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The Black Eyed Peas

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    Idle Warship at 2720 Cherokee: Review

    Idle Warship | SoundClash 2720 Cherokee February 15, 2012 Since setting up shop in the burgeoning Cherokee Street Art District in 2009, 2720 has made a name for itself in the national club scene as one of the top venues for street-inspired dance music. Last night's performance with Talib Kweli in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    St. Louis is Still in Super Bowl XLVI, Even Though the Rams Suck

    The Rams may not be taking the field on Sunday at Super Bowl XLVI, but someone from St. Louis will be: Nick Smarrelli, chief operating officer at St. Louis IT firm GadellNet Consulting Services. He'll be helping to escort Madonna on the field for her halftime show, as reported yesterday in an articl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    The First Popeye Cartoon in Three Decades is a Wilco Music Video

    Image via​Wilco is uniquely positioned as a rock band with the resources to do whatever and a total antipathy for convention. In the last year, we have seen the emergence of Tweedy Family Band the Racconists, a Black Eyed Peas cover set, a guest spot forecasting the weather on WGN and an incre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    The Six Abandoned Songs Most Worth Reevaluating

    Sometimes we just need to take a break from a song. One can only hear the same words and melody so many times until it loses all meaning, like saying "sandals" or "popcorn" a few dozen times. Unfortunately, some great songs are never revisited -- maybe because of overkill, maybe because of the stigm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Nelly Has The Number One Song In The Country.... Nine Years Ago Today

    ​The early 2000s were Nelly's salad days, a time period where the University City rapper was known more for slinging out hits than his efforts to take over Branson or for dealing with burglars at his Wildwood home. An example: Nelly had the number one song in the country nine years ago today ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    2011 World Series: Demi Lovato and Joe (Singer), or, Baseball Doesn't Get Its Target Audience

    This is the face of true baseball fandom. ​Say what you will about the Black Eyed Peas, but its appearance in this year's Super Bowl made perfect sense, in a lot of ways, because it is the Super Bowl of music acts -- incredibly loud and expensive, bombastic, followed out of a strange sense of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Jeff Tweedy Does The Black Eyed Peas: "I Gotta Feeling," "Rock That Body" and "My Humps"

    "People love that shit."​We will stop giving you daily updates on Wilco and/or Jeff Tweedy when it/he stops doing awesome stuff. For your Friday afternoon viewing pleasure, we present the entire Black Eyed Peas cover set Tweedy performed at this week's release of Dan Sinker's The F***ing Epic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    Pitchfork 2011: Odd Future, HEALTH and Other Highlights from Day Three

    Tyler, the Creator.​Pitchfork: The Final Frontier. The final, sold-out day of Pitchfork had two acts I was dying to see -- unfortunately, both of those were practically at the same time -- Odd Future at 3:20 and Shabazz Palaces at 3:45. I had to see the tall tale that is Odd Future for myself, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Skrillex at the Pageant, 7/12/11

    Todd Owyoung​Skrillex | Porter Robinson | Zedd | Mystereo The Pageant July 12, 2011 The kids came out in droves to see the house that dubstep built. Worshipping at the temple of Skrillex, this new generation of music lovers has a penchant for lacerating synth and skull crushing bass wobble. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    How to Turn Your Vomit Into Food Art

    Screenshot via​This is Millie Brown. All signs suggest that she is thoroughly modern: We're not sure if she makes an actual living from her work, but Millie is an artist by trade. Although the title of her piece, "Nexus Vomitus," should have clued us in pretty early, we still pressed play on t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    Wedding Bands Answer the Five Essential Questions About Playing the Royal Wedding

    Photos courtesy of the artists​Kate Middleton and Prince William are getting married in a matter of hours (have you heard about this at all?). You can watch the Royal Wedding via webcam, but let's be honest: Weddings are boring when you're actually there. So we'll take a pass on grainy video f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    This Year's Five Best Super Bowl Commercials

    ​That was, without a doubt, one of the worst Super Bowls I can ever remember. Oh, sure, the game was just fine. Instant classic material, I guess. Two great quarterbacks, historic franchises, a great comeback that almost happened, plenty of drama in the last two minutes, and a brilliant storyline ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2011

