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7-Up vs. Coke Part 2
Heir to a fortune, Andrew Gladney went from John Burroughs to Yale and came home to found the dot-com darling Savvis Inc. Then he squandered it all. The spectacular flameout of a St. Louis soft-drink scion.
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Red Alert: Everything they really don't want you to know about those pesky traffic-light cameras
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Ludo is fired up and ready to play on the national stage
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Curious Gorge: Ian tests the animal magnetism of Three Monkeys
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Seeing Red: Partners battle over a Wash. Ave. eatery's ownership
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Red Alert: Everything they really don't want you to know about those pesky traffic-light cameras (10)
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Seeing Red: Partners battle over a Wash. Ave. eatery's ownership (9)
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7-Up vs. Coke Part 2 (6)
Heir to a fortune, Andrew Gladney went from John Burroughs to Yale and came home to found the dot-com darling Savvis Inc. Then he squandered it all. The spectacular flameout of a St. Louis soft-drink scion.
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Will Ian flip for the Original Pancake House? (4)
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Is a Wash. U. dean destroying alumni records and making unjust department cuts? (3)
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Have two Nirvana producers helped create the next Metallica?
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"The Sex Song": Not TASTiSKANK's homage to Matthew McConaughey
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Bret Michaels (sort of) talks dirty to RFT
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The 75s make an extra-fancy splash with its debut record
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Producer nonpareil Pharrell Williams is happy to be just one of the band again
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Boeing vs. Airbus: The Winning Bird Might Be Too Big
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Does It Offend You, Yeah? at the Fader Fort
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Is Red Kaput?
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This Is Hawkwind -- Do Not Panic
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The third annual STLPunk Christmas party, featuring Femme Fatality
Sunday, December 26; Creepy Crawl
By Christian Schaeffer
Published: December 22, 2004
It's December 26, and another Christmas has come and gone. All of a sudden, the lights on the tree don't shine as bright, the once-crisp snow has turned to slush, and that nasty bout of seasonal affective disorder has come back to haunt you. Luckily, STLpunk. com's third annual Christmas party is here to remind you of the true meaning of Christmas: namely, lots of punk, rock and hardcore bands filling the Creepy Crawl's stage.
While no shortage of St. Louis talent will be in the house (including Ded Bugs, Sibylline, Camp Climax for Girls and a few more), keep an ear out for Femme Fatality, our favorite (only?) electro-party duo. The band's mix of programmed beats and affectless vocals is hardly revolutionary, but the its sense of humor makes the experience worthwhile. "Dr. K" lists any number of prescription drugs ("OxyContin, Vicodin/I can't wait to begin") over standard-issue club beats, yet somehow comes off as an anthem for the self-medicated. It often feels like Femmes Octavia Leito and Monanani Palermo are a couple of dilettantes poking fun at a dying movement -- and with names like that, they very well may be. With the electro-clash backlash already over and the great dance-punk overthrow just around the corner, get in on Femme Fatality while the joke is still funny.
