Sean Combs

The Ten Worst Best Of Lists In Music

Lists will inevitably be remembered as the highest point of pop-culture Internet journalism. Why? BECAUSE WE LOVE THEM. Sometimes, however, the sure-fire can't-miss format of the list fails us from a journalistic standpoint. Here are ten of the worst music-related lists that I could find before goi ... More >>

Quick Questions: Tef Poe Talks to the Creative Minds Behind Hitmakers Basement Beats

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 >>

Pharrell Williams Introduces Qream -- Now w/ Photos!

UPDATED October 11 with photos of the event. You can now add Pharrell Williams into an exclusive group of hip-hop artists with their own booze brands, joining Ludacris, Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs. The award-winning producer/artist was on hand Wednesday night to promote his new brand, Qream, a 12. ... More >>

Christina Grady on Dancing with Gaga, Diddy and More

courtesy of Christina Grady​Christina Grady, a south-county native, has gone on to a career dancing in Hollywood, snaring gigs with some of the heavyweights of Top 40. She's a woman of many interests: She was offered a scholarship to study medicine and is now starting to work on a singing car ... More >>

Diddy Dirty Money Show Canceled

​Diddy Dirty Money has cancelled its May 15th appearance at the Pageant, we have just been informed. Refunds area available at the point of purchase. So far, it seems like the other dates on the group's Coming Home Tour remain intact. St. Louis was supposed to be the last stop. We are very s ... More >>

Constellations

9 p.m. Wednesday, March 16. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Interview: Tef Poe on War Machine, His Fantastic New Album

courtesy of Tef Poe​Tef Poe's War Machine is a nineteen-track tour de force. The Force member's musical versatility has always been his calling card, and so it's not surprise that Machine embraces diversity and defies pigeonholing. Genre-wise, it touches on warm R&B, ominous hip-hop, celebrato ... More >>

Michael Jackson's Posthumous Michael and R. Kelly's Long-Awaited Love Letter: New Releases Highlights for December 14

(New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below.) Ryan Adams and the Cardinals' III / IV​*Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Cardinals III/IV The Consequence of Sound review of III / IV sang its praises: "This year ... More >>

Today's Judgement Day for the Food Safety Bill

The Food Safety Bill finally gets its Senate vote today. The San Francisco Chronicle rehashes the details of the legislation that was introduced nearly two years ago, and reports that a procedural vote last week indicates the bill's likely to pass.Brent Cunningham of the Washington Post opines on fo ... More >>

Get Him to the Greek is rude on the outside, sweet in the middle

Foreigner

8 p.m. Thursday, January 21. The Bottleneck Blues Bar at the Ameristar Casino, 1260 South Main Street, St. Charles.

Murphy Lee At Vintage Vinyl Tonight For a Toy Drive, DVD Signing

​ Murphy Lee of the St. Lunatics will be at Vintage Vinyl tonight from 5 to 9 p.m. Now, there's a lot going on in Murph's world surrounding this appearance: First, he's giving away a free CD on his website when you buy the DVD, U C Me, and he'll be signing copies at VV. But more important, thi ... More >>

Introducing the Novice Foodie: Crashing the Cook's Night Out

​Kelli Best-Oliver is on a quest to become a full-fledged foodie. Beginning this week, she will chronicle her adventures for Gut Check. She writes about any damn thing she pleases at South City Confidential.I have no formal culinary training. It's been ten years since I worked in a restaurant, wai ... More >>

Local Musician on P. Diddy's New TV show, StarMaker

Heard rumblings about this last year, but my suspicions were confirmed yesterday: Local singer-songwriter Todd Sarvies -- better known as John Boy's Courage -- is one of fourteen contestants on P. Diddy's new MTV reality series, StarMaker. (Which, you might remember, held auditions at Blueberry Hill ... More >>

Biggie, Small: Notorious B.I.G., made B.L.A.N.D.

Show Review: Royce da 5'9" at the Gramophone, Monday, September, 22

Second Spin: Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, Somewhere in Afrika

Los Angeles Times Borrows a Page from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Retraction Playbook

The Cosby Show Cast Today: Bill's Got a Rap Album in the Works

Cute Overload: Sleepy Cats plus Bjork's "It's Oh So Quiet" Bonus P. Diddy Phone Conversation

Keyshia Cole

Just Like You
(Geffen)

Triple, Triple Toil and Trouble

They Killed the Dog

Year of the Dog

Nothing But the Truth

Columbia's True/False Festival is the coolest four-year-old in Missouri.

Jay-Z, Fur Sure

Diddy

Press Play (Atlantic)

They Did What?

2005's Top WTF? moments

Critical Fatwa

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Week of November 2, 2005

Busta Rhymes

Monday, October 31; the Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard)

Naked Brides

Boo the Clown helps Unreal overcome our fear of clownkind, and La Leche League puts it all out there during World Breastfeeding Awareness Week. Plus -- want to see a truly blushing bride? Take away her dress.

Fat Joe

All or Nothing (Atlantic)

We Aren't the World

A critical fatwa of Live 8

Behold the Forty

A paean to the big bad bottle

Merry Christmas, Beeyotch!

Forget caroling. Here are a few hip-hop jammy-jams to warm your Yule log.

De La Soul

The Grind Date (Sanctuary)

Mase

Welcome Back (Bad Boy)

Best Local Single of the Past 12 Months

"Holidae In"

Armand Van Helden

New York: A Mix Odyssey (Tommy Boy)

G Unit

Beg for Mercy (Interscope)

The Streets

All Got Our Runnins (Vice Internet Exclusive)

Murphy Lee

Murphy's Law (Universal)

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Week of September 10, 2003

Half-Pint of Courvoisier With Ginger Ale Chaser

East Coast Lounge, 2825 North Broadway, 314-621-9777

One-Wheel Roller

King of the rink Leo White is ready for prime time, but is prime time ready for him?

Best Open-Air Market

Soulard Farmers Market

Fighting the Power

Rapper Nas steps back into the ring, fists flying

Banging Bigotry

A racist Billy Bob gets funky in Monster's Ball

Roll Call

Cleaning out the inbox yields interesting results

WHERE'S THE BEEF?

Four new releases don't tell all of the Captain Beefheart story