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The Beastie Boys

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Farewell WSGX 100.3 FM, Gen X Radio, We Hardly Heard Ye

    Yesterday, Wednesday, May 23, St. Louis radio station WSGX 100.3 FM switched formats from '90s music mecca "GenX Radio" to "The Brew," a classic rock station. The last song for the Generation X-aimed audience was Blind Melon's "No Rain" followed by jarring transition song "I Wanna Rock" by Twisted S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Beastie Boys Co-Founder Adam "MCA" Yauch Dead at 47

    Founding member and one third of the Beastie Boys, Adam "MCA" Yauch died today after a three year battle with cancer. The hugely influential rapper was diagnosed in 2009 after a tumor was found on his salivary gland. The Beastie Boys have not played together live since the diagnosis, having to cance ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Gut Check Pours Out Its Brass Monkey for MCA

    As you likely know by now, Adam "MCA" Yauch of the Beastie Boys died today after a three-year battle with cancer. What better way to honor his memory than to play your favorite Beastie Boys tracks loud and sip on the drink they made famous, the Brass Monkey? If you prefer to do so in the company of ... More >>

  • Music

    April 12, 2012

    Just Blaze

    10 p.m. Saturday, April 14. Lola, 500 North 14th Street.

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Five Surprising Video Game Cameos by Musicians

    In this day and age, it's become almost commonplace for artists to plug songs into a video game. Heck, there's an entire freaking genre dedicated to translating music into video game form. While musicians and their labels frantically rush to get a song in the latest FIFA title, there's a small subs ... 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

    October 3, 2011

    Beastie Eats: Eight Foods From Beastie Boys Songs

    Top Chef: Just Desserts recently brought in a special guest: MC King Ad-Rock (also known as Adam Horovitz) of the Beastie Boys. Although by the time you're a gray-haired 40-something appearing on a cooking show, you're probably a Beastie Man. Regardless, he presented contestants with ingredients fea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Frances Bean Cobain And The Other Nine Hottest Offspring Of Musicians

    Rocky Schenck​Today is Frances Bean Cobain's 19th birthday. Time flies, right? In celebration of Miss Frannie, we've compiled a list of hot rock 'n' roll spawn. These people have at least one rock star parent and their moms are frequently models. (Figures.) They are all totally bangable, and m ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 18, 2011

    Party at Ground Zero and Back Again

    Rocky Schenck​Today is Frances Bean Cobain's 19th birthday. Time flies, right? In celebration of Miss Frannie, we've compiled a list of hot rock 'n' roll spawn. These people have at least one rock star parent and their moms are frequently models. (Figures.) They are all totally bangable, and m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Sarah Palin's Paul Revere And Three Mostly Accurate History Songs

    by Bob Weinstein; Wikipedia. ​Note to self, as a future historical-figure-ghost: If Sarah Palin and Paul Revere are any indication, the best way to trend on Twitter 200 years after your death is to have someone controversial give a particularly strange recounting of your life's work, as inform ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    What Do the Beastie Boys Have in Common with Mixed Martial Arts?

    Chrissy Wilmes​Every week, we'll ask your local record store clerks to advise you on which new releases are worth your hard-earned pennies. Today, Vintage Vinyl employee (and drummer for the Humanoids and Doom Town) Shaun Morrissey fills us in on some of his favorite recent releases and reissu ... More >>

  • Music

    April 14, 2011

    Mike Watt + the Missingmen

    9 p.m. Thursday, April 14. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    Interview Outtakes: Girl Talk's Gregg Gillis on Making Music and Liking Katy Perry over Lady Gaga

    Dove Shore​Tonight is the long-awaited, very-sold-out Girl Talk show at the Pageant. In this week's paper, D.X. Ferris spoke with Gregg Gillis, the man behind the moniker. (Note: The author is a fellow Pittsburgh native who grew up in the same classic-rock-obsessed area and witnessed Girl Talk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    Ten College Classes Inspired by Rocker Steve Miller's Academic Aspirations

    ​This morning, the USC Thornton School of Music announced that Steve Miller -- he of Steve Miller Band fame -- would be teaching there during the 2010-2011 school year. According to a press release, Miller will be an "artist in residence" who will "work on a regular basis with undergraduate st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2009

    Jay-Z Playing Champaign, Illinois, in November

    Jay-Z's forthcoming album, The Blueprint 3, will be released on Friday, September 11 -- and to celebrate, today he announced an arena/college tour for the fall. The closest date so far is a November 12 one at Assembly Hall at the University of Illinois-Champaign. (Hey, that's a 3-hour drive or so; t ... More >>

  • Music

    August 5, 2009

    B-Sides puts Green Day's consciousness-raising music in context with other artists'

    Jay-Z's forthcoming album, The Blueprint 3, will be released on Friday, September 11 -- and to celebrate, today he announced an arena/college tour for the fall. The closest date so far is a November 12 one at Assembly Hall at the University of Illinois-Champaign. (Hey, that's a 3-hour drive or so; t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    2009 Bonnaroo Lineup Announced: Phish, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, David Byrne, Nine Inch Nails, Wilco, Al Green, Snoop Dogg, more!

