Eric 'Mean' Melin is a Real Musician, but it's Air Guitar That Might Make Him a Star
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August 11, 2009
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Kansas City leaders may have shuttered the brothels and torn down the stockyards that once defined the town--and the mobsters may have blown themselves up in disco bombings back in the '70s--but there are still plenty of stories to tell...
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Inside Westboronew
At Westboro Baptist Church, Steve Drain found religion but lost a daughter.
Tags: Westboro Baptist Church
Tracking Homicides, We Learned a Few Things About Kansas City's Psychenew
Andre D. Jones, 33, was the victim of one of the metro's most disturbing murders of 2009: a quadruple homicide in Raytown whose other victims were his 21-year-old girlfriend, Precious Triplett, and her nephews, 10-year-old Amir Clemons and 7-year-old Gerard Clemons.
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Justin Kendall |
01-05-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Blogger Mark Smith Finds Cheer in Kansas City’s Most Depressing Placesnew
He rants about crime, his past and blight. He has earned enemies, engaging in a flame war with self-appointed crime-fighter Alonzo Washington after Washington trashed the family of a crime victim for refusing his help.
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Katlyn Conroy and Matt Pryor write made-to-order love songs for Valentine's Daynew
Flowers die. Lingerie fades. But songs — songs last forever...
Kansas City's Hip-hop Wants a Piece of Hot 103new
Jaz Brewer has engineered albums for some of the biggest names in Kansas City rap. Some songs that Brewer has produced have made it to the city's only commercial hip-hop station. The vast majority, however, have not, and it's not because they aren't up-to-par productionwise.
Mumiy Troll, One of Russia's Biggest Bands, Looks to Make Comrades in the U.S.A.new
Earlier this year, the group released its latest Russian-language work, Comrade Ambassador, via American distributive channels. Mumiy plans to release an English album before long; in the meantime, the band hopes to win over a new audience with its U.S. shows.
The Pitch |
Ben Westhoff |
10-20-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
So Many Dynamos Fight Complacency and Boring Music With 'The Loud Wars'new
The band is frequently compared with postpunk acts such as the Dismemberment Plan and Q and Not U, but the Dynamos' music is much more nuanced.
The Pitch |
Annie Zaleski |
07-14-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Loud Wars, So Many Dynamos
The Architects Prepare to Work Their Fourth Release All Summer on Warped Tournew
If ever an album title summed up the makers, it's the Architects' fourth record, The Hard Way.
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Peter Rugg |
06-23-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
