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The People vs. Erotic City
It took the gang rape of a 14-year-old before authorities shuttered the orgy room.
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The People vs. Erotic City
Behind the glory holes, orgy rooms and sex booths is a board of directors that includes a felon, a preteen and others who think things aren't that bad.
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KC's Iron Chef
He wants to be a restaurant mogul, but first Rob Dalzell has to prevent another opening-day disaster.
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Fox 4's Shawn Edwards isn't just a blurb whore
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Sure, global warming has skeptics. But how many teach science at Mizzou?
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The People vs. Erotic City (14)
It took the gang rape of a 14-year-old before authorities shuttered the orgy room.
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Smoke Scream (9)
Sure, people feel strongly about the smoking ban. But that doesn't mean we can't discuss it rationally.
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How Not to Be a Rap Star (10)
Flying high on Ecstasy, Grey Goose and his own hype, Paul Mussan blew through 100 G's in six months.
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Riot On, Man
The Riot Room rocks us like the Hurricane used to.
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Claw and FSTZ introduce dubstep to Kansas City
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John Brewer and Brandon Draper get down to Organic Proof
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A night out at the Mutual Musicians Foundation and Jardine's reminds us what this town's all about
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Depression
Remembering the greatness of No Depression.
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Daily Briefs: Life Gives Lemons to Yael T. Abouhalkah
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'It's a Great Day to Be a Jayhawk'
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The Wayward Blog Still Allows Smoking
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New Kids On The Block Reunite
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KC Singer Janelle Monáe Signs to Bad Boy Records, Invents Cybersoul
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A night out at the Mutual Musicians Foundation and Jardine's reminds us what this town's all about
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National Features
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Miami New Times
The Murder of Master Do
In a city plagued by killings, the most perplexing death is that of a killer.
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SF Weekly
Pitching "Woo-Woo"
He'll find you a parking space and even watch your car--if the meter maids let him.
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Nashville Scene
Spank the Honkey
The victim of a racial slur exacts a special kind of retribution.
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Broward-Palm Beach New Times
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“Pills” by the Architects, from Vice (Anodyne):
Hardworking, broken-backed, sweaty-headed, scruffy-looking Kansas Citians the Architects have never tried to win folks over with much more than relentless punk-drenched rock-and-roll honesty. Now, with Vice, the group amps up its sound to arena-rocking levels, throwing in plenty of gang vocals and melodic hooks to make sure it reaches the proles in the cheap seats. In other words, the Architects have gotten catchy — and they sound like they're having more fun than ever. "Cold Hard Facts" kicks the album off with drummer Adam Phillips driving nails into the ride cymbal and Brandon Phillips' and newbie Keenan Nichols' guitars bearing against each other like red-and-blue cop-car lights; Cold hard facts are all that keeps me warm, goes the ascetic chorus. "Hard Times" continues the theme of rockin' out 'cause you ain't got shit, and "Pills" boasts the most epic hey-yay-yeahs the Phillipses have ever uttered. A countrified thread creeps up in the backbeats and lyrical narratives of "Daddy Wore Black," "Oklahoma" and the Graduate-inspired "Mrs. Doyle." "New Boots and Truncheons" is the best AC/DC ripoff to employ politically sarcastic lyrics, probably ever. Sometimes the band's newfound embrace of power rock skirts close to beer-commercial territory, but all in all, Vice is totally righteous, so long as there's no stick up the listener's ass.
