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The Wayward Blog is proud to present yet another opportunity for Mac Lethal fans not to have to pay to get into one of his shows. And this time, it comes with free merch: a Black Clover hat and shirt combo.

E-mail the correct answer to the following trivia question to jason.harper@pitch.com. Tomorrow (that's Thursday, July 24, for people with calendars), around noon, I'll select one winner randomly from the correct answers. The winner will get two tickets to Mac Lethal's show this Friday, July 25, at the Beaumont, with guests Grieves, DJ Sku and Approach, plus the aforementioned attire.

Contest Question: Which two local high schools get shout outs in the Mac Lethal song "Make-Out Bandit?"

The contest is over. Congratulations, Erin! She was chosen from those who gave the correct answer, which is Shawnee Mission West and Raytown High.

And while you're chewing on that, here's the soon-to-be-classic "Drunk Flow #1" from Mac's upcoming Crown Prime Rib Mixtape, mixed by DJ Sku.

MP3: Mac Lethal, "Drunk Flow #1"

Eddie Van Halen ... where's Eddie Van Halen?

By C.J. JANOVY

This week’s issue of Rolling Stone has an interview with American Idol winner and Blue Springs native David Cook. Among the fascinating revelations: at a “glitzy restaurant on the south tip of Manhattan’s Central Park,” Cook is “scared” of foie gras on toast, drowning out the taste with a Sprite, and refuses to eat “a delicate flan of pureed peas.” Cook also shows his “gnawed fingernails.” Although Cook seems out of place in New York City, he has fond memories of going to Royals games and performing his first audition, a second-grade try-out for a cowboy-themed Christmas pageant. And learning his first instrument, the violin, because he liked a girl in the orchestra. Read the interview here.

Anyone who already has a ticket or wants to buy a ticket at the door at tonight's Matisyahu show at the Crossroads at Grinders can now bring their rabbi -- for free.

Just go to this web page and print out the "golden ticket."

Apparently, ticket sales aren't going to well. Not surprising -- it's $28 for GA; $35 for bleachers; $76.50 for VIP.

Someone still loves you, Matsiyahu.

by FLANNERY CASHILL

Some of you may know Chip Hanna from his drumming for the '90s street punk band U.S. Bombs. Others may recognize him from One Man Army or his alt-country project Chip Hanna and the Berlin Three. Either way, few of you probably expected his drumset to end up in Leawood. Present owner Ben Pate met Hanna in his former state of residence, California, and the drums were a joint Christmas gift from Pate's girlfriend and Hanna himself. Pate has put the set on sale for Craigslist, advertising to collectors and drummers but hoping that someone who "knows and appreciates drums" will buy them first. The drums have been on several nationwide tours and used on the original U.S. Bombs recordings, but really, they're just not practical in a condo.

Don't laugh -- John and Yoko met online. Or was that Sid and Nancy?

Anyway, here's your chance to meet the love of your life or the psycho who will jab you in an artery with a meat fork, stuff you in a blue plastic barrel with a bouquet of roses and dump you on the highway while singing wildly along with "One More Cup of Coffee for the Road" on his truck stereo.

Behold: RockNRollDating.com

There are 1,620 profiles total on this thing, so you might give it some time to grow before you go out and test your theory that no one who likes to take a bath and listen to Nick Drake can be an asshole.

Kudos to "Monster" of Belton, Missouri, who is the only person within 100 miles of Kansas City to have seet up a profile so far. His music preferences: "Lamb of God, Slipknot, pretty much everything."

Monster probably likes Chopin, too, he just, you know, blanked out when he was creating his profile.

Also tonight, a last-minute benefit show at the Anchor organized as a memorial to Andrew “Catnip” Loy, a KC punk kid and recent Los Angeles transplant. The $5 donation goes to Andrew’s family in Los Angeles. The show starts at 7 p.m. and features local punk bands We’re Fucked, Big Fucking Missile Crisis, Shred Scare, American Youth Report and Outlaw; this is likely to be Outlaw’s last show.

