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Whitney Houston

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Six Most Overused Rhymes

    You've been there, listening to a song for the first time, hearing the word at the end of one lyric and thinking "please don't end the next line with (insert predictable rhyme here)." Of course, nine out of ten times, the internalized wish is futile. Nobody expects songwriters to reinvent the wheel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    New Edition and SWV at the Scottrade Center, 3/29/12: Review, Photos, Setlists

    New Edition | SWV Scottrade Center March 29, 2012 Approaching 30 years in the music industry, New Edition has gone through its fair share of changes. Despite the break-ups, lineup changes, and solo and side projects, the Boston-based boy band is back on tour together -- and St. Louis fans packed in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    Chuck Prophet at Off Broadway, 3/22/12: Review and Setlist

    Chuck Prophet | The Jans Project Off Broadway March 22, 2012 In Austin a few days before his semi-annual stop in St. Louis, Chuck Prophet sat outside a Mexican restaurant and said, "You know, I think we finally cracked that town." Maybe. Or maybe it will take another twenty years. Or as he recent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    Westboro Baptist Church Threatens to Protest Harrisburg, IL Tornado Victims' Funerals

    ​Not this bullshit again. The Westboro Baptist Church -- those laughable scamps with the collective IQ of a single beet -- announced on their blog that they're delighted that six people were killed by the tornado that touched down in Harrisburg, Illinois on Wednesday, February 29. So happy are the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    Academy Awards 2012: A Breakdown of the Two Animal Race for Best Original Song

    Most people wouldn't care to know who prevails in a fight between puppets and animated birds -- unless they've taken some sort of hallucinogen. But that's precisely the battle set to be resolved Sunday during the latest iteration of the Academy Awards. The Best Original Song award this year is a tw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    Chris Cornell will Always Love You, Regardless of Your Sexual Orientation

    Longtime Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell is winning a heap of (deserved) praise for scolding a homophobic traveler. According to the New York Post, Cornell was waiting in the Alaska Airlines lounge at Seattle's airport when he stepped in during a verbal fracas: Witnesses said Cornell jumped into ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Whitney Houston's Death And The Celeb-Blogging Search Engine Spiral

    Some of the blog entries written about Whitney Houston's death last week were a legitimate outpouring of grief, and some of what I felt when I heard the news was a real sadness, a real desire to express what the passing of a musician I hadn't thought about in a few years meant to me, but this blog e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Whitney Houston's Immense Musical Impact

    The news of Whitney Houston's death sparked a disparate reaction amongst the music fans. People expressed every emotion imaginable -- distress, distain, reverence and befuddlement. The varied response correlates with Houston's troubled personal life, which gripped the later stages of her career. Bu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Teengirl Fantasy at the Gargoyle, 2/12/12: Review

    Teengirl Fantasy The Gargoyle February 12, 2012 The life of a buzz band is a tough one, and Teengirl Fantasy has done serious time in the limelight. Logan Takahashi and Nick Weiss effortlessly weave an organic mélange of electronic bounce and percolating two-step. After the release of its highly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Kem and Babyface at the Chaifetz Arena: Review and Setlists

    Kem stares into the middle distance.​Kem | Babyface Chaifetz Arena February 11, 2012 The past few weeks have been particularly rough on soul music lovers. They have experienced the loss of Etta James, Don Cornelius, and now the incomparable Whitney Houston. The breaking news of Whitney's pas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    The Six Best Key Changes In Pop Music

    The key change is an essential device in the pop canon. Play song, move chords and melody up a half step or so, continue in new key until otherwise noted. It's simple, really, and often effective, which is why it has been employed to the point of abuse. Here are the six best key changes in pop music ... More >>

  • News

    January 5, 2012

    New Year's Revolution: If you had the power to make one change that would improve life for St. Louisans in 2012, what would that change be?

