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Jay Jerrier of Il Cane Rosso to Open New York Style Spot

Jay Jerrier of Il Cane Rosso is caving into a little conformist pressure (but, not really). D Magazine broke the story Tuesday that he's working on a new pizza spot that will make his haters happy (although, probably not really all of them). Not to be confused with second installment of Cane Rosso ... More >>

Drake - Gexa Energy Pavilion - 5/16/12

Drake Gexa Energy Pavilion Wednesday, May 16 Q: How Many Writers Does It Take To Review a Drake Concert? In the span of Drake's set last night, I felt alternately excited, flummoxed and bored, which is sort of the trajectory of the first month or so of a doomed relationship, where you're waiting ... More >>

Symbolyc One Explains How He Came Up With Kanye West and Jay-Z's "Excellence" Joint

Symbolyc One's on fire.​In this week's paper, you'll find a heads up of sorts about what's really going on in Dallas hip-hop these days -- essentially it's no longer the rappers making waves so much as it's the producers. And that's not just fluff. As noted in the article, in the past couple of ye ... More >>

The Top 10 Music Video Vixens of All Time

Jani Lane was 47.​Last night, Warrant singer Jani Lane died alone in a motel room in Los Angeles. He was 47 years old. The news was somewhat puzzling for those who didn't know him. At one time, Lane was on top of the world, with several hits that topped the charts. But Lane also battled an addi ... More >>

Beyonce Releases Symbolyc One-Produced "Best Thing I Never Had" As 4's Second Single

​Back in April, a big reveal from fast-rising Dallas-based producer and genuine good dude Symbolyc One: In the wake of blowing the eff up thanks to his production work on Kanye West's "Power," he had a couple more gigs lined up with Kanye and a few other artists you may have heard of -- y'know, al ... More >>

Which Of Your Texas Rangers Has The Coolest Intro Music?

​Last week, the Morning News' Rangers beat writer/columnist Evan Grant shared the music being used at the start of this baseball season by most of your Texas Rangers players -- either at-bat music or welcome-to-the-mound stuff, naturally.The best news that wasn't? Grant reported that catcher Mike ... More >>

Symbolyc One Goes Platinum with Kanye, Collaborates with Jay-Z, Beyonce and 50 Cent.

Symbolyc One's platinum display for his work on Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Family.​There was no doubting that it would happen eventually, but late last month, it finally did: Kanye West's brilliant 2010 release, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, went platinum.And, OK, while that's may ... More >>

Listomania: 11 Songs That Remind Us Of Charlie Sheen's Winning Ways.

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinning.​It doesn't seem to matter what's going on in Libya, Egypt or even Washington D.C.; somehow, a pretty mediocre actor's personal life has been managing to lead every newscast and dominate discussion on every talk radio show throughout the past week. I ... More >>

Listomania: The Five Best and Five Worst Alter Egos in Music

​Tonight, groundbreaking experimental rapper Kool Keith will be gracing The Loft with his presence. And we're hella stoked. Not only is the rapper one of our favorites, but his skill set is undeniable and his advancements in the "horrorcore" and "porncore" genres are fairly irrefutable. Plus. he's ... More >>

A Sneak Peek at Just Where They're Gonna Dance That Mess Around Fair Park Next Week

​I've been trying to figure out: How much of Fair Park will actually get used one week from tomorrow, when it turns into the biggest effing dance party this town's ever seen (I guess, whatever, close to). Because, in case you haven't heard, on June 19 the Electric Daisy Carnival -- a Los Angeles i ... More >>

Fair Park to Ask Landmark Commission: How Should We Number the Benches at Band Shell?

​I see here that tomorrow, the Landmark Commission's Fair Park Task Force has but one item on its agenda: putting new row numbers and seat number tags on the wood benches in the Fair Park Band Shell. Which may seem like small progress, but it signifies significant strides in terms of the city's ef ... More >>

The 15 Worst ...and Friends! Albums Of All-Time

​It's hard not to remember Santana's 1999 album Supernatural. Besides just the Rob Thomas collab "Smooth," which we've spent the past decade trying to erase from our memories, the album received a lot of attention at the time for being one of those records that featured a different collaboration w ... More >>

Mickey Avalon's Journey From Drugs To Clubs

The Five Most Interesting Things You Didn't Know About Soulja Boy

Wanna Be MySpace Music's CEO?

Rupert Murdoch's toy is trying to go legit; mayhem may ensue, and success may not

Is Girl Talk's Rebellion A Sign Of The Times?

Just how out there Is Girl Talk's Feed the Animals?

Money Talks

With Lil Wayne's latest single, Play-N-Skillz cements its reputation as a production team—and maybe Dallas' reputation as a source of hip-hop?

Sane in the Membrane

Despite drinking enough syrup to kill a small horse, Lil Wayne is actually quite calculated

Salvation Blues Saved Former Jayhawk Mark Olson

Rock Star Resolutions

It's time for some dastardly rockers to change their ways

Making a List, Checking It Twice

Soulja Boy: Crankin' the Chain

No one understands the world of major-label rap better

That's Not Fair

As the memoir boom winds down, authors are training their sights on sis and bro

Onward, Christian Soldiers

Look out, evil Madison Avenue, these Jesus warriors have a battle plan for you

Coke Dreams

In Scarface, slinging yayo is the name of the game

Sorry Raters

Raucous doc catches moral watchdogs with their pants down

Boshketball

Dallas hoops legend comes home to spread good in the 'hood

Body Shots

Cowboy's body and story are full of holes

The Beatdown

Hernan Cattaneo's turntables never took geography lessons

Spray-On Soul

Getting Up is a flawed but fascinating ode to graffiti 's early years.

E-40

My Ghetto Report Card (Reprise/BME)

Electric Avenue

Erwin Redl's light installation sits quietly next to Fahamu Pecou's in-your-face painting

Our top DVD picks for the week of November 8

Body Rock

Thor smashes rock 'n' roll conventions with a foam hammer

Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz

Crunk Juice (TVT)

The Beautiful Ones

The hot, sexy rich people are partying it up while you sleep. We'll wake you when they're done.

Parental Guidance

Listening to the year’s hit singles with Mom and Dadyear’s hit singles with Mom and Dad

Letters

Hang Around

This circus is dreamy

Obie Trice and Bubba Sparxxx

November 5

N.E.R.D. Alert

Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams plan for the revenge of the N.E.R.D.

Various Artists

Bad Boys II: The Soundtrack (Bad Boy/Universal)

Down With the Ship

"Big Steve" Shein ready to make his departure

Give Peas a Chance

Keepin' it real? The Black Eyed Peas would rather keep it fun.

What's Left of the Dial

One nonprofit helped save radio. Sort of. For now.

Bottle the Spin

The "40 best artists making music right now?" Nah.