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Doing Drugs This Weekend? Here's How to Not Get Caught

In addition to being Record Store Day, this Saturday is also April 20, or 4/20, which many a stoner across the world regards as a free-for-all celebration of all things weed. Hate to say it, but some of you out there celebrating this weekend's unofficial marijuana "holiday" are going to be approache ... More >>

The Six Best Phil Ramone Productions

Phil Ramone was not a member of the Ramones. He was also not Phil Spector. He was something in between, a musician who handled the controls for many legendary recordings beginning in the 1960s. Ramone died Saturday of a brain aneurysm at the age of 79. In his honor, here are the six best Phil Ramone ... More >>

Photos: St. Louis Family of Eight Ducks Looking for Help on Craigslist

A Wildwood couple rescued eight ducks who they say would have otherwise died -- and now, they are looking for someone to help them take care of the domestic animals. Which is why they've posted an ad for a full-time or part-time animal caretaker on Craigslist. "There are people who have domestic d ... More >>

Vladimir Tarasenko and the Defenders: State of the Blues Offense

The other day, I wrote a quick little piece about the Blues looking tired and hitting a bit of a wall in their last game Sunday night. Thanks to an error in utilizing the calendar function on my phone (I would like to blame Samsung for a grand conspiracy to make me look foolish, but it probably has ... More >>

The Six Best Renditions Of "(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me"

As we mourn the passing of Hal David, the lyrical genius on the Burt Bacharach/Hal David dream team, we also revisit his timeless contributions to music. Here are the six best renditions of one of his best songs, "(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me." See also: Hal David, Songwriting Part ... More >>

Mizzou J-School Leader's Testimony Could Hurt Apple in Huge Lawsuit Against Samsung

In what Wired magazine is calling "the patent case of the century," Apple is suing Samsung for "slavishly" copying Apple's tech and design as seen in -- among other things -- the iPad. Apple believes Samsung is trampling on its patent rights. The local-ish connection is this:   Earlier this wee ... More >>

The End of SXSW 2012: Too Much Portland to Count and a Little St. Louis

Friday, March 16, 2012 2:15 p.m. By mid-afternoon the South Congress strip had become a not-quite-debauched Mardi Gras parade of young and old, hip and unhip, crunchy and coiffed, and dogs, lots of dogs, all taking in the food trucks, boutiques, vintage apparel encampments and day parties, lots of ... More >>

Blues Get Back on Track; Finally Beat Predators

​So far this season it had been all Nashville, all the time when the Blues and Predators get together. Nashville's defense, at times capable of being as smothering as the Blues' own, had kept the St. Louis attack under control, and Pekka F. Rinne keeps doing this really spot-on but incredibly ... More >>

Food Truck Controversy Spreads Nationwide

Mark Andresen​Last month, I looked at the conflict between food trucks and bricks-and-mortar restaurants in St. Louis. Specifically, I focused on downtown, where trucks can ply their goods within the previously established downtown vending zone, but are also restricted from operating within 20 ... More >>

The Blues' Big Letdown in Columbus

​Everything was going so well, too. The Blues had won four in a row, were coming off a shutout of a very good San Jose team, and were headed to Columbus, Ohio, home to one of the worst teams in the National Hockey League. How bad are the Blue Jackets? They're the NHL's designated team this se ... More >>

Madonna is Coming to the Scottrade Center: Pre-Sale and Ticket Information [Update]

Madonna, fresh off a Super Bowl appearance and more aware of how to capitalize than possibly anyone in pop music, has just announced a massive 2012 tour. And just days before Madonna 2012 World Tour goes out in (presumably) a blaze of infinite production value in Miami, she'll make a stop here in St ... More >>

The Six Best Key Changes In Pop Music

The key change is an essential device in the pop canon. Play song, move chords and melody up a half step or so, continue in new key until otherwise noted. It's simple, really, and often effective, which is why it has been employed to the point of abuse. Here are the six best key changes in pop music ... More >>

Bruce Springsteen Tour Dates, E Street Lineup Announced

Bruce Springsteen's long awaited 2012 US tour dates are out and, at lest in this first batch, the closest he'll come to St. Louis is an April 17 show in Cleveland and an April 12 show in Detroit. A stop here could be announced at a later date -- there is a tantalizing week between the Cleveland show ... More >>

