30 Rock

A Toast to Lena Dunham’s Panties

Jessica Simpson's TV Show Means She's Finally Famous for Being Famous for Being Famous

Jessica Simpson's TV show--that is, her new TV show, a sitcom set to air on NBC--is going to be about her life as a celebrity. You should immediately be able to spot the problem, here: Her life as a celebrity is already about her life as a celebrity. The first 22 episodes are going to be board-room ... More >>

Deep Sea’s Splendors, Revealed

ABB: Always Be Baldwin

Top 10 Super Bowl Commercials Starring Food

This year, like most years, the multi-million-dollar-slinging advertising competition known as the Super Bowl was largely dominated by those in the motor vehicle category. But if you were paying close attention, somewhere between the David Beckham ogling, flipping back and forth from the Super Bowl ... More >>

Bringing Saxy Back: 10 Pieces of Audio Evidence Confirming 2011's Full-On Saxophone Revival

In an episode of 30 Rock from last year's fifth season, Tina Fey's alter-ego Liz Lemon walks the street, moping about the end of writing as career path. (I feel you, sister.) (Fistbump.)Eventually, she runs into a group of other bygone careerists living in a subway, ready to adopt h ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. at Dada

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.DadaMay 27, 2011Better than: making a left turn, and then a left turn, and then a left turn...Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.​It speaks to the power of the Internet/new music business model when a band with only four officially-released tracks is able to embark on a headlining cross-c ... More >>

Critics' Pick: Donald Glover/Childish Gambino

Monday, May 2, at South Side Music Hall

Kunkle Says As Mayor, He Wouldn't Hike Taxes

​Last week, Ron Natinsky made it official, taking the missus down to City Hall on Valentine's Day to file his petition to run for Dallas mayor. This morning at 10 a.m., David Kunkle will follow in his footsteps, filing his paperwork with the city secretary after gathering enough signatures to get ... More >>

Chef Tell: Fondue, Feasting with Fallon and a Fond Farewell

​It's cool people, Dallas' final cheftestant, the last vestige of Lone Star love, still stands. I'm just going to go ahead and tell you that now. But I'm not pleased with Tiffany Derry. No, save her smile, her performance last night was no where near impressive. Details? Of course. Follow me.For t ... More >>

One Way the NBC-Comcast Merger Could Change the Way KXAS-Channel 5 Makes News

KNUS99.comUsed to be a time when Chip Moody and Harold Taft were all the "hyperlocal" you needed.​Everything I've learned about the more-n-likely-to-happen Kabletown ... pardon, Comcast-NBC merger I've learned from 30 Rock. Well, OK, not everything: This morning's New York Times alters our attenti ... More >>

Tonight: Rock Out for the North Texas Food Bank

​Instead of watching 30 Rock in your pajamas tonight, go rock out for a good cause. Rock 'n' Taco is hosting Rock'n Out Hunger, a night of food, fashion, and music that benefits the North Texas Food Bank. There will be drink and food specials all night, plus music from Hair Ballad All-Stars and ... More >>

Tasti D-Lite to Open 25 Stores in DFW

​The area developer for Tasti D-Lite, the frozen dessert chain that became a low-cal sensation when it opened in New York 23 years ago, says he isn't worried about opening stores in a city dominated by yogurt shops. "Let me tell you something," says Francisco Gomez-Palacio, a former telecom e ... More >>

Murder, they typed at the Margo Jones; The Dog Problem's got problems at Undermain; and how to succeed in preschool at Circle Theater

Rhett Miller Was A Legless, Prosthetic-Armed Al Queda Member (On Squidbillies' Season Finale).

Rhett as a squid? Sure thing.​Rhett Miller, singer/songwriter extraordinaire and frontman for the Old 97's, made a TV appearance last night as a legless, prosthetic-armed Al Queda member. No, really. The creators of Squidbillies, the Cartoon Network/Adult Swim staple about Appalachian squids, gath ... More >>

28 Songs That Should Have Been On the Twilight: Eclipse Soundtrack

Twilight: SoggyHey are we vampires? Cool, just checking.​The Twilight Saga's soundtracks have been mostly impressive. You can say what you want about the movies sucking it hardcore (vampires playing baseball, really?), but the soundtracks feature some surprisingly good tracks from bands like Fanfa ... More >>

Dear Snapple: An Open Letter Concerning the Abandonment of Soda

A Snapple soda bottle. The CLR is elusive.​Dear Snapple, You produce beverages -- allegedly with the best stuff on Earth -- with which many are satisfied. Some might say they even crave your drinks. Even 30 Rock has been generous with Snapple's product placement, with character Cerie going so far ... More >>

Date Night, a Romantic Comedy Sans Romance and Comedy

Winspear's August:Ossage County And Watertower's Laughter On The 23rd Floor Find Fun And Fury In Tempers Run Amok

Can an over-analytical control freak find inner peace— or at least get up in the morning—with help from an Indian life coach?

Norah Jones Announces A November Release For Her Next Album

​According to a press release that apparently went out to every media outlet in the world today, Dallas' own Norah Jones has a new album coming out in November--her fourth overall, and first in two years. After the jump, the press release in full, since it features some Jones quotes on the new, as ... More >>

Elvis Costello

Secret, Profane & Sugarcane (Hear)

What the What Was Rhett Miller Doing on 30 Rock Last Night?

No doubt your Today in Music News item's forthcoming. But till then, this bonus video from last night's so-so 30 Rock season ender, where, as Pete has pointed out a few times, a certain Old 97 made a cameo alongside the likes of Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Michael McDonald, Moby, Mary J. Blige, Cla ... More >>

A Little Insight Into Rhett Miller's Appearance On Tonight's 30 Rock Finale

Curious as to what Rhett Miller's appearance on 30 Rock will entail? Well, this two-minute preview of tonight's show should shed some light on what to expect: Basically, Alec Baldwin's character blackmails every musician he can think of into performing at a benefit concert for his newfound father, ... More >>

Rhett Miller Prepares To Not Watch Himself On 30 Rock On Thursday Night (Kinda).

The cover of Miller's upcoming solo disc. (Post updated at 4:34 p.m...see after jump)There's a lot of interesting things you can learn while following Rhett Miller on his Twitter account. For instance, a few weeks back, Miller said it was likely that the summer's upcoming Old 97's tour is goin ... More >>

Character Actor

Tracy Morgan plays a different role

Mom Likes Them Best

Life on the edge, 1960s style

Frankly Speaking

30 Rock's bespectacled smart ass visits Addison

Disney Channel Fits Colleyville's Demi Lovato For A Glass Slipper

She's now lined up to be the next Hannah Montana.

"Food Network Doesn't Have a News Show." But a Dallas Woman Could Be Its Next "Star."

Neither Tina Fey nor Amy Poehler Seem Invested in Baby Mama

David Finfrock and Mother Nature Ruined My Must-See TV

Like a Bat Out of Hell, the USA Film Festival Schedule is Released

WFAA: To Catch a Peabody

Let's Hand it to Great American Hero

Genuine Fake Robots

Seasons in the Sun

Revenge of the Nerd

Friedlander wows the Improv

Hitchcock on Holiday

James McMurtry