Regular readers remember Devil Blare from the Wayward Son’s trip to a Wizards game with the lo-fi, working-man, ’60s-influenced rocker. Now, Devil’s got a video. It’s almost a film short. Elvis the Janitor discovers Devil Blare’s CD while sweeping the floor in the gym, takes it back to his custodial closet, puts it in his discman, and goes on a…
From the Women Seeking Men section of the local Craigslist pages… “Are you going to see Steve Miller and Joe Cocker on July 2nd? If so, maybe we could meet for a few drinks after the show. Send your pic and a bit about yourself…” And if you’re name is Maurice and you speak for the pompatus of love, dude,…
By C.J. JANOVY Photo by Elana Gordon/KCUR Vince Gunter got a life-changing phone call Sunday morning. He had no big plans for the day when he got a call from Barack Obama’s campaign asking if he’d be willing to introduce the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee at the Truman Memorial Building in Independence yesterday. “I was overwhelmed and thrilled,” he says….
%{}% By CHRIS PACKHAM Tight-ass narrative structuralist Oprah Winfrey famously pointed her pointer finger of literary disapprobation at James Frey’s use of fiction techniques in his memoir A Million Little Pieces. I’ll just go right out on a limb and say that, what with jobs and the TV, I’ll probably never actually read it, but billionaire Oprah is wrong about…
By ANDY VIHSTADT Massive Attack opened its Friday night set at Glastonbury with the new song “All I Want,” which is expected to appear on the band’s forthcoming fifth LP, due early next year. Stream the entire show here, and check out more highlights from the festival, including sets from Hot Chip, Dizzee Rascal and Kings of Leon, right here….
BY CAROLYN SZCZEPANSKI It has been four years since Kansas lawmakers granted in-state tuition rates at public universities for undocumented students who had spent at least three years at a Kansas high school. Since that bill passed, University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Professor and Kansas Republican Party Chairman Kris Kobach has been fighting to get the law overturned in the…
By ERIC BARTON In one moment on Sunday, in this play at the plate, it became clear what most of the Royals are missing. It came in the bottom of the first during the Royals loss to the Cardinals. Royals outfielder David DeJesus came barreling toward home plate as Cards catcher Jason LaRue got a bullet of a throw from…
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