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2008 Stories by Jesse Hughey

• Loop 12

  published January 24, 2008

  Droning, disorienting, ominous and sometimes satirical, Dallas noise collective Loop 12's sound-art compositions (the term "music" might be a... More >>

• Sizing Up Sloppyworld

  published January 24, 2008

  On a Friday afternoon one week after the Transoma Five reunion show, Sloppyworld is doing a fantastic job of living up to its... More >>

• Scenic Overlook

  published January 24, 2008

  If you love to travel and you haven't really decided what you want to do when you grow up, here's one suggestion: Learn photography. You don't... More >>

• Dig It

  published January 24, 2008

  When you were a kid, did you ever suspect that some of the seemingly pointless busy work you were forced to do actually had some ulterior purpose?... More >>

• Winter Funland

  published January 17, 2008

  Good thing the Miracle League of Frisco joined with the 2008 Winter Games of Texas—because it will take a miracle to pull... More >>

• It's That Easy

  published January 17, 2008

  Because most people are too lazy to exercise and stop stuffing food into their stupid fat faces, we'll always need more pitchmen trumpeting... More >>

• Bar of Soap Puts Together a Lineup Worth Burning a Whole Day -- Maybe

  published January 17, 2008

  It's been a long time since I've wanted to go to an all-day, all-night rock festival in Deep Ellum or Exposition Park. I'm sorry to admit that... More >>

• Handicapping the Grammys with a Foo Fighter

  published January 17, 2008

  It's hard to believe that anyone, let alone a member of the Foo Fighters, takes the Grammy Awards seriously. But bassist Nate Mendel says he's... More >>

• Violent Squid

  published January 10, 2008

  The meandering improvisation that makes Violent Squid's music so fascinating for brief, beautiful moments is the same characteristic that makes... More >>

• Who Let the Dogs Out?

  published January 3, 2008

  Quentin Tarantino's first few stabs at directing are reminders of how much talent he has and how wasted that talent has been lately. His first... More >>

• Solo Monos

  published January 3, 2008

  Allow me to throw out a half-baked psychology theory: Mutilating books is one of the earliest forms of creativity a child will express. Many a... More >>

• Everybody Back in the Pool

  published January 3, 2008

  Unbelievably, not a single person on our 2007 music death pool (see "Pool Queue," January 4, 2007) was waved past the velvet rope into the... More >>

• Record Hop, Scott Porter Ready for 2008

  published January 3, 2008

  Last year was a tough year. Clubs in Deep Ellum, Denton and Fort Worth closed, only to be replaced with sterile, corporate-owned chain venues.... More >>