    Bonnaroo just announced its 2009 lineup -- and like Coachella, it looks pretty strong. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are headlining, while Phish is doing two(!) shows. Other notables include Elvis Costello (solo), Wilco, Nine Inch Nails, Al Green, Snoop Dogg, Mars Volta and a bunch more. S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2008

    Second Spin: Salt-n-Pepa, “Shake Your Thang” b/w “Spinderella’s Not a Fella (But A Girl DJ)”

    Bonnaroo just announced its 2009 lineup -- and like Coachella, it looks pretty strong. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are headlining, while Phish is doing two(!) shows. Other notables include Elvis Costello (solo), Wilco, Nine Inch Nails, Al Green, Snoop Dogg, Mars Volta and a bunch more. S ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 6, 2008

    Scratch That Itch

    Bonnaroo just announced its 2009 lineup -- and like Coachella, it looks pretty strong. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are headlining, while Phish is doing two(!) shows. Other notables include Elvis Costello (solo), Wilco, Nine Inch Nails, Al Green, Snoop Dogg, Mars Volta and a bunch more. S ... More >>

  • Music

    September 5, 2007

    Duck and Cover

    Some of the city's best-known bands go incognito at Off Broadway.

  • Music

    August 8, 2007

    Mickey Avalon

    7 p.m. Monday, August 13. Creepy Crawl, 3524 Washington Boulevard

  • Music

    August 1, 2007

    Beastie Boys

    The Mix-Up (Capitol)

  • Music

    June 20, 2007

    Bad Brains

    Build a Nation (Megaforce)

  • Music

    June 13, 2007

    I Want My MP3

    Digital music just gets better. See ya later, major labels.

  • Music

    April 18, 2007

    Jazz Hands

    The Greater St. Louis Jazz Fest stresses education and instrumentation.

  • Calendar

    August 31, 2005

    Beat Beholden

    Beat Fest brings it

  • Music

    August 17, 2005

    Coping Mechanism

    Citizen Cope turns hip-hop on its tail

  • Music

    April 6, 2005

    Ben Lee with Har Mar Superstar

    Thursday, April 7; the Gargoyle (on the Washington University campus, Forsyth and Skinker boulevards)

  • Music

    June 30, 2004

    Fevered Pitch

    Pitchfork is taking over music criticism by making people laugh -- or pissing them off

  • Music

    June 16, 2004

    Beastie Boys

    To the 5 Boroughs (Capitol)

  • Calendar

    March 24, 2004

    Let's Go to the Hop

    And, like, dance or something

  • Music

    February 25, 2004

    Open Up

    Ludacris chooses a homegrown opener in Chingy

  • Calendar

    November 19, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Week of November 19, 2003

  • Music

    April 2, 2003

    Berlin Wall

    The Living Things' Berlin brothers pull the wool over Radar Station's eyes

  • Music

    October 10, 2001

    Jimmy Smith

    Wednesday-Sunday, Oct. 17-21; Bistro Europa

  • Music

    August 29, 2001

    Tune Town

    St. Louis welcomes three acts you won't want to miss

  • Music

    July 4, 2001

    Dub Kitchen with Fred's Variety Group and Languid

    Monday, July 9; Duff's

  • Music

    March 14, 2001

    Ticket to Ride

    Local discs make waves with national-caliber samplers

  • Music

    February 21, 2001

    BS 2000

    Simply Mortified (Grand Royal)

  • Music

    September 20, 2000

    Death of a Format

    Remodeling St. Louis' radio dial

  • Music

    June 28, 2000

    Mad Professor with Dubtronics

    Monday, July 3; Firehouse

  • News

    April 19, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    Published the week of April 19, 2000

  • Music

    March 22, 2000

    Mix Master Mike with Rahzel

    Friday, March 24; Firehouse

  • Music

    February 16, 2000

    Hard Copy

    A new Web site dishes dirt -- a lot of dirt -- on the St. Louis rave scene

  • Music

    January 19, 2000

    DJ KRUSH

    Kakusei (Red Ant/Sony)

  • Music

    September 15, 1999

    Cibo Matto

    Friday, Sept. 17; Mississippi Nights

  • Music

    February 17, 1999

    Listening Post

    Friday, Sept. 17; Mississippi Nights

  • Music

    February 3, 1999

    Listening Post

    Friday, Sept. 17; Mississippi Nights

  • Music

    December 30, 1998

    Perfect Circles

    The RFT music editor advises you on his favorite music of 1998

  • Music

    December 23, 1998

    Local Time

    The RFT music editor advises you on his favorite music of 1998

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