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Cock and Awe
St. Louis pickup artists rule the roost.
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John Ray used to own a tavern in Benton Park. Now he lives in Quincy and dabbles in conspiracy theory.
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The strange and violent world of St. Louis' bail bondsmen
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A Village Runs Through It: The RFT unveils its big bold plans for that big damn hole
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All In A Name
Did the Post-Dispatch deliberately give its new blog the same title as the competition?
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Was it Colonel Mustard or Professor Plum who killed MLK? (4)
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John Ray used to own a tavern in Benton Park. Now he lives in Quincy and dabbles in conspiracy theory. (3)
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Heat Rises: Pappy's Smokehouse elevates humble barbecue to ethereal heights (3)
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The strange and violent world of St. Louis' bail bondsmen (2)
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A to Z (2)
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Tegan and Sara find their sister act soaring with The Con
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Feeling Gravity's Pull: R.E.M. hurtles toward the future on Accelerate
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B-Sides gets personal with Alicia Keys, as she is, and examines the parallels between Metallica-worshippers Apocalyptica and Harptallica
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Using Their Illusion: Ferocious — and funny — locals the Livers hope video builds the radio star
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Slice of Life
John Vanderslice celebrates warmer weather with an exclusive mix of tunes.
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Mission Accomplished!
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George Lois: The Apotheosis of Cover Design
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Homespun: Femme Fatality, One's Not Enough CD Review
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Voting is Now Open for the 2008 RFT Music Awards!
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The Shaved Duck Opens Tonight
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The Morning Brew: Thursday, 5.1
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Recent Articles By Ryan Wasoba
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Tegan and Sara find their sister act soaring with The Con
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B-Sides gets personal with Alicia Keys, as she is, and examines the parallels between Metallica-worshippers Apocalyptica and Harptallica
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Van Halen
8 p.m. Saturday, April 26. Scottrade Center, 1401 Clark Avenue
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Rogue Wave
8 p.m. Sunday, April 20. The Gargoyle, on the campus of Washington University, 1 Brookings Drive
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Enon
9 p.m. Wednesday, April 23. Billiken Club, in the Busch Student Center on the campus of Saint Louis University, 20 North Grand Boulevard
National Features
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Broward-Palm Beach New Times
Last Step to Redemption
Drug counselor Richard Entrekin swam a little too easily in a sea of sharks.
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Village Voice
The Cro-Mag Diaries
Remembering the brutal life and times of John "Bloodclot" Joseph, New York hardcore icon.
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Miami New Times
Class Warfare
At a Florida school, kids threaten teachers, whose bosses look the other way.
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SF Weekly
Party Crashers
If you think Ralph Nader won't screw the Democrats again, you're not paying attention.
By John Geluardi
Bad Dudes
8 p.m. Sunday, May 4. Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center, 3301 Lemp Avenue
By Ryan Wasoba
Published: April 30, 2008
Between its charmingly straightforward name and highly literal lyrics, Bad Dudes aren't leaving much to the imagination. On "Eat Drugs," technical, video-gamey guitar noodling seems to almost fight their garage rock-esque drums and buzzy bass, while the band brazenly sings, "I wanna do drugs, I wanna do drugs, but I'm afraid of drugs." It's the Pixies and Iron Maiden hopped up on Mountain Dew, playing Sega Genesis on a Friday night. (In other words, what Bad Dudes lack in subtlety they certainly make up for in style.) Plus, its unapologetic nature and heightened sense of irony makes the band a crucial part of the Los Angeles all-ages scene, along with fellow noisemakers HEALTH and the Mae Shi.
