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Sound Recording Industries

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    Ten Years Later, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is Still Wilco's Masterpiece

    Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is rightfully associated with excellence, a piece of work commonly heralded as one of the best albums of the 2000s. It's the type of record with enough depth, lyricism and experimentation to get people interested in serious music, no small feat for any band, and this one ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    "The Sweet Escape" Showcased Akon's Cooperative Mentality

    Akon hasn't been perfect throughout his career, but it's hard to accuse him of being selfish. The St. Louis native developed a propensity to share the spotlight with other artists, even if it means his presence isn't always noticed. That cooperative mentality allowed Akon's behind-the-scenes career ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    The Eight Most Eyebrow-Raising Elements of the Megaupload Shutdown

    This FBI notice is all the content that remains on the now-shuttered Megaupload.com domain.​SOPA and PIPA have been the talk of the internet for weeks, if not months now. Several major websites blacked out their content in opposition to the controversial bills this past Wednesday. On Thursday, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    Last Collector Standing: Kate Eddens on Working at Thrill Jockey and Vintage Vinyl, and Her Musical Education (and Evolution)

    Jon Scorfina​As major record labels have struggled to adjust to the new digital landscape, independent labels have thrived by sticking to the tried and true demand for vinyl. We caught up with Kate Eddens, a former employee of both Thrill Jockey records and Vintage Vinyl, at her south city hom ... More >>

  • News

    February 24, 2011

    Yeah, Pomplamoose sold out to Hyundai, but this indie duo just might revolutionize the music business

    Jon Scorfina​As major record labels have struggled to adjust to the new digital landscape, independent labels have thrived by sticking to the tried and true demand for vinyl. We caught up with Kate Eddens, a former employee of both Thrill Jockey records and Vintage Vinyl, at her south city hom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2010

    YouTube Removes Pro-Palestinian/Anti-Motorola Video

    Two weeks ago, we told you about the local activists who busted out an anti-Motorola song-and-dance routine at the Best Buy and AT&T stores in suburban Brentwood -- and we posted a video of the performance. That video quickly drew more than 35,000 hits.Last week, however, YouTube unceremoniousl ... More >>

  • Music

    April 14, 2010

    Former American Idol competitor Aloha Mischeaux plots her return to the spotlight

    Two weeks ago, we told you about the local activists who busted out an anti-Motorola song-and-dance routine at the Best Buy and AT&T stores in suburban Brentwood -- and we posted a video of the performance. That video quickly drew more than 35,000 hits.Last week, however, YouTube unceremoniousl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2010

    St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: Friday, April 9 to Sunday, April 11

    Arctic Monkeys are at the Pageant on Sunday​Back and better than ever. Or something. Friday, April 9 *Pretty Lights/Savoy, The Pageant *Kevin Devine/Cody Alan/Race Human Race, Firebird (early) *JEFF the Brotherhood/Flaming Death Trap/Rooftop Vigilantes, Firebird (late) *Killola/Sick of Sarah/B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    A to Z Gets a Cease-and-Desist Letter for...Linking to a Blog?

    Timothy Norris/LA WeeklyLady Gaga in LA, 12/23/09​​Last Thursday, to preview Lady Gaga's show at the Fox that night, I posted about a Nirvana-Lady Gaga mashup floating around the Internet. In that post, I embedded the YouTube video and a link to the where the mashup originated: a blog post on th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2009

    Show Review Photos: Pale Divine at the Pageant, Tuesday, December 29

    Fellow members of Generation X who attended the second annual Pale Divine reunion show:  We are getting old. Remember snickering when our Baby Boomer parents went to cheesy Beach Boys reunion shows? We're getting close to that turf.Photo: Jason StoffPale Divine guitartist Richard Fortus last ni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2009

    St. Louis Craigslist Musician Post of the Week: A Smart Response to "FORMED A BAND"

    Well, this didn't take long: I was passed a very well-thought-out, measured response to the subject of our blogpost this morning, "FORMED A BAND." The poster, a St. Louis native, is part of a band that's "signed to a Warner Brothers subsidiary" -- he doesn't say who; Cavo's on Reprise, but he says t ... More >>

  • Music

    September 23, 2009

    Built to Spill

    8 p.m. Tuesday, September 29. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    Revolution 9.9.9: Will New Media Formats Bring the LP and The Beatles into Digital Age?

    Photo by Crabchick via Flickr​Record companies have been dragged kicking and screaming by consumers (and Apple) into the digital age in the last ten years. And predictions are that 2010 will mark a tipping point where music purchased digitally via download will account for more than half of all mu ... More >>

  • Music

    December 10, 2008

    St. Louis Music — R.I.P.

