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Radiohead, remixed: some of our favorite Thom Yorke 'Lotus Flower' hijacks

Chance Dibben — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:28:10 -0600

Surely, you've already heard the new Radiohead album The King of Limbs (and you think either it's an utter disappointment or maybe it's a brilliant entry into their varied catalog.) One thing's for sure: The black-and-white video for "Lotus Flower," featuring head 'Head Thom Yorke herking and jerking as only the spindly singer can, is perversely awesome.…

What were your favorite KC concerts of 2010?

Elke Mermis — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:20:18 -0600

Well, kids, it's that time of year: end-of-year-list season. All of your buds at Wayward are compiling a list of the best concerts of 2010 -- after all, we were at most of 'em -- and we want to know where your favorite nights of debauchery went down.…

Flaming Lips, Thurston Moore, and Crooked Fingers on the Guided by Voices tribute album

David Hudnall — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:19:08 -0500

Indie icons Guided by Voices are in the midst of a reunion tour that's taken them to Chicago and Minneapolis and, sigh, nowhere near Kansas City at all. Such is life in our decaying, post-industrial Midwestern city.

Positive spin: a GBV tribute album is in the works, and there are some pretty rad bands covering the band's songs.

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What? Michael Bolton is in Kansas City next week?

David Hudnall — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 09:49:43 -0500

(Runs index finger up and down over lips): Michael Bolton is playing a show in Kansas City next week!

Big deal, you say. Bolton's a hack.…

The National, who play the Uptown in mere hours, to reissue an expanded High Violet

David Hudnall — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:46:56 -0500

The National's High Violet is one of the best albums of the year -- one of those albums where the songs you didn't even think were that good at first become your favorite songs. And they're at the Uptown tonight.…

Marilyn Manson wants to be on Eastbound & Down. Really badly.

Elke Mermis — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 09:17:25 -0500

Marilyn Manson watches a lot of TV. Who knew?
Apparently, the shock-rocker is a creeper-level fan of what is clearly the best show on television: Eastbound & Down.…

The xx auctioning two lightboxes for charity

Elke Mermis — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:18:10 -0500

The xx -- the vaguely goth British band of 20 year-olds writing sparse, furtive pop music -- has exploded in the past year. Now, they're cashing in on success (for Amnesty International, that is) by auctioning off one of their minimalist shtick: one of the X lightboxes used in the band's live set.

In the past year The xx have toured the US and the world in support of their debut album, xx, for which they recently won the esteemed Mercury Prize.…
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New Conquerors tracks!

David Hudnall — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:30:19 -0500

Hazy garage-rock outfit the Conquerors is one of my local faves, and since it is a slow news day, I am here to report that they just uploaded two songs to their way-dormant Myspace page. I heard about the Myspace songs because I'm a Facebook fan of the band.…