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Deadbeats Ho!: Did you pay your tax bills last year? Of course you did — unless you’re called out in this story.
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OldestProfession2.0: A new generation of local "providers" and "hobbyists" create a virtual red-light district
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Cheesesteak Quest: Can Ian find a decent Philly cheesesteak in St. Louis? Yes, he can!
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Bad Buzz: King Bee building residents have turned on downtown St. Louis developers Sam Glasser and Dave Jump
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Rant Radio: RFT readers weigh in on the meltdown at KWMU
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Radio Active: What has Patty Wente done to create such a meltdown at KWMU? (41)
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Paintless in St. Louis? St. Louis Alderwoman Donna Baringer wants to treat cans of spray paint like they're handguns. (11)
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Rare On Air: St. Louis' own RiverfrontRadio.com is changing the way Web radio is done (8)
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Cheesesteak Quest: Can Ian find a decent Philly cheesesteak in St. Louis? Yes, he can! (6)
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Bad Buzz: King Bee building residents have turned on downtown St. Louis developers Sam Glasser and Dave Jump (5)
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Stone Temple Pilots
2 p.m. Sunday, June 8. Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights.
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Midwest Mayhem
7 p.m. Thursday, May 22. City Museum, 701 North 15th Street
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RFT Music Awards Nominees: St. Louis' Best and Brightest
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B-Sides takes a Jazz Journey and says hello to Ne-Yo
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Rare On Air: St. Louis' own RiverfrontRadio.com is changing the way Web radio is done
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Study: St. Louis Among Most Polluted in the Country
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Hear the RAC Stereogum Mix here!
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Vashon Fouls Out: Wolverines Stripped of Three Missouri State Basketball Titles
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This Week's Poll: Tacos!
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Recent Articles By Ryan Wasoba
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Forever Changes: Chick Corea's Return To Forever reunites and shows neo-jazz fusion groups how it's done
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Stone Temple Pilots
2 p.m. Sunday, June 8. Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights.
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Be Your Own Pet
8 p.m. Wednesday, June 11. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.
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Russian Circles
9 p.m. Wednesday, June 4. The Bluebird, 2706 Olive Street
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Dark Meat
8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 21. The Bluebird, 2706 Olive Street
National Features
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City Pages
Harassing the Harassers
Avenging attorney Pete Barry turns the tables on aggressive debt collectors.
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Houston Press
Bootlegging Dr. Pepper
Eight bucks a six-pack? A small price to pay for authentic, cane-sugar soda.
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Phoenix New Times
The Wrath of Wal-Mart
The giant retailer screws over an elderly greeter who made the mistake of drinking a Coke at work.
By Paul Rubin -
Cleveland Scene
Another Thing Comin'
Rock Star painted him as a wannabe, but Ripper Owens is doing better than ever.
By Denise Grollmus
The Casualties
7:30 p.m. Monday, June 16. The Bluebird, 2706 Olive Street
By Ryan Wasoba
Published: June 11, 2008
More nostalgic than innovative, the Casualties are almost a tribute band to an aesthetic, following the punk-rock rules by the book rather than writing their own chapter. As such, the New Jersey quartet may be the most bare-knuckled, no-nonsense punk band to exist in this millenium. Obsessed with the early-'80s New York hardcore scene, the band seems to have no interest in steering away from the short/fast/loud/pissed traditions of its genre. Warped Tour stalwarts Rancid have experimented with reggae and countless other punks have adopted the use of vocal melodies, but the Casualties prefer to bash out thrashy riffs and present hooks in the form of chants of social discourse such as "No! More! Media control!" — making albums like 2006's Under Attack the sonic equivalent of middle fingers, studded jackets and wood-glue mohawks.