    Photo by Crabchick via Flickr​Record companies have been dragged kicking and screaming by consumers (and Apple) into the digital age in the last ten years. And predictions are that 2010 will mark a tipping point where music purchased digitally via download will account for more than half of all mu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2008

    Stuff White People Like: Music Piracy

    Photo by Crabchick via Flickr​Record companies have been dragged kicking and screaming by consumers (and Apple) into the digital age in the last ten years. And predictions are that 2010 will mark a tipping point where music purchased digitally via download will account for more than half of all mu ... More >>

  • News

    February 27, 2008

    Fist City: Rockwell Knuckles aims to punch through St. Louis hip-hop's glass ceiling

    Photo by Crabchick via Flickr​Record companies have been dragged kicking and screaming by consumers (and Apple) into the digital age in the last ten years. And predictions are that 2010 will mark a tipping point where music purchased digitally via download will account for more than half of all mu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2008

    The Queers, Lemuria, Bomb the Music Industry at the Bluebird, Friday, June 13

    Photo by Crabchick via Flickr​Record companies have been dragged kicking and screaming by consumers (and Apple) into the digital age in the last ten years. And predictions are that 2010 will mark a tipping point where music purchased digitally via download will account for more than half of all mu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2008

    Yoko Ono Sues Lennon Murphy, For Using Her...Given Name

    Photo by Crabchick via Flickr​Record companies have been dragged kicking and screaming by consumers (and Apple) into the digital age in the last ten years. And predictions are that 2010 will mark a tipping point where music purchased digitally via download will account for more than half of all mu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2007

    What’s in Pandora’s box? The RIAA, Journey and Karl Marx, among others.

    Photo by Crabchick via Flickr​Record companies have been dragged kicking and screaming by consumers (and Apple) into the digital age in the last ten years. And predictions are that 2010 will mark a tipping point where music purchased digitally via download will account for more than half of all mu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2007

    You Play, They Pay: Internet Radio's Demise?

    Photo by Crabchick via Flickr​Record companies have been dragged kicking and screaming by consumers (and Apple) into the digital age in the last ten years. And predictions are that 2010 will mark a tipping point where music purchased digitally via download will account for more than half of all mu ... More >>

  • Music

    March 14, 2007

    Local rappers ink major-label contracts, only to be left wondering: Deal or no deal?

    And some St. Louis hip-hop artists take their future into their own hands.

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2007

    Hang the DJ?

    And some St. Louis hip-hop artists take their future into their own hands.

  • Music

    November 8, 2006

    A Static Lullaby / The Classic Crime

    7 p.m. Wednesday, November 15, Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington Boulevard).

  • News

    August 9, 2006

    The Next Big Thing

    A middle-aged couple with a million dollars and a big dream: To make St. Louis a pop-music hub

  • Music

    July 19, 2006

    The Format

    Dog Problems (The Vanity Label)

  • News

    June 7, 2006

    Last Year's Model

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

  • Film

    October 27, 2004

    The Anton Newcombe Massacre

    An underground band self-destructs in the hands of its damaged leader

  • News

    April 7, 2004

    Making Traks

    Sham Daugherty and Alonzo Lee Jr., the Trak Starz, aim to make St. Louis the center of the hip-hop universe

  • Music

    March 31, 2004

    Ghost in the Machine

    The new Wilco album has been leaked. Should we feel guilty for listening?

  • News

    February 11, 2004

    Peer-to-Peer Pressure

    Wash. U. students find a way around their Kazaa conundrum

  • Music

    February 26, 2003

    Shortwaving Radio

    Proposed legislation by the U.S. Senate aims to deter the spreading radio empire. Good luck.

  • Music

    November 6, 2002

    Yankee Hotel Hoopla

    Wilco commits commercial suicide and succeeds as never before

  • Music

    September 4, 2002

    Do the Math

    The music industry says online piracy's killing the biz. Stan Liebowitz says otherwise.

  • Culture

    August 7, 2002

    Do the Math

    The music industry says online piracy's killing the biz. A UTD prof says it ain't.

  • Music

    July 31, 2002

    Caught in the Web

    Internet-only radio stations take a beating

  • Music

    July 3, 2002

    Just Like Candy

    Jack and Meg White resist the spoils of success

  • Music

    April 24, 2002

    Air Piracy

    Internet-only radio faces a shaky future thanks to the grasping hands of the Recording Industry Association of America

  • Culture

    April 10, 2002

    When Online Got Off Base

    Or: How Mark Cuban would have -- and could have? -- saved the music biz

  • News

    April 10, 2002

    The Producers

    From a suburban roller rink, identical twins David and Darren Stith gamble on future hip-hop stars. Getting paid is everyone's preoccupation.

  • Music

    February 13, 2002

    Sugar, Sugar

    A new book about bubblegum bands provides more than empty calories

  • Music

    January 9, 2002

    For the Record

    Big-box stores deal big blow to old-time music retailers

  • Music

    March 14, 2001

    Digital Dilemma

    Wave bye-bye to the bootleg -- in the MP3 domain, a digital file is replacing an artifact

  • Music

    February 7, 2001

    Label-Makers

    Local bands hit the big-time -- or do they?

  • Culture

    November 8, 2000

    Ransom Notes

    Can one man convince millions of people to pay for their "free" music?

  • Music

    May 31, 2000

    Mama Let 'em Play

    St. Louis may be the center of the classic-rock universe

  • Music

    January 12, 2000

    DOUBLE GRAMMY

    East St. Louis trumpet wunderkind Russell Gunn makes no bones about his desire to bring home a Grammy

  • Music

    January 5, 2000

    PRESSING NEED

    Great expectations, laid low, for St. Louis bands

  • Music

    April 14, 1999

    Maximum Groove

    Great expectations, laid low, for St. Louis bands

  • Music

    February 17, 1999

    Listening Post

    Great expectations, laid low, for St. Louis bands

  • News

    February 3, 1999

    Meet the Beat

    Hip-hop's here. Deal with it. Check the local MCs and DJs moving up from the underground.

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