London Transit, the Pedaljets, Stik Figa and Making Movies performed two or three songs each last night at the Pitch Music Awards ceremony. The top video is a playlist combining all four. Separate clips after the jump. Categories: Music Tags: Greg Enemy, London Transit, making movies, PMA 2009, Ron Ron, stik figa, the pedaljets
Photos from our yearly, local-music fête at the Uptown.
Can the economy do what environmentalists have been unable to do for the past five years? The Washington Post reports that sales of bottled water declined last year and Nestle — the largest seller of bottled water in the United States, with Perrier and Poland Spring among its brands — reported a 2.7 percent drop in profits for the first…
It was a moment of pure bliss. Accepting the award for Best Jazz: Ensemble on behalf of her group, the Wild Women of Kansas City, 92-year-old jazz and blues queen Myra Taylor sang a song to ceremony emcee David Wayne Reed and told a joke. The audience collectively swooned. Categories: Music Tags: David Wayne Reed, Myra Taylor, PMA 2009, Wild…
Kansas City schools start today, Lawrence schools started last week, and KU gets going on Thursday, so I figured a selection of songs about scholastic endeavors would be appropriate. If you’re going back to school yourself, think of them as elegies to your misspent summer vacation. If you’ve kids going back to school (like me), think of them as exultations…
Last night, US Air Guitar Championships finalist Eric “Mean” Melin performed his signature routine on stage at the Uptown. Later, by popular vote, his band, the Dead Girls, won best band in the Pop category. Categories: Music Tags: air guitar, Dead Girls, Eric Mean Melin, PMA 2009
We’re getting to the time of year when watermelon can go either way — a great burst of sweet juice or something that tastes vaguely of fruit water. Still, it’s the right time to dive in while you’ve got a better shot at the former than the latter, because as long as there is watermelon on the table, you can…
We’re still editing photos, videos and verbiage from last night’s Pitch Music Awards Ceremony — and wrestling with the inevitable hangover. In the meantime, join us in congratulating this year’s winners. About 4,600 people voted this year, which is really cool. David Wayne Reed — he of the hot pants— was the evening’s charming host. Inhale (and scroll down) slowly…
Best news for a shitty rainy day: David Cross is coming to the AMC Midland on September 30. Tickets ($27.75-$37.75) go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. Cross worked Kansas City into his act for Shut Up You Fucking Baby! Couldn’t find the whole KC bit on one YouTube video so here’s two. Skip to about six-minute mark of the…
The freaks came out early to mix, mingle and get their two-fisted drunk on at the annual music awards ceremony pre-party.
Taco Bell believes it has identified its newest growth market: quick-serve meals and healthier options. According to a recent story in the Nation’s Restaurant News, Yum Brands, Inc. (Taco Bell’s parent corporation) will focus on new healthy and premium offerings. Among the potential new items are a half-pound burrito with premium meat (maybe not so healthy), a 10-taco dinner kit…
As our society grows, both in girth and population, the obsession with finding a cure for obesity has grown alongside it. While most solutions are thought to be found in products or surgery, scientists are looking inside the human body for part of the answer. In a recent editorial, New Scientist looked at the potential weight loss benefits of brown…
