Poet and anti-poet: An interview with Jim McCrary
"Like all art, most poetry is awful," says Jim McCrary, referring as much to his own work as anyone else's. "The Poet's Corner in the newspaper. You know what I mean." He divulges that reading his own poems often causes ...
The Kids Are Alright: An Interview with The Get Up Kids
Tom King interviews The Get Up Kids about their breakup, reunion, and upcoming shows.
Cast and Present: An Interview with The Appleseed Cast
Tom King visits with the venerable Lawrence band to discuss its new album "Sagarmatha."
An Interview with Nathan Cadman and Andy Stowers of EMU Theatre
When Nathan Cadman and Andy Stowers staged their first EMU Theatre production in a downtown Lawrence coffee shop, they had more imagination than money. Ten years and over 40 productions later, that may still be true—but their enthusiasm is stronger ...
Star child
In three years, Justin Roelofs has recorded two albums and set foot on stage exactly once, guesting with Ratatat in San Francisco. So, for fans of his music, his show this week in Lawrence is not to be missed. It ...
The Burroughs guy
James Grauerholz is heir and executorof the estate of William S. Burroughs-maestro of the Beats, writer of "Naked Lunch," international queer, academic junkie, wife-shooter, Harvard graduate, an undeniably American artist. Grauerholz lived 30 years with Burroughs. Street Level joins Grauerholz ...
It Is Well With My Soul
About a year and a half ago, Paul Mirecki made international news. Scourged by Christian fundamentalists for his derisive opinions of those lobbying for creationism in state science standards, and chastised by the University of Kansas for his incautious expression ...
Beaten, but not down
James Grauerholz is heir and executor of the estate of William S. Burroughs. A writer and formidable thinker in his own right, Grauerholz will likely be the definitive biographer of Burroughs' life. In November 2005, during an impromptu gathering in ...
This Is Not a Still Life
As a member of The Anniversary, Adrianne Verhoeven went directly from high school into the fast lane of rock and roll. The Anniversary toured the U.S., Europe and Japan, opening for the likes of Modest Mouse, Guided By Voices and ...
Marquee mama
From her beginnings as a KJHK DJ to her current status as one of the Midwest's foremost concert promoters, Jacki Becker embodies the DIY ethos: work hard, make friends and have fun. With a job description that runs the gamut ...
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