    Kosher Soul Food: The Recipes

    Aimee Levitt​On a recent morning, Andria Simckes and her mother Evelyn Lard invited Gut Check to Simckes' Creve Coeur kitchen to give us a crash course in their specialty: kosher soul food. The results were delicious. They were kind enough to provide recipes, but Gut Check declines to take res ... More >>

  • Music

    December 30, 2010

    The top ten St. Louis music news stories in 2010

    Aimee Levitt​On a recent morning, Andria Simckes and her mother Evelyn Lard invited Gut Check to Simckes' Creve Coeur kitchen to give us a crash course in their specialty: kosher soul food. The results were delicious. They were kind enough to provide recipes, but Gut Check declines to take res ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2010

    Top Ten St. Louis Music News Stories of 2010

    Wikimedia Commons​As the old saying goes, no news is good news. However, no local news makes for a rather-boring music section - or music blog, as the case may be. If you aren't a regular visitor to this here music blog, definitely become one: We compile breaking news, show reviews and local t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    New Release Highlights For November 30: Eric Benet, The Black Eyed Peas, El Debarge, Ron Isley, Chrisette Michele and More

    (New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below.) Eric Benet's Lost in Time​*Eric Benet, Lost In Time Soultracks.com reviewed Lost in Time, saying "Now, over a decade into his solo career and nearly a decade ... More >>

  • News

    September 22, 2010

    Lure is not responsible for all Washington Avenue's trouble, but it's taking all the blame

    (New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below.) Eric Benet's Lost in Time​*Eric Benet, Lost In Time Soultracks.com reviewed Lost in Time, saying "Now, over a decade into his solo career and nearly a decade ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    Clownvis Presley Speaks! The King of Clowns on America's Got Talent, Winning Over the Goo Goo Dolls and His Next National TV Appearance

    Clownvis Presley with his biggest fans, the Goo Goo Dolls. ​It's a tale as old as time: Clown insults The Great and Terrible Oz(zy) to his wife and as a result becomes nearly infamous, by winning over the hearts and minds of Americans everywhere -- including, but not limited to, the members of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    Clownvis returns to America's Got Talent as a Finale "All Star" [Goo Goo Dolls Update]

    image via Clownvis' debut appearance on America's Got Talent​Back in June, Clownvis Presley's audition for America's Got Talent aired. Despite his quick and obscenity-ridden dismissal by the judges, Clownvis was invited back to America's Got Talent for tonight's season finale. For those who ... More >>

  • Music

    August 18, 2010

    Black Eyed Peas unfurl an electro-pop spectacle of epic proportions

    image via Clownvis' debut appearance on America's Got Talent​Back in June, Clownvis Presley's audition for America's Got Talent aired. Despite his quick and obscenity-ridden dismissal by the judges, Clownvis was invited back to America's Got Talent for tonight's season finale. For those who ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Lure Nightclub: Court Hearing This Morning to Block Petition Drive Against Bar

    Lure played host Saturday to a Black Eyed Peas afterparty, featuring a deejay set by band member Will.i.Am. ​The owners of Lure Nightclub and their attorney, former St. Louis mayor Freeman Bosley Sr., are in court this morning trying to block a petition drive aimed at closing down the Washington A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2010

    Review Photos: Black Eyed Peas and T-Pain at the Scottrade Center, Saturday, August 14

    Todd OwyoungFergie from Black Eyed Peas, last night at the Scottrade Center. More photos here.​As might be expected, fans of every age, shape and color came out to witness last night's performance by one of the biggest musical acts of the era. For anyone who's familiar with Black Eyed Peas' m ... More >>

  • Music

    August 11, 2010

    Black Eyed Peas/T-Pain

    7:30 p.m. Saturday, August 14. Scottrade Center, 1401 Clark Avenue.

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    Lure, Sugar and F15teen Under St. Louis City Scrutiny

    As Daily RFT reports this morning, St. Louis city officials are cracking down on three downtown clubs -- Lure, Sugar, and F15teen -- over security concerns. This comes two days after a Monday shooting near Lure, which is just the latest incident near the Washington Avenue club. As Chad Garrison repo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Video: Kirkwood High Graduates Get all Jiggy at Commencement

    From Saturday's graduation at Chaifetz Arena: Kirkwood High School grads line dance to Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta a Feeling."