    The key change is an essential device in the pop canon. Play song, move chords and melody up a half step or so, continue in new key until otherwise noted. It's simple, really, and often effective, which is why it has been employed to the point of abuse. Here are the six best key changes in pop music ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    New Year's Revolutions From Tef Poe, Justin Johnson and Tiffany Minx

    Kholood EidTef Poe​This week's feature involves asking a few St. Louisans what one thing they would change about our city. Several of the people involved are of particular interest to us here at RFT Music, including rapper Tef Poe, Pretty Little Empire's Justin Johnson and Apop Records owner ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Erasure And Frankmusik At The Pageant, 9/21/11: Review And Setlist

    Erasure performing earlier this summer.​Erasure | Frankmusic The Pageant September 21, 2011 It's been over two decades since Erasure played St. Louis, and its fans were more than ready for the band's return. Opener Frankmusik and his drummer and keyboardist took the stage amidst Erasure's g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    What It's Like To Audition (Unsuccessfully) For American Idol

    One of these people might have moved past the first round. Maybe. Photo by Jon Gitchoff.​Ed: The American Idol Season 11 auditions attracted more than 10,000 hopefuls to the Scottrade Center yesterday. Recent Mizzou grad Mallory Gnaegy was one them, and she has agreed to let us publish her ac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    R.I.P. The Complex: End of a Big Gay Era

    ​If you've been recharging your party batteries in preparation for Pride this weekend, you're not alone, but there's an end of an era celebration tonight that requires your immediate attention. The Complex is closing after 21 years as a mainstay of the LGBT community. Tonight, there's one fina ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    Zola Jesus at the Billiken Club, April 14: Review

    Diana Benanti​Zola Jesus/Cult of Youth Billiken Club April 14, 2011 Sometimes, not often, but sometimes, an artist creates a moment, a fleeting second of absolute perfection that utterly crushes you the minute it's over. At least until the instant replay kicks in or until you get back in your ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    Top Sellers At Area Record Stores for 2009

    Who says the record store is dead? Not us here in St. Louis, where both Vintage Vinyl and Euclid Records sold a lot of tunes. Below, please find the top selling albums from both stores, including a separate top vinyl list from VV. Enjoy! Vintage Vinyl: Top CDs ​1. Murphy Lee - You See Me 2. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of November 2 to November 8

    Every Monday, A to Z publishes the best-selling releases from area independent record stores from the preceding week. An asterisk after an album name indicates that the act is coming to town. And so without further ado: Apop Records 1 Lightning Bolt: Earthly Delights 2 Leonard Cohen: Live Songs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of October 4-10

    Every Monday (or Tuesday), A to Z publishes the best-selling releases from area independent record stores from the preceding week. An asterisk after an album name indicates that the act is coming to town. And so without further ado: Euclid Records 1. Built To Spill - There Is No Enemy 2. Mountain ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2009

    Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of September 28-October 4

    Every Monday, A to Z publishes the best-selling releases from area independent record stores from the preceding week. An asterisk after an album name indicates that the act is coming to town. And so without further ado: Euclid Records 1. Avett Brothers - I & Love & You 2. Bottle Rockets - Lean Fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of September 7-13

    Every Monday, A to Z publishes the best-selling releases from area independent record stores from the preceding week. An asterisk after an album name indicates that the act is coming to town. And so without further ado: Apop Records: Vivian Girls: Everything Goes Wrong Tortoise: Beacons of Ancesto ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2009

    Second Spin: Aretha, "Jumpin' Jack Flash"

    Artist: Aretha Franklin Album: Jumpin' Jack Flash From: Vintage Vinyl Year: 1986 Label: Arista Records What it sounds like: Aretha Franklin slurring her words like Mick Jagger over "street" renditions of the classic Stones song.

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2008

    Hump Day Slow Jam of the Week: George Benson, “Give Me the Night”

    Artist: Aretha Franklin Album: Jumpin' Jack Flash From: Vintage Vinyl Year: 1986 Label: Arista Records What it sounds like: Aretha Franklin slurring her words like Mick Jagger over "street" renditions of the classic Stones song.

