Star Clippercelebrates two decades with a party and gallery reception on Friday, October 3 from 6 to 10 PM!Featuring unique pieces from 15 local artists commemorating Star Clipper’s twenty years of history, this singular event will be held in conjunction with the Loop in Motion Art Walk, an annual event highlighted by exhibitions and performances […]
Consider the zombies. The zombies represent the id, the uncontrolled part of man that is driven on instinct and impulse and only seeks immediate satisfaction of its primal urges and desires. In the case of the zombie, they are driven by the need to eat in order to survive, feasting on human flesh and brains. […]
The Verve Forth In 1997, The Verve finally broke through and reached the worldwide success that they had been dreaming of with their third album Urban Hymns. They toured in support of the album for the next year and half and then promptly broke up in 1999 due to internal strife among some of the […]
As if this Tuesday couldn’t get any better… THE REPLACEMENTS’ SIRE REISSUES TIM 1. “Hold My Life” 2. “I’ll Buy” 3. “Kiss Me On The Bus” 4. “Dose Of Thunder” 5. “Waitress In The Sky” 6. “Swingin Party” 7. “Bastards Of Young” 8. “Lay It Down Clown” 9. “Left Of The Dial” 10. “Little Mascara” […]
Not to be outdone by Guitar Hero World Tour, Rock Band 2 released their set list.  Checkmate. 1960s Norman Greenbaum – “Spirit in the Sky” The Who – “Pinball Wizard”  1970s AC/DC Let – “There Be Rock” Allman Brothers – “Ramblin’ Man” Bad Company – “Shooting Star” Blondie – “One Way or Another” Bob […]
So Guitar Hero: World Tour released a list of their official set list for the game and it looks like Rock Band II is in for some strong competition.  Check it out: Guitar Hero World Tour setlist, alphabetically: 311: “Beautiful Disaster” 30 Seconds To Mars: “The Kill” Airbourne: “Too Much Too Young” The Allman Brothers […]
Look at us, we formed a comic book columnist. Â Pretentious Record Store Guy is pretty excited at the addition of Art Brut’s Eddie Argos taking on a biweekly Comics column at Playback:STL. Â As St. Louis’ own son Nelly would say, Fo’ schizzle. Â Apparently this annoucement has set the blogosphere on fire with no less […]
1) A Tribe Called Quest –Low End Theory 2) Black Star –Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star 3) Hieroglyphics –Third Eye Vision 3a) Souls of Mischief –93 ‘Til Infinity 4) Common Sense –Resurrection 5) Notorious B.I.G. – Ready to Die
How many times have you found yourself trapped on a broken down bus going nowhere fast, completely surrounded by a smörgÃ¥sbord of the craziest freaks, geeks, weirdos, aliens, robots, cavemen, megalomaniacal midgets, dinosaurs, buddy cops, giant mutant monsters, dysfunctional couples, depressed artists, ninjas for hire, poli-sci majors, sit down comics and one messed up kid […]
The Parade of Freaks/Pretentious Record Store Guy is hitting the road, folks! June 27th-29th we setting up shop at Wizard World Chicago. We are extremely excited since this is our first official convention outing. We will also have the very first issue of Pretentious Record Store Guy miniseries for sale as well as the Wizard […]
In order to fully submerse yourself in the world of Pretentious Record Store Guy, it helps to know the lingo. To help out all those wannabe hucksters, hipsters and scenesters, we here at Pretentious Record Store Guy have decided to educate the coalition of the willing in the vernacular of PRSG. Enjoy. Pretentious – characterized […]
Every journey has a beginning, every story has a start and every record store has a Pretentious Record Store Guy. This is his story! When you’re Pretentious Record Store Guy, you’re life is pretty much made in the shade right? You get to see all the cool shows, pick through all the good music and […]
I have a confession to make. I fucking love Tom Petty. I know I shouldn’t say that because I’m a Pretentious Record Store Guy and Tom Petty should be enjoyed only in an ironic way that trivializes the mainstream and uses the false facade of irony as a substitute for nostalgic appreciation for the things […]
If youre like me then youre 510, rail thin, ridiculously good looking and your hair is the elixir from which dreams are made. Youre also a pretentious music fan, an aficionado of the underground, the litmus test by which any band who is anyone will be judged and blogged by before their fist single even […]
So the other day I finally got a chance to see one of my all time favorite bands, Radiohead, live and in concert. I was a little hesitant because they were playing at the crappy Verizon Amphitheater which has the lovely benefit of making all bands sound like crap, and as a bonus you get […]
