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Okay, Illegal Downloads Probably Are Hurting The Music Industry

This would have surprised me no matter who had turned it up, but there was a special irony in learning that illegal music downloads "aren't hurting the music industry" from a beleaguered print magazine's free-news arm: Illegal downloads aren't hurting the music industry, new study claims | ti.me/10 ... More >>

The Postal Service Reunion was Ten Years Coming. Do you Feel Old Yet?

If you are in or around your mid-twenties, this probably isn't the first time you've felt the cold hands of classic-rockdom closing around your neck. (For me, it was seeing a Garden State DVD on the bargain shelf at an FYE. And then, right afterward, it was thinking, "Man, I can't believe I used to ... More >>

How can I Get my Mexican Neighbor to Turn his Music Down?

Playdough Digs Into Oddisee's People Hear What They See

See also: Bludded Head's Nevada Hill riffs on Harvey Milk We've started poking around in locals' iTunes, iPods, Spotify playlists, CD players, cassette decks, turntables and brains with one question in mind: What are you listening to? We don't even care if it's good, we just want to know what the ... More >>

In Defense Of... Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend"

In the wee hours of Monday morning, Justin Bieber's new single, produced by Mike Posner and Mason Levy, found its way onto the Internet, causing numerous belieber's heads to explode upon first listen. In a matter of hours, "Boyfriend" reached the top spot on the iTunes charts with the help of one of ... More >>

Listen to School of Seven Bell's New Single, Between Notes Film Earns Release & More

​Just a few weeks ago, shoegaze duo with local ties, School of Seven Bells, announced that their third full- length record, Ghostory, would be released at the beginning of 2012. Today, Pitchfork reports that the album's official release date will be February 28, 2012.With the news, the band went a ... More >>

News And Notes: St. Vincent Performs On Fallon, The Boom Boom Box Release Debut & More

With the release of St. Vincent's new album Strange Mercy, Annie Clark, the artist behind the moniker, is making the late night television rounds, performing what we'd presume would be a song from the new record. Except, last night on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, she didn't.Instead, the Dallas nat ... More >>

On The Pros and Cons of Google's Music Beta...

​Google, that seemingly all-encompassing entity, has its fingerprints all over just about every digital realm of our lives. And, in 2011, in addition to entering the social networking fray, the technology giant is also using the fast-evolving concept of cloud computing -- storing data on extern ... More >>

Polyphonic Spree Releases "Bullseye," Its First Single in Four Years, As Interactive App

​ Back in June, we got word that an interactive-app-as-music-video for the Polyphonic Spree's first single in four years, "Bullseye," was en route. And, indeed, said app comes today, the first single on frontman Tim Delaughter's recently relaunched Good Records Recordings label via Louisiana's Moo ... More >>

Play-N-Skillz's New Collaboration With David Guetta Has Already Charted In 18 Countries

Steve VisneauCollaboration swag.​Late last week, we passed along word that the latest single from French house producer David Guetta (the man behind, among other songs, the Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling") to blow up the Internet was actually a Play-N-Skillz co-production -- and the first of a ... More >>

Presenting! The New Village Voice Best Of App

Download the App in the iTunes Store, or search "best of " in the App Store.​A few months ago we announced the launch of the Dallas Observer iPhone app, (which is completely free, dudes), and now we have a new one for you: the Best Of.. Village Voice Media App. Before we get a breathy announcement ... More >>

And Now, Our Best App Ever: The "Best Of" App

Allow me to introduce you to The Company's Best Of app for the iPhone, which has just launched to great acclaim. Long story short: Need to know best place to get a strong drink? Done. Best convenience store in which to eat a meatball sub? Boom. Best record store? