and pack in the protein (might we recommend some pink slime?) because this week is jam-packed with shows as well. On Friday, two guys named Pete who happen to be legends in their respective fiel ... More >>

Wugazi: Five Mashups We Hope End Up on the Finished Project

​Wu-Tang mashups are nothing new - from The Beatles to Warren Zevon, the Shaolin collective has been and remains one of the ripest sources for remixing and reconextualizing. However, when word dropped last week of Doomtree's "Wugazi" project - a Fugazi/Wu-Tang mashup - the Internet went abuzz ... More >>

Raekwon at the Firebird, 5/16/11: Review, Photos, Setlist

Photo by Jon Gitchoff​ Raekwon/Steddy P and DJ Mahf/Safety Words The Firebird May 16, 2011 Safety Words, heretofore most commonly known for mashing eight-bit video game samples with rap tracks, officially retired those songs last night. You will never again hear "Biggie, Rae, Ghost, Rash, Zi ... More >>

Raekwon

9 p.m. Monday, May 16. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

2010: The Year In Music

Paul Haggis shows no improvement in The Next Three Days

Hip-hop jack-of-all-trades Black Spade is the force behind local rap collective the Force

Warpaint's Stella Mozgawa Talks Gaga, Van Smells, Hip-Hop and the Band's New Album

LA's Warpaint play tonight at the Luminary Center for the Arts. From left, Theresa Wayman, Jenny Lee Lindberg, Stella Mogzawa, Emily Kokal(front).​The Los Angeles four-piece Warpaint crafts haunting dreampsych with iridescent harmonies and filmy reverb, but don't label them as an all-girl band ... More >>

Wu-Tang Clan

8 Diagrams
(Motown/Universal)

Fishscaling: "9 Milli"

Ghostface Killah

Wednesday, 8 p.m. March 8. Pop's (1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois)

Off the Tracks

Clive Owen gets pushed to his limits, right along with the audience

Excess Hollywood

In the season of sequels and Happy Meal toys, 05 may be a pleasant surprise.

The Way of the Wu

Haven't had enough Wu-Tang merchandise? Now there's a book.

Ol' Dirty Bastard

Osirus (Sure Shot)

Dance, Dance Revolution

This was the year electronic dance music got its head -- and its ass -- out of the past.

Film Openings

Week of December 8, 2004

Dorkula

Blade confronts the ultimate vampire, and geeks everywhere rejoice

The Dirt on Dirty

We chronicle the greatest moments of Ol' Dirty Bastard

Fitting the Bill

Murray makes Garfield more than a bad cat movie

A Good Buzz

Jim Jarmusch serves the perfect blend: Coffee and Cigarettes

Summer Film Previews

Our critics enter the summer-movie fray

Raekwon

The Lex Diamond Story (Universal)

Gettin' Windy in the City

The Chicago clip crew gleefully gabs on in Barbershop 2

Wu-Tang Clan

The W (Loud/Columbia)

Gathering of the Clan

The Wu-Tang Clan finds strength in numbers

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Written and directed by Jim Jarmusch