Liberal blogs are biting the heels of U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback after he and other Republicans criticized the Obama administration for rebuking Israel. The White House wagged a finger at Israel after an interior minister announced a plan to build housing in East Jerusalem. Vice President Joe Biden said the announcement undermined attempts to make peace in the region. Brownback…
As those with ears tuned to the rumblings of the indie-rock scene already know, Fang Island is perfectly poised to be your new favorite summer band. The Pitchfork-lauded group (they’ve been labeled “Best New Music,” for what it’s worth) is receiving fawning praise from critics for their sunny collages of ’80s rock riffs and electro refracted through shimmery fuzz. The band…
TV dinners were made for show like these Restaurants always make great set pieces for dramatic or comedy scenes. It’s been years since I’ve seen a re-run of the old Happy Days, but it seems that an abundance of the scenes were taped on the Arnold’s Drive-In set. Another sitcom, also airing the 1970s, was the Linda Lavin vehicle Alice,…
Junior Marvin joined Bob Marley’s backing band, the Wailers, in the late 1970s. Along with fellow former Wailer, Al Anderson, Marvin tours as part of the Original Wailers. Marvin was kind enough to speak with Wayward Blog by phone from London, in advance of the Original Wailers’ show at the Voodoo Lounge on Friday, March 26. He talks about his…
Ash-har Quraishi, our favorite slayer of Sith lords and former KCTV 5 investigative journalist, has found a new job. According to Romenesko, Quraishi is now “a multimedia correspondent and content producer” who will split his time between public TV station WTTW and Chicago News Cooperative. Vocalo.org reports that Quraishi will do reporting for Chicago Tonight and the show’s Web site,…
Dust off your dream of opening a restaurant chain because NBC wants to hear your pitch. There’s a casting call for America’s Next Great Restaurant, a reality television competition, on Tuesday, March 30, at the Chipotle in Mission (6864 Johnson Drive) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Starring celebrity chef Bobby Flay, the show appears to be a combination of…
%{}% Kansas City police are investigating a second homicide from overnight after a man died after getting shot in the 5700 block of Highland around 12:42 a.m. The shooting victim was taken to a local hospital where he died several hours later. Kansas City, Missouri’s homicide total is now at 18 for 2010. Categories: News Tags: homicide, Killa City
Notes From the Pit are quick dispatches from the scene of the show. Nicole Reinertson has some thoughts and shots from Woods and Real Estate last night at the Jackpot in Lawrence: Last night’s show was loud(ish). There were only a couple of drunk D-bags that got kicked out; everyone else behaved like kings. (That is, white, Midwestern, American Apparel…
Now that the fake marijuana is outlawed in Kansas, we can get to legalizing the real stuff. Kansas state Rep. Gail Finney’s bill (read it after the jump) that would authorize “compassionate care centers” where Kansas-grown pot would be dispensed on physicians’ orders gets a hearing before the House Health and Human Services Committee this afternoon at 1:30 in room…
Forget putting your money where your mouth is, this is about putting someone else’s bacon in your mouth. The sports blog Intentional Foul has a Bacon Explosion Bracket Challenge. It’s your chance to turn your knowledge of college basketball into more than two pounds of free meat: The entrant with the most picks right for the upcoming NCAA tournament wins…
%{}% A visit to the newly opened retail store for Dodge City Beef, which sells dry hormone and antibiotic-free dry aged beef in downtown Shawnee. Anyone else up for a butcher party? The potential link between pine nuts and pine mouth syndrome has scientists baffled. A list of the 10 restaurant design trends that need to go — I’ll second…
A robber fatally shot a 7-Eleven clerk at a convenience store at 8105 East Bannister Road around 1:06 a.m. Wednesday. View Larger Map The clerk told police that a suspect entered the store and demanded money. After the clerk gave the robber the money, the robber shot the clerk with a small handgun. The clerk was taken to a local…
Digital Leather isn’t the only new wave act to come from Omaha — you’ve also got the Faint. However, while Digital Leather’s recorded output brings to mind Joy Division, their live show is something more akin to Warsaw, the band that would come to be Joy Division. The Omaha act mixes dark new wave and punk, with a definite emphasis…
But you knew that already, right? From Phelps’ latest web-missive: Kevin Smith is a classic worker of iniquity. His favorite lie? “I’m okay, you’re okay, as long as we’re doing things that feel good & don’t hurt anyone.” Well, Kevin, you’ve got a problem: your view is definitely askew! Your life revolves around your insignificant private parts (which you proudly…
Joseph Jackson has volunteered for years. Now he wants a seat on the board. As the April 6 Kansas City, Missouri, School Board election approaches, we’re profiling each of the candidates. Running around from building to building, trying to solve problems in the Kansas City Missouri School District, is Joseph Jackson’s full-time job. But he doesn’t get a paycheck. For…
Minnie Williams says Michelle McCray, the manager of the St. Regis Apartments at 1400 East Linwood Avenue, kicked Williams out of her rent-assisted apartment in 2005. The 85-unit complex, which is overseen by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, is the subject of this week’s feature story. Williams called The Pitch when friends who still live in the…
Hammerlord has a blog, and they’ve updated it exactly twice. The first post was to introduce said blog, and talk about all the stuff the band had going. Then? Silence for nearly two months. On the bright side, the band made another post over the weekend, and it’s news about their next album. No title yet, but it’s due out…
Hot damn. After canceling their show earlier this month due to a family death, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears are returning to the Bottleneck on June 26 with their signature dirty barroom grooves. Categories: Music Tags: Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, rescheduled show
Trey Starks is only 5-foot-11, but the guard from Springfield Hillcrest has a nasty habit of throwing down dunks on much taller defenders. Check out this video from the Class 5 Missouri State Championship game this past weekend. This was just two of Starks’ 22 points in Springfield Hillcrest’s state championship win. Gotta feel for Garrett Reeg, the poor SOB…
