And, as usual, no one from Kansas City is on it. Yet. (You will be glad to know, however, that Dananananaykroyd, from Glasgow, is.)
A coworker was wondering aloud today whether the festival would be as big this year because of the economy. Many of the unsigned acts that flood the city -- playing free shows any place that will have them, paying all their own expenses, sleeping in the van and so forth -- probably won't be able to go this year. And in past years, that's precisely how Kansas City
Right on the heels of the June 2 release of their new (seventh) album, Let the Dominoes Fall, punk icons Rancid are coming to the Beaumont. They'll be hitting the club's outside decks on June 19 with support from Rise Against.Rachel Tejada
If you're a superfan -- and you're on this new thing called "MySpace" -- then you can help the band promote by featuring the new single, "Last One to Die," on your profile when the single is released on April 7. Go to Rancid's MySpace page and follow the thre
Each Thursday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power.
CHEERLEADING!
Author: Pauline Finberg & Peter Filichia
Publisher: Scholastic
Date: 1983
Discovered at: Used book store in Winnipeg, Manitoba
The Cover Promises: Kali takes on many forms.
Representative Quotes: "How's your enunciation? If you have a tendency to say 'comin' instead of
Editor's Note: In response to a challenge that arose out of the comments section of my Black Francis review, stout and hearty music fan That Guy (known to his friends as Bryan Hobby), took to the hills and dales of Sandstone to review the Vans Warped Tour from his own perspective. I commend his bravery and determination. Someone get That Guy a beer. -- Jason Harper
BY THAT GUY
I was an angry young man living in Salt Lake City when I attended my first Warped Tour in 1995. The 15-band, one-stag
The latest report on Kansas City's standing among cities clamoring for an NHL franchise isn't good. The Toronto Star cites an October 11 comment from deputy commissioner Bill Daly that gives good vibes to Canadian cities where the NHL once called home: "Both Winnipeg and Quebec have already done that (supported an NHL
team). We'll see how things evolve. That doesn`t mean that Hamilton
won`t be considered. It will be."
The Star cites sources close to the hockey league that say "the
six Canadia