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    St. Louis Show Announcements: Week of March 17

    Hum​The Pageant *Jordin Sparks/Kate Voegele, May 15 *Passion Pit/Tokyo Police Club, June 23 Old Rock House *The Middle East, April 5 *Cameron McGill, May 5 *Hum, May 22 *Annuals/Most Serene Republic, May 23 *Jay Farrar, June 17 Busch Stadium *Eagles/Dixie Chicks, June 24

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2008

    Fifth Anniversary of the One Dollar Mix, DJ Trackstar's Debut CD, All Tonight at the Gramophone

    Hum​The Pageant *Jordin Sparks/Kate Voegele, May 15 *Passion Pit/Tokyo Police Club, June 23 Old Rock House *The Middle East, April 5 *Cameron McGill, May 5 *Hum, May 22 *Annuals/Most Serene Republic, May 23 *Jay Farrar, June 17 Busch Stadium *Eagles/Dixie Chicks, June 24

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2008

    Show Review Setlist: "Weird Al" Yankovic at Family Arena, Friday, August 8

    Hum​The Pageant *Jordin Sparks/Kate Voegele, May 15 *Passion Pit/Tokyo Police Club, June 23 Old Rock House *The Middle East, April 5 *Cameron McGill, May 5 *Hum, May 22 *Annuals/Most Serene Republic, May 23 *Jay Farrar, June 17 Busch Stadium *Eagles/Dixie Chicks, June 24

  • Music

    April 9, 2008

    Remaking Michael

    Why waste money (or steal) those bogus Thriller remixes when you can get better Michael Jackson reinventions legally — for free? Plus, the history of the classic Harlem Globetrotters song "Sweet Georgia Brown."

  • Film

    May 10, 2006

    That Stinking Feeling

    Poseidon's second voyage yields a brand-new disaster

  • News

    April 5, 2006

    Hip-Hop Hippies

    They might be moguls: Meet Mike Landau and Brad Goldenberg, the minds behind Phat Buddha Productions

  • Music

    March 1, 2006

    Critical Fatwa

    Week of March 2, 2006

  • Music

    January 4, 2006

    Let's Get It Started

    B-Sides cops to liking the Black Eyed Peas, talks to local-boy-done-good Marty Ehrlich and dreams up some new logos for American Idol contestants

  • Music

    November 23, 2005

    Pimping All Over the World

    B-Sides gets gangsta with Burt Bacharach, imagines a rainbow of worldly bands and dissects the nuances of two trumpets

  • Film

    August 31, 2005

    Assault 'N' Prepper

    A reckless cop goes undercover as the Underclassman

  • Music

    June 29, 2005

    Black Eyed Peas

    Saturday, July 2; Fair Saint Louis (Gateway Arch grounds)

  • Music

    February 23, 2005

    Oppression Rock

    We speak out against democracy, worry about Snoop and let Team Tomato give themselves a hand

  • Music

    January 19, 2005

    Esthero

    We R In Need of a Musical Revolution (Reprise)

  • Music

    October 13, 2004

    Bird Songs

    With the Cards in the playoffs, there's always music in the air

  • Music

    September 1, 2004

    Sweet Jane, You Ignorant Slut

    These are the best rock & roll conversations in the world. No argument.

  • Music

    September 1, 2004
  • Music

    June 2, 2004

    Steal These Albums

    The ten most radical hip-hop records of all time, including NWA, Public Enemy and...Mos Def?

  • Music

    July 2, 2003
  • Music

    January 31, 2001

    Spin Job

    The Rocket Bar joins the ranks of St. Louis clubs looking to snare DJ aficionados

  • Music

    October 25, 2000

    De La Soul

    Campus Invasion Tour, featuring Wyclef Jean, De La Soul and the Black Eyed Peas; Thursday, Oct. 26; Simon Recreation Center, St. Louis University

  • Music

    October 25, 2000

    Sound in Motion

    Former (and future?) Fugee Wyclef Jean arrives in St. Louis to present The Ecleftic

  • Music

    July 7, 1999

    Vans Warped Tour

    Tuesday, July 13; Riverport

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