Ra Ra Riot bring their cellos, violins, keyboards, and Gang of Four rhythms to Lawrence tonight, where they play at the Jackpot with Los Angeles’ dreamy, aquatic Little Ones and locals Boo and Boo Too. The show starts at 9:00 at costs $10 over/$12 under.

Our sister paper, the Riverfront Times, was kind enough to share some of its indie rock plunder: a signed copy of Mogwai's Young Team. How do they sign their names? How will you ever find out if you don't enter? Click here for details!!

Tonight the Tivoli showcases recent work of UMKC film students, including a video for Devil Blare’s “The Journeyman” directed by Chris Menown. Devil Blare summarizes:

After years of sweeping up kid's crap, a school janitor finds Devil Blare's "The Journeyman" cd in a pile of trash, picks it up, plays it, which then totally inspires him to tell off his superiors and the kids whose rubbish he's been cleaning up for so many years. The video is basically an instructional video on how to gloriously quit your shitty job before getting fired.

The event begins at 7 p.m. at the Tivoli, and is free to the public. Read our own story about Devil Blare here.

“The Journeyman” by Devil Blare, from The Journeyman (Murder in the Living Room Records):

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MP3: "The Journeyman"

Play the guitar, matey? Now's yer chance to join a pirate band!

Musical Blades is a real, actual band. They're based in Shawnee and recently placed this ad on Backpage.com seeking a guitarist.

From the ad:
"Our music is mostly original, traditional sounding, comedy laden (pirate) sea chanties, but we also do non-comedic songs, as well as a few traditional songs. Our last guitarist, who also sang a tenner harmony, has recently walked the plank (so to speak) and we need someone to fill his shoes."

Hoo, Nelly, think of the puns to be made!

Now's your chance to score Coachella tickets and enough money to put your kids through junior college!

From the When-Pigs-Fly Desk, an actual press release:

COACHELLA ORGANIZERS OFFER $10, 000 REWARD AND FOUR FESTIVAL TICKETS FOR LIFE IN EXCHANGE FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF THE INFLATABLE PIG THAT ESCAPED DURING SUNDAY HEADLINER ROGER WATERS’ SET

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The Wayward Blog is giving away four tickets to see Mac Lethal this Friday, April 4, at the Riot Room, with guests Grieves, DJ Sku and Shudder.

All you have to do to claim all four is tell us this: What is Mac's real name? We're talking first, middle and last. Spelling counts. Must be 21 or over.

Be the first to email jason.harper@pitch.com with the correct answer, and the tickets are yours.

The contest is over. Enjoy the free download. See you at the show.

MP3: Mac Lethal, "Rapz of Death," from Love Potion Collection 3

Radiohead is selling (boo! awww!! come on!!!!!) "stems" of its latest single, "Nude," from In Rainbows to aspiring remix artists via iTunes (boo!! what?? no!!!!!). It's all happening at Radioheadremix.com. Here's the offer, per the site:

Radiohead, iTunes and GarageBand are giving you the opportunity to remix the band's new single "Nude".

To make remixing easy, the separate 'stems'* from the song are available to purchase from iTunes _here_. The 'stems' available are bass, voice, guitar, strings/fx and drums. You can mix them in any way you like, either by adding your own beats and instrumentation, or just remixing the original parts.

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With the Wildcats out of the basketball tourney, it's now time to turn our attention to K-State football, and that means: The Goo-Goo Dolls.

This just in from the PR desk.

March 26, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LUCKY LOCAL BAND WILL OPEN FOR THE GOO GOO DOLLS AT GRIDIRON BASH!

One local band will have the chance of a lifetime…the opportunity to open for the Goo Goo Dolls as part of the Gridiron Bash!

A Battle of the Bands will determine which local band will open for the Goo Goo Dolls. The Battle is at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 9 at the K- State Student Union.

Five bands will be selected to play in the Battle. Each band will play a 20-minute set. A panel of judges will select which band opens for the Goo Goo Dolls Friday, April 18 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

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