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Awkward album covers: Mr. Fish (now), Rod McKuen (then)

Abbie Stutzer — Thu, 12 May 2011 12:21:28 -0500

From the editor's desk: Mr. Fish, Soft Serve Assault, 2007
Nothing is more awkward than a child getting an ice-cream cone full of mint chocolate chip shoved in his eye. The person attached to the "hate" tatted hand wielding the cone of punishment is unknown, but it's my guess that he (or a hairy she) hates obese children who have missing teeth and cry.…

Awkward album covers: DJ Jabberock (now), Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass (then)

Abbie Stutzer — Thu, 05 May 2011 11:30:03 -0500

As you can imagine, Wayward receives a ton of albums. Talented writers review many of these albums but rarely mention an album's cover art.…

Are the wood chips at Crossroads KC at Grinders no more?

Elke Mermis — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 06:19:00 -0500

Hmm. We noticed that concrete seems to be replacing the infamous wood chips at Crossroads KC behind Grinders at 18th and Oak.…

Is Maroon 5 and Train the worst concert announcement of the summer so far?

Elke Mermis — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:22:31 -0500

Spotlight is on you, Kansas City: What do you think is the worst concert announcement of the year so far?

Of course, we have to be honest: The recent press release that we received about a double bill between Maroon 5 and Train on September 4 at Starlight was the inspiration for this post.…

The Golden Republic resurfaces: Do we have a reunion in our future?

Jenny Kratz — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:46:58 -0500

It's been a handful of years since The Golden Republic -- one of the biggest indie super-bands to come out of the area since the late 1990s -- split up and went their separate ways. Lead singer Ben Grimes keeps the local scene fresh with his new band Soft Reeds, drummer Ryan Shank slays the skins in both Roman Numerals and Be/Non, and guitarist Kenn Jankowski is best-known these days for his newest indie incarnation, the Republic Tigers.

However, we recently spotted a new TGR Facebook music page, and the band has dangled a little treat in front of fans: big news coming soon! Do we smell a reunion in the works?

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Bon Iver's new -- and strange -- video: a leak from the forthcoming album?

Jenny Kratz — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:55:56 -0500

Justin Vernon, the mastermind behind indie-folk soundscape artists Bon Iver, has been known for his bizarre style. While his music is ghostly and beautifully haunting, his descriptive, suggestive lyrics are supported by richly layered harmonies that often need entire rooms of people singing them to achieve the desired quality of sound.…

Bob Seger, Stevie Nicks and Rod Stewart: What baby-boomer tour do you want to see in KC? [Updated with ticket info]

Elke Mermis — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:19:14 -0500

UPDATE, March 17, 2011, 11:17 a.m.: Tickets are now on sale for the Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks date at the Sprint Center. They range from $49.50 to $126, and you can get them here.…

Ke$ha's giving out condoms. What should other musicians catapult into the crowd?

Elke Mermis — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:49:11 -0600

In a partnership with LifeStyle, Ke$ha is blasting thousands of condoms from her glitter cannon (no, that's not a euphemism) onstage during her shows for her "Get $leazy" tour -- and they all have her face on them. (Check our list of musicians we wouldn't want gracing our condom wrappers here.)
So, what should other musicians start blasting their fans with?

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Fred Durst or the dude from Nickelback: Which trashy musician would you rather bang?

Elke Mermis — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 07:10:54 -0600

Some of the best dumb games are riddled with hyphens: would-you-rather, never-have-I-ever and F-M-K (that's fuck-marry-kill, for the uninitiated).

Inspired by Kid Rock's date at the Sprint Center this Friday, we've concocted a would-you-rather poll about the trashy musicians.…

Batty Courtney Love, Gaga without makeup, and more: Which ugly musician would you rather bang?

Elke Mermis — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 06:44:04 -0600

Some of the best dumb games are riddled with hyphens: would-you-rather, never-have-I-ever and F-M-K (that's fuck-marry-kill, for the uninitiated). Making fun of people is always a good way to stave off boredom, so we've concocted a would-you-rather poll about the ugly musicians in this world.…

Check out a trailer for Reggie B's new video at the end of Mikael Columbu's video for Cee Lo Green's 'Bodies'

Chance Dibben — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:05:45 -0600

It might be old news, but after finding this trailer, I can't get it out of my head. Here's a trailer for a music video of a track by Kansas City rapper Reggie B directed by Mikael Columbu, who directed the awesomely pulpy video for Cee Lo Green's "Bodies."…

What's your favorite snow song?

