SAINT LOUIS

• The ‘Bad Dad Joke House’ brings laughter to St. Louis

• Healing Powers: Music Therapy Provides More Than Just Entertainment for Sick Kids

• St. Louis Urgent Care Clinics Face an Urgent Problem

• The December 5th Fund Creates Wonderful Memories for Families Facing Cancer

• We Took a Ride on a B-17 Along with Some Amazing WW II Veterans

• LouFest‘s Aftermath Shows Everything That’s Right About St. Louis

• Live Blog: 24 Consecutive Hours at Pop’s Nightclub

DEEP DIVES

• Dolly Parton Is the Queen of Everything and the Glowing Center of the Universe

• Bruce Springsteen Is Full of Shit (But He’s Still the Greatest)

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

• R.E.M Says Goodbye: The Great Beyond

• Remembering Garth Brooks‘ Alter-Ego Chris Gaines

• On Pop Music and Violence Against Women

• David Bowie is Real-Life Space Alien. No, Seriously.

INTERVIEWS

• Echo & the Bunnymen’s Ian McCulloch Is an International Treasure

• Blondie’s Chris Stein Still Making Waves 40 Years Later

• The Breeders’ Kelley Deal Talks Knitting, Nudity and Steve Albini’s Bodily Functions

• Henry Rollins — Musician, Writer and Punk Legend — Talks About Life on the Road

• Photographer Bob Gruen Is a Rock & Roll Primary Source

• Ian MacKaye of Fugazi Speaks about Music, St. Louis, Touring

• Interview: Lou Barlow of Sebadoh and Dinosaur Jr.

• Sonic Youth and Kim Gordon Continue to Age Gracefully With a New LP, The Eternal

• Fear’s Multi-Talented Founder, Lee Ving, Is More Than Just a Punk Icon

• Please Kill Me Author Legs McNeil on His New Book, Music and Chuck Berry

• Gang of Four Guitarist Andy Gill On His Band’s Wide Influence

• Sub Pop’s Bruce Pavitt Writes Book, Offers Advice To Bands: “Keep It Fun, You Know?”

• Gene Simmons of KISS Came to St. Louis and Charmed Us One-on-One

• Our Band Could Be Your Life Author Michael Azerrad Discusses His New Endeavor

• Ann Wilson of Heart Fights Back Family Heartache to Press On with Her Solo Career

• Thurston Moore: ​​Folk Meets Noise Meets Whatever

TALKING TRASH

• That’s Enough Already, Dave Grohl

• You Don’t Actually Like the Red Hot Chili Peppers

• Douche Lord Axl Rose Dares to Return to St. Louis with Guns N’ Roses

• Tool Would Be a Better Band Without Maynard James Keenan

• It’s Easier to Love Chuck Berry Now That He’s Dead

• Admit It: The Gin Blossoms Are Better Than the Ramones

• Dumb Dude from the Dickies Ruins Last Few Minutes of Lackluster Career

• Morrissey Is a Boring Old Jackass

JUST SAYIN’

• Britney Spears Is the Queen of Punk

• Chuck Berry Gets a Loving Goodbye from the City He Always Called Home

• Insane Clown Posse Made Me a Better Person

• Garth Brooks Isn’t Who You Think He Is (He’s Even Better)

• Drinking with Guided By Voices: Can we Keep Up with Bob Pollard? (Spoiler Alert: No)

• Taylor Swift Just Took Her Pop Queen Throne. All Hail!

• Forty Years into Her Career, Patti Smith is Still Bewitching: Review and Setlist 5/5/13

POLITICAL

• Stormy Daniels Did St. Louis — And It Was Magnificent

• Vote for Claire McCaskill, You Liberal Dipshits

• Phyllis Schlafly’s Husband Finally Grants Her Permission to Enter Hell; Internet Rejoices

• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Cori Bush Are Punk AF

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