Kansas City Police Department Captain Rich Lockhart confirms that, in March, officers will cast secret ballots to determine whether the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #99, will become the department’s union representation. Lockhart says the FOP has been pushing the department to become unionized for years, but only recently got traction when a Missouri Supreme Court decision overturned a previous…
Original Video – More videos at TinyPic Making fun of Nickelback never gets old. Local band Delorean created this video about living with Chad Kroeger, Nickelback’s cheesedick frontman. We’ll forgive Delorean for misspelling the word “roommate” in the video’s title, because the farce is damn funny.The skit seems to take place before Kroeger and his band started clogging up radio…
If we can’t build a scene/Go ahead and tear us down This is the central message of the latest single from KC-by-way-of-Vegas rapper MilkDrop. “Dirty Laundry” finds Milk milking the production talents of fellow local D/Will (whom we featured last summer). As MilkDrop lyrically laments a divisive Kansas City hip-hop scene, D/Will dishes up a heavy, funky, R&B-flavored beat. Download…
You’d think with all the blogging Fat City’s done about the peanut butter scare, I’d be smart enough to avoid tainted products. I’m not. In a combination of irony and schadenfreude, I clicked on Slate’s article about what to do if you’ve eaten a salmonella-tainted product only to see a picture of a Clif bar, something I eat nearly daily….
Last night right before the kickoff, the Smashing Pumpkins treated Super Bowl viewers — and potential Hyundai Genesis owners — to a clip from a specially commissioned new song titled “FOL.” What does it stand for, you ask? “Filthy Ol’ Lucre” would be our guess. SP fans and anyone who appreciates rock music for cheap cars can download the MP3…
People who watch Fox 4 don’t get laid. OK, maybe I’m overstating it. Last night I saw this very, very sad poll on Fox 4’s Web site. Yep, 30 percent of Fox 4 viewers answered this question — “How many consecutive days have you been intimate with your partner?” — with this answer, “I can’t remember the last time I…
This past Saturday, Folks came out to the Crossroads in full masquerade to celebrate the Mardi Gras season and dance to the music of the Ernest James Zydeco Band, DJ Fat Sal and the Dirty Force Brass Knuckle Street Band. Click on the photo of DJ Fat Sal for a slide show by Forester Michael. Categories: Music Tags: Dirty Force,…
When you hear the words Mexican food, what images come to mind? Margaritas, fajitas, peppers. Probably not cheesecake. Yet Mexico now holds the record for largest cheesecake which was made using… Philadelphia cream cheese. Spanish news is reporting that Chef Miguel Angel Quezada of Mexico City has made a 2,000 pound strawberry cheesecake beating the record of, uh, um, well…
Yesterday, Lifehacker published a piece on getting a great cup of coffee without spending loads of money. In other words, making the coffee you brew at home better. (Sorry, no matter how many Starbucks hacks there are, it’ll never be that cheap.) Lifehacker has six tips. While they’re all helpful, as a serious coffee drinker — we’re talking 12 cups…
On a Thursday night, a band from Springfield, Missouri, rocks the Jackpot Music Hall in Lawrence, but it sure feels like a hometown show. Warmth and familiarity radiate between the clump of college kids down front and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. The band, which itself hails from a college town, prefaces about half of its songs with shout-outs…
I know I shouldn’t but every once in a blue moon I go to Chipotle. Usually late at night when I’m by myself, tired and I don’t feel like having a sit-down dinner for one nor do I feel like going through a drive-through. Saturday night was one of those nights. I went to the Chipotle by my house and…
Folks came out to the Crossroads in full masquerade to celebrate the Mardi Gras season and dance to the music of the Ernest James Zydeco Band, DJ Fat Sal and the Dirty Force Brass Knuckle Street Band.
Over the weekend, voting closed on who should be the next White House Farmer. Considering it was a poll with no weight for a position that doesn’t exist, people took it quite seriously. The idea came from Michael Pollan’s New York Times column suggesting a farmer-in-chief. Within days the Web site White House Farmer was made and nominations came pouring…
Fox News shouting head Glenn Beck claimed California is driving him “to the edge of insanity.” Beck isn’t on the edge of insanity; he’s there. He proved it last week when he said he’d like to kick California out of the union. Beck wants California gone for fighting off-shore drilling and raising emission standards and Hollywood bailouts. “No offense, California,…
Hailing from Springfield, Missouri, SSLYBY is the kind of band you’d take home to meet your mom. (But, knowing your mom, you wouldn’t wanna leave them alone with her.)
%{}% Citi isn’t the only company that bought a corporate jet at a bad time. Starbucks is trying to unload its new jet after only a dozen trips. $45 million and it’s yours. Four recession-proof items: soup, chocolate, fast food and yoga. Yes, yoga is on the rise. Microbreweries almost became too popular over the past ten years. Not all…
It’s been five years since the Von Bondies scored big with the Rescue Me television theme song, but the Detroit garage rockers are hoping to prove they’re no one-hit wonders. The band’s third LP, Love, Hate & Then There’s You, hits stores tomorrow and the iTunes deluxe version comes with five extra tracks. Check out the video and MP3 for…
On the eve of the NFL’s biggest game, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced that Chiefs sack master Derrick Thomas will be enshrined among the game’s greats. Thomas lived fast, played hard and died young. I’ll let Kansas City Star columnist Jason Whitlock explain why Thomas’ off-field indiscretions shouldn’t overshadow his on-field dominance and big heart. After the jump,…
After last night’s big game — and my favorite episode of The Office this season — KSHB sports director Jack Harry got a the big, exclusive interview with Chiefs owner Clark Hunt. Hunt didn’t reveal much in the nearly 12-minute interview. He wouldn’t talk about a timetable for hiring a new coach or talk names — although Arizona Cardinals’ offensive…