Elke Mermis — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 06:59:27 -0600

By now, most of the Kansas City metro area has cabin fever from all of this fluffy white stuff that's keeping us all huddled inside our humble abodes. So, since you haven't got anything better to do: What's your favorite song, artist or album to listen to when snowfall has you stranded?…

Blood and semen might be in Gaga's new scent. What should other band's perfumes smell like?

Chance Dibben — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:33:44 -0600

Perfumers these days can bottle just about any smell you'd want to have spritzed across your body. I thought scent makers went too far when that crazy Vienna guy manufactured phials of vaginal scent (which, according to the website, is not a perfume, but whatever).…

What tribute project would you like to see in Kansas City?

Elke Mermis — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:34:08 -0600

Killing off the winter doldrums is no easy task. Kansas City's local musicians are a wily, inventive bunch, though, and they've been hard at work in the last few weeks cooking up a hot batch of tribute series.…

If it's too loud, Harry S. Truman, you're too old

Crystal K. Wiebe — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 08:32:40 -0600

Let's take a break from hip sounds and digital-music trends for a minute. Let's put on a little Chopin and pretend it's the middle of the 20th century -- in the White House, and we are the 33rd president of the United States, Harry S. Truman.…

Seven trends in this year's concert data

Elke Mermis — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 07:35:27 -0600

Thanks to the folks over at Soundspike, you don't have to wade through Pollstar's 2010 year-end concert data: They've already drawn the conclusions for you.
The concert-driven site has come up with seven trends that went down last year in ticket sales, and what they might mean for this year's season.…

Who do you want to see in 2011?

Elke Mermis — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:05:52 -0600

Here's a game that my friends hate playing with me: "Okay, if you could book any act...at any venue...with any two opening acts...and they could all be dead or alive, who would it be?" I won't subject you to the "dead or alive" clause, but I do want to know: who do you want to see play Kansas City in 2011?…

End-of-year Top Ten lists: why we need 'em

Elke Mermis — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 07:18:50 -0600

You listened to us sound off - okay, fine, rant -- about why end-of-year lists are a scourge to the Internet on Friday afternoon. Now, it's time to play devil's advocate, sans liquor bottle.…

Pearl Jam is curating a mystery festival "in the middle of the country"

Elke Mermis — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:10:51 -0600

According to an interview aired on Sirius XM Radio, Pearl Jam is curating a festival next year, but it's not in the band's hometown, Seattle. Instead, the band's manager said that it will happen "somewhere in the middle of the U.S." You know what's in the middle of the U.S., guys?…

Henry Rollins, Charles Manson: a match made in punk heaven

Elke Mermis — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:55:10 -0600

Henry Rollins shoots his mouth off about a lot of stuff -- and that's why we love him. (He rolls through Lawrence fairly frequently; read Ian Hrabe's review of the man's most recent spitballing at Liberty Hall here.)…

Endangered Species Condoms: So they can keep doing it on the Discovery Channel

Crystal K. Wiebe — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:21:41 -0600

Warning: Besides the Bloodhound Gang earworm that will invade your brain upon reading, this post has next to nothing to do with music. Except maybe that sex and music are inherently intertwined, and the rock scene is one big, constant orgy for which one should always pack protection.…

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Decision tree: is alcohol-infused whipped cream right for me?

Elke Mermis — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:37:53 -0600

You already know that Wayward looks out for our fellow booze-hounds. Peter Rugg answers questions about the newest controversial alcoholic novelty, alcoholic whipped cream, over at The Plog.
With the recent controversy over alcohol-infused whip cream, you might be asking yourself whether or not to buy this wonder product of the modern age.…
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Was that Usher chowing down at the Cheesecake Factory on the Plaza?

Elke Mermis — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:20:53 -0600

Did the one and only Usher chow down on the Plaza this weekend, after his rip-roaring show of muscle, fireworks and good old-fashioned lovin' at the Sprint Center last Saturday? Fat City reports.…
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Today is National Kanye West Day

David Hudnall — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:13:41 -0600

By now you probably know that Pitchfork gave Kanye West's new album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, a perfect 10.0 rating this morning. For music dorks keeping track, the last time Pitchfork gave a new, non-reissued album a perfect 10 was 2002, for Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.…
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Top ten musicians that put Brits to sleep

Elke Mermis — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:25:53 -0500

Chris Martin and his band of sleepy balladeers are leading the Brits towards the land of nod. In a recent survey, Britain rated the top ten artists that put them to sleep, and Coldplay tops the list.…
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