Washington University professor Paul Shaw is cracking the mysteries of sleep

Study: St. Louis Is Nation's 36th Most Caffeinated City

Image via​The website Bundle has released a study that purports to have determined the country's most caffeinated cities. Yes, there is a slideshow accompanying the study. No, this isn't straight-up Huffington Post-style linkbait.According to Bundle, Chicago is America's most caffeinated city, wit ... More >>

Cultural Exchange

SXSW Day 2: Toro Y Moi, The Civil Wars, The Baseball Project, Bob Geldof, Vandaveer, Abigail Washburn, Charles Bradley, Ron Sexsmith and Surfer Blood, Thursday, March 17

Dana PlonkaThe Civil Wars​12:24 In the South By vortex, all news - or at least news not related to Jack White pop-up performances, Cee-Lo Green cancellations, Kanye gossip and R.E.M. show rumors - gets obliterated. Japan's nuclear nightmare is no exception. Glancing at an RSS reader under 75 d ... More >>

Bean-to-bar manufacturers Patric and Askinosie are putting Missouri on the chocolate map

Java Enabled's Postcard from Costa Rica: Typical Coffee

At first glance it looks like a baby's sock hanging from a mini oil derrick, slowly dripping the black liquid into the cup below. OK, maybe it's closer to a Chemex than I'm making it sound, but the "typical" -- or "tipico," as restaurant menus across the country will remind you -- percolador style o ... More >>

The Blues Find Themselves on the Outside Looking In -- Again

That's exactly what I was afraid of. Last night, the Blues ran into the Chicago Blackhawks, who have been one of the top teams in the league for most of the year. They were an absolute buzzsaw in December, and though they haven't been able to maintain that torrid pace in 2009, the 'Hawks are still t ... More >>

What Do Bakersfield and Charleston Have That St. Louis Doesn't?

Men's Health and Women's Health magazines have come out with their ranking of the 100 best -- and worst -- cities in America for healthy living. St. Louis ranks as the second-worst city in both Men's Health and Women's Health, with only Bakersfield, California, and Charleston, West Virginia, respect ... More >>

¡Ask A Mexican!: Special Year-end Edition

Christopher Desens of Racquet Club Ladue Wins Gold

The Morning Brew: Monday, 10.13

The Morning Brew: Friday, 9.26

The Morning Brew: Friday, 8.15

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 7.10

The Raveonettes, Land of Talk, Jens Lekman at SXSW

Action Taken in Solidarity with Phoenix New Times

Alt-Weeklies Provide Web Links to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaios Home Address

Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Stands Behind Phoenix New Times and Village Voice Media

Alt-Weeklies Provide Web Links to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Home Address

Action Taken in Solidarity with Phoenix New Times

Tonight's Show: Ben Folds with John Mayer

The Lord of the Dance

Ba Le and Cheeburger Cheeburger break the chain mentality.

Fast food ain't necessarily bad food.

HeavyHeavyLowLow

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 6. Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington Boulevard).

Dream into Action

B-Sides investigates the story behind the new Take Action tour, Dar Williams opens her mind, and we suggest the coolest tunes to download this week

Save the Princess!

La Russa Palooza

Five nights in November with the "Card-Carrying Rocker"

What No Man Has Eaten Before

Martha Stewart meets Indiana Jones

Roll Over, Tutankhamen

Pyramids, death metal and a roadie with the mummy's curse? Meet Nile.

Joystick Cinema

It's man vs. machinima when video games become, ahem, movies

Best Acupuncturist

Xinsheng Jiang (a.k.a. Dr. Ginger), Oriental Ginseng and Gifts

Goin' Back to Cali

The re-emergence of Del tha Funkee Homosapien heralds a renaissance for Bay-area hip-hop

Net Losses

Cyberporn's sexual pleasure often comes with accompanying financial pain

News-Telegraph Dies, Victim of Drug Overdose

The major news outlet for St. Louis' gay and lesbian community folds; plus, other St. Louis follies and foibles

Lost in America

When the feds busted the "Black String Gang," they scratched the surface of the Vietnamese youth problem in South St. Louis. But no one's bothered to dig deeper into how it started.

You Can't Take the "Me" Out of Metrolink

News of the Weird

News of the Weird