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Chrono Man: The Making of a Space Opera

May 1, 2013: The time was 11 p.m. the first night I saw Chrono Man. Aimed for St. Charles, it blasted through the night in search of a cozy little domicile called the Milk Shed. Situated a stone's throw from Lindenwood University, the Milk Shed is the home of Eric Peters. At 22, Peters is still th ... More >>

Six Best Bass Solos In Rock

First, a joke: A man visits an Indian reservation. The tribe's chief leads him on a tour, and the man hears drums in the distance. "What are those drums?" he asks. The chief replies, "When the drums stop, bad things happen." They continue the tour, but the man keeps getting distracted. "Excuse me, w ... More >>

The Six Best YEAHs in Rock & Roll

A well placed, well delivered "yeah" can mean so much more than just a lazy "yes." Here are the six best YEAAAHs in rock and roll. Let us know your favorites in our comments, yeah? See also: -Six Most Overused Rhymes -The Six Best Effect-Enhanced Guitar Solos -Nitpick Six Archives

The Summer of Love Heats Up

Paul McCartney's Six Best Moustaches

Today, June 18, 2012, Paul McCartney celebrates his seventieth birthday. We're having our own private party by counting down Sir Paul's six best moustaches. Let us know your favorite McCartney mouthbrows in the comments below.

Beach Boys Pull Out All the Stops for Reunion Tour, Including Enlisting John Stamos

When it comes to the ever-subjective exercise of ranking the greatest bands of all time, The Beatles tend to be the default number one. Number two varies: Some would pick an obvious choice like the Rolling Stones or Led Zepplin, while others would pick a less universally popular band with great infl ... More >>

The Beach Boys' Maroon 5 Grammy Collaboration and Four Other Fan Indignities

Beach Boys fans are resilient, and they'll get over it. I want to begin there, because it's important to remember that the news that recently broke about the Beach Boys' reunion performance at the Grammys is no more than the fifth most embarrassing thing Beach Boys fans have had to deal with in the ... More >>

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 >>

The 2011 Unreal News Challenge

CBGB's Final Show With Patti Smith (A.K.A. The Day I Got Covered in Brian Eno's Sweat)

​Legendary punk club CBGB closed five years ago tomorrow. In its final week, the venue hosted a string of shows paying tribute its storied thirty year run, and it all culminated with a headlining set from Patti Smith. There were only a couple hundred people lucky enough to get tickets to that ... More >>

Roger Daltrey At The Peabody Opera House, 10/8/11: Review, Photos, Setlist

Roger Daltrey Peabody Opera House October 8, 2011 Better Than: Any band you've heard since John and Keith were here. It could have been an expensive disappointment, an awkwardly painful reminder that life moves too fast and people get old and it sucks. But in the thick of it, it was hard to think ... More >>

See It, Feel It

Rolling Stones Tribute Band To Get Its Rocks Off At Off Broadway Tonight

​Just when you thought that St. Louis' love for cover nights and tribute bands couldn't swell our collective hearts any further, a promising new venture in classic-rock recreation hits Off Broadway tonight. Street Fighting Band is a new local tribute to the Rolling Stones, and the band is made ... More >>

From The Beatles To Arctic Monkeys: How The Five Waves Of British Invasion Stack Up

This and that Union Jack dress that Ginger Spice wore are just part of a list of uncomfortable moments in British invasion history.​Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner looked dapper and distinctively British on the cover of SPIN's recent Success Issue. The slight singer sports a skinny suit th ... More >>

Elvis Costello & the Imposters at the Pageant, 7/1/2011: Review, Photos and Setlist

Jon Gitchoff​Elvis Costello & the Imposters The Pageant July 1, 2011 When Elvis Costello finally sells out, quits working as a tireless singer, songwriter and music scholar, and takes over Celine Dion's gig in Las Vegas, he'll have a great stage show to fall back on. Costello and his backin ... More >>

Last Collector Standing: Cliff Hardesty, Owner of CD Reunion, on BBQing with Ozzy and the Who's Iconic Album Covers

Jon Scorfina​Sometimes the best reason to collect records is for the unabashed love of the music. Picking up from a short winter hiatus, Last Collector Standing met up with Cliff Hardesty, who, above anything else, is a genuine music lover. He is also the owner of multiple record stores, inclu ... More >>

Digital indie whizzes Menomena refine their complex craft on Mines

Show Review Photos Setlist: Heart at the Family Arena, Saturday, September 4

In preparation for this show, I borrowed a copy of The Essential Heart, perhaps the most comprehensive of the band's greatest-hits collections. Listening to it, I was struck anew at its rapid descent from '70s rockers to '80s power-balladeers. Granted, those '80s records were Heart's best sellers - ... More >>

Show Review Setlist: The Fiery Furnaces at the Old Rock House, Saturday, January 23

Todd McKenzieEleanor Friedberger of the Fiery Furnaces​Popular wisdom among Fiery Furnaces fans is that you never know quite what to expect when the band heads out on tour. It constantly overhauls its choice of instrumentation, song catalogue and overall approach to confusing the audience. One ... More >>

Raised On Radio: A new book about KSHE lovingly documents St. Louis music history

Who Fans, Take Note: Here's a Book Parody, Goodnight Keith Moon

(Via Chunklet) The only surprising thing about this is why it hasn't been done before. Goodnight Keith Moon is a parody of the kids classic Goodnight Moon, fit to the late Who drummer's tragic end. Click here for the online tome -- it's well worth a flip through, although it might not be quite safe ... More >>

Sinking Ship: Pirate Radio gets a tame U.S. release, but we still love rock 'n' roll

Double Talk: The Watson Twins get comfortable stepping into the spotlight

Throwback of the House: Jolly-O Cheap Eats from Merry Olde England

Todd Ehlers, Wikimedia CommonsA few months ago, I introduced you to one of my favorite people in the world, my British pal Sally. This week, I got a care package from the U.K.: two cookbooks from Sally's mom's collection, copyright 1962. They're weathered with use, which I love, and full of notes fr ... More >>

We made you a mixtape! 2008: The year in music.

B-Sides gets our oontz-oontz-oontz on with Canadian DJs MSTRKRFT.

Then we check out a book about Edwardsville's legendary Mississippi River Festival.

You Play, They Pay

How much should it cost Internet radio operators like Jim and Wanda Atkinson to satisfy your cravings for streaming rock & roll?

Long Live Rock School

Hey kids! Dave Simon's music academy can transform you from a painfully shy teen to a guitar-slinging badass! Even your parents will approve!

Pointe Blank

The Hi-Pointe closes, but its legacy lives on.

The Next Big Thing

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

The Who

BBC Sessions (MCA)

Lost in the Stars

Starnineteen stalwart Pat Oldani is a sparkling showman

NEEM THE THING

The Neem offer up 29 songs on their self-titled debut

What bands got you into music in the first place and keep you going?