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2008

    Hump Day Slow Jam of the Week: Whitney Houston, “Saving All My Love for You”

    Artist: Aretha Franklin Album: Jumpin' Jack Flash From: Vintage Vinyl Year: 1986 Label: Arista Records What it sounds like: Aretha Franklin slurring her words like Mick Jagger over "street" renditions of the classic Stones song.

  • Music

    August 20, 2008

    Prisonshake took fifteen years to release its new double album, Dirty Moons – but the wait is worth it

    Artist: Aretha Franklin Album: Jumpin' Jack Flash From: Vintage Vinyl Year: 1986 Label: Arista Records What it sounds like: Aretha Franklin slurring her words like Mick Jagger over "street" renditions of the classic Stones song.

  • Music

    August 13, 2008

    Dolly Parton brings her pop-and-country-career-spanning "Backwoods Barbie" tour to the Fabulous Fox Theatre

    Artist: Aretha Franklin Album: Jumpin' Jack Flash From: Vintage Vinyl Year: 1986 Label: Arista Records What it sounds like: Aretha Franklin slurring her words like Mick Jagger over "street" renditions of the classic Stones song.

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2008

    Show Review: Tegan and Sara at the Pageant, Sunday, May 4

    Artist: Aretha Franklin Album: Jumpin' Jack Flash From: Vintage Vinyl Year: 1986 Label: Arista Records What it sounds like: Aretha Franklin slurring her words like Mick Jagger over "street" renditions of the classic Stones song.

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2007

    Julien Temple talks Joe Strummer, His New Movie, The Future is Unwritten

    Artist: Aretha Franklin Album: Jumpin' Jack Flash From: Vintage Vinyl Year: 1986 Label: Arista Records What it sounds like: Aretha Franklin slurring her words like Mick Jagger over "street" renditions of the classic Stones song.

  • Music

    July 25, 2007

    JoJo

    7 p.m. Thursday, July 26. Old Glory Amphitheatre, Six Flags, Eureka.

  • Film

    March 28, 2007

    Full-serve philosophy: A gas station attendant pumps out enlightenment.

    Peaceful Warrior

  • Culture

    September 20, 2006

    Current Shows

    Robert Duffy encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

  • 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

  • Film

    August 2, 2006

    Full-Serve Philosophy

    A gymnast pumps advice from a gas station attendant

  • Music

    January 25, 2006

    Shake Ya Tailfeather

    A preview of Murphy Lee's new tunes

  • News

    September 14, 2005

    Rap vs. Rapture

    Christian hip-hop is on the march, but some say it's the Devil's music

  • News

    June 1, 2005

    Letters

    Week of June 1, 2005

  • Music

    March 16, 2005

    Alicia Keys

    Wednesday, March 23; the Fox Theatre, 527 North Grand Boulevard

  • Music

    February 23, 2005

    Murder for Fun

    Local shows explore the line between rock and death

  • Film

    February 23, 2005

    Summary of a Bad Black Movie

    Tyler Perry's Diary will make audiences mad

  • Calendar

    February 23, 2005

    Art City Chronicle

    See St. Louis' bright future at the Sheldon Art Galleries

  • Film

    January 26, 2005

    Domed Stadiums (1994) and California (1994)

    California, like domed stadiums, is a grand delusion

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2004

    Oh, God!

    It's Jamie Farr as George Burns

  • Film

    July 21, 2004

    Meow Mixed

    Catwoman prompts both purrs and hisses

  • Music

    December 24, 2003

    Sins of the Editor

    Sloth directs the hand of Radar Station

  • Film

    January 1, 2003

    Fear Factor

    2002 proved that TV has no shame at any hour

  • Culture

    December 25, 2002

    Fear Factor

    But just think, no one hates TV more than Trent Lott

  • Music

    June 27, 2001

    Teenage Crush

    The pundits scoff, but the little girls understand

  • Music

    October 25, 2000

    Sound in Motion

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

  • Film

    August 16, 2000

    Wonderland

    Directed by Michael Winterbottom

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