Concert Review: 2017 CMA Awards
The CMA Awards is thought of as country music’s biggest night -- and it is. All big nights come with great performances, some upsets and...
Album Review: Taylor Swift - 'Reputation'
In the storied lineage of pop music rivalries, Taylor Swift vs. Kanye West is among the strangest. Beatles vs. Rolling Stones is defined...
Album Review: Beck - 'Colors'
Beck is an eccentric, eclectic rock star in an era sorely lacking them. His first hit single, the ubiquitous “Loser,” for which he...
Tom Petty: Remembering an Icon
Courtesy: Larry Philpot Tom Petty was rushed to the hospital in cardiac arrest on Oct. 1 after being found in his Malibu, Calif....
Podcast - Ep. 3: The Quebe Sisters Interview
John Fleming recently caught up with the Quebe Sisters at Blueberry Hill before the band’s show at the Duck Room. The Quebe Sisters, who...
Album Review: Foo Fighters - 'Concrete and Gold'
For more than two decades, the Foo Fighters have been the standard-bearers for straight-ahead rock. Other bands have been more critically...
The Multiple New Beginnings for Hounds
Some of rock's most legendary bands have changed names. The Beatles were the Quarrymen. Queen was Smile. And Pearl Jam was previously...
Podcast - Ep. 2: Lee DeWyze Interview
Lee DeWyze has been busy since winning American Idol in 2010. The singer/songwriter has released four studio albums since that time, and...
Podcast - Ep. 1: Michelle Branch Interview
For the debut episode of the Sound Words STL Podcast, Grammy-winning artist Michelle Branch joins host John Fleming on location at Delmar...
Album Review: Chuck Berry - 'Chuck'
Prior to his death, “Chuck,” the final album from rock and roll legend Chuck Berry, was already anticipated to be the rock pioneer’s last...
