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It's Hard Out Here for a Player

Vital blew up in the Lawrence rap scene, and that may have made him a marked man.

• by Jesse Nathan
• Tags: Feature, Editorial Feature, James Hawkins, Anthony Vital, James Neal Williams, Carlos Green

Real Mature, Harper

The Wayward Son offers up music coming to town, along with sounds your inner teenager will like.

• Tags: Pitchcast, Columns, Apple iTunes

Representin' the ... Where Are We?

That pro-JoCo hat isn't exactly down with the 913.

• Tags: Burnt Ends, Columns, AL Central Division, American League (Baseball), Dave Brimmerman, Kansas City Royals

On the Road With God

• Tags: Burnt Ends, Columns, Des Moines

Have It Your Way, Jerk

While you’re calling corporate, rude customer, ask about my crappy pay.

• Tags: Hey, You!, Columns, Denny's Corporation, McDonald's Corporation, Taco Bell Corp.

Wak Party

This year’s Wakarusa was a stir-fried blend of music, people, nature and beer.

• by Sarah Smarsh
• Tags: Interview, Feature, Lawrence, Ben Harper, Alice Schneider, Ozomatli

Seven Is for Sins

Grab a glass of gluttony and lust at this new downtown nightclub.

• by Jen Chen
• Tags: Night Ranger, Columns, Night Ranger, Britney Spears, Snoop Dogg, Steve Perry

The Torturer Talks

Chatting with Hostel Part II writer-director Eli Roth.

• by ROB NELSON
• Tags: Interview, Eli Roth, Freddy Krueger, Harvard University, Emily Rose

Raspy Kid

Josh Lacy has spun more life in 25 years than most fellow DJs do in a lifetime.

• by Megan Metzger
• Tags: Heartbeat City, Columns, Josh Lacy, Westport, The Cure (Musical Group), Joy Division

Geekology 101

Judd Apatow explains himself.

• by Scott Foundas
• Tags: Interview, Judd Apatow, Seth Rogen, Freaks and Geeks, Jake Kasdan

Noodle Shooter

Rex Hobart relaunches his Spaghetti Western Orchestra

• by Richard Gintowt
• Tags: Bonus Tracks, Columns, Rex Hobart, Hobart, Ennio Morricone, Sergio Leone

The Lord Loves Metal

Go to Phantasm Fest or wind up dead like Mufasa.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Bonus Tracks, Columns, Dustin Albright, Wichita, MySpace Inc., National Basketball Association

The Download

• by Andy Vihstadt
• Tags: Bonus Tracks, Columns, eBay Inc., A.C. Newman, Dan Bejar, Neko Case

Canada

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Show Preview, Canada, Britney Spears, Broken Social Scene, Gnarls Barkley

Tortoise

• by Ray Cummings
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Show Preview, Chicago, Thrill Jockey Records, Bonnie Prince Billy, Lazarus Taxon

As Tall as Lions

• by Crystal K. Wiebe
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Show Preview, Triple Crown Records, Daniel Nigro, As Tall As Lions, Jeff Buckley

Dark Matter

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Show Preview, John Hindes, Dave Tanner, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, California

The Belated

You Will All Fade Away (self-released)

• by Crystal K. Wiebe
• Tags: CD Reviews, CD Review, Michael Richardson, Kansas City, Jason Ulanet, Jeff Buckley

Minus Story

My Ion Truss (Jagjaguwar)

• by Jason Harper
• Tags: CD Reviews, CD Review, Jordan Geiger, Jagjaguwar Records, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lawrence

Metal Mark

• by Chris Milbourn
• Tags: Spin Cycle, Show Preview, Metal Mark Mathison, Lawrence, Westport, Apple iPod

When Cuisines Collide

The Midwest meets the Middle East in Parkville’s Café Cedar at The Skillet.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Dining Review, Jehad Saleh, Costco Wholesale Corporation, Parkville (Brooklyn), Israel, Café Cedar

A Corny Story

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Fat Mouth, Columns, Kansas City, St. Louis, Country Kitchen International Inc., Tabasco Pepper Sauce

Busker Love

Once upon a time in Ireland, a girl met a guy. And they made sweet music.

• by Robert Wilonsky
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova, The Frames (Band), John Carney

The Mystery of the Tween Demo

Nancy Drew proves surprisingly hardy.

• by J. Hoberman
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Nancy Drew, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Emma Roberts, Jay Ward

Art Capsule Reviews

Our critics recommend these shows.

• Tags: Art Capsules, Culture Listings, Kiki Smith, Nadia Pflaum, Chris Packham, Sherry Leedy

Stage Capsule Reviews

Reviews and previews of upcoming shows.

• by Alan Scherstuhl
• Tags: Stage Capsules, Listings, Alan Scherstuhl, Westport, Berlin, J. Kent Barnhart

Beat the Crowd

• by Jordan Harper and Robert Wilonsky
• Tags: DVDish, Reviews, Glastonbury, Paul Newman, Ahmet Ertegun, Julien Temple

Car Lust

Take a ride with Forza 2, the greatest car sim ever.

• by Gary Hodges
• Tags: Game On, Reviews, Forza Motorsport, Honda Civic, Nurburgring, Enzo Ferrari

Our top DVD picks for the week of June 12:

• Tags: What Else Is New?, Reviews, Sony Corporation, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Cecil B. DeMille, Home Box Office Inc.

Food and Fighting

• by Crystal K. Wiebe
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Tuileries Gardens

Blues & Jazz with Alice Jenkins

• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, 2817

Crossroads Cruelty

KC screws the people who created one of the city's coolest neighborhoods — and screws 'em hard.

• by David Martin
• Tags: Martin, Columns, Jim Leedy, Stephanie Leedy, Kevin McGowan, Nathanial Walsh

Letters from the week of June 14

• Tags: Letters, Letters, Population Council, Lawrence, Jacob Gilliam, Gina Duclayan

Hot Stuff

• by Gustavo Arellano
• Tags: Ask a Mexican®, Columns, Mexico, Alicia Elena Perez Duarte, Los Altos, Jalisco