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Cock and Awe
St. Louis pickup artists rule the roost.
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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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Heat Rises: Pappy's Smokehouse elevates humble barbecue to ethereal heights
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Was it Colonel Mustard or Professor Plum who killed MLK? (4)
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Too Many Cooks (3)
Missouri’s days as the nation’s Meth Lab Capital are numbered. So what’s next?
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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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Fifteen things you might not know about the Bottle Rockets, on their fifteenth birthday
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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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Cards Blog: Death to Dinger
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Homespun: Gotta Be Karim, Bean Pie EP
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Hell's Kitchen: Episode 6
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Ill Bill/Tech N9ne
8 p.m. Tuesday, May 13. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard
By D.X. Ferris
Published: May 7, 2008
Growing up in '80s Brooklyn, Ill Bill heard something common in Slayer and Public Enemy — and not just the sampled guitar riff that linked the dissimilar Def Jam artists. "The common thread was aggression, anger, energy, the vibe," he recalls. "At the time, there were only two forms of music where you're going to see five to ten ambulances parked outside a venue: hip-hop and metal." That omnivorous taste for music has continued through the rapper-producer's career, which includes underground legends Non Phixion, a collaboration with Wu-Tang's Raekwon, solo discs and a long-gestating disc by La Coka Nostra, showcasing an all-star group of underground rap titans. His upcoming new album, The Hour of Reprisal, features tour headliner Tech N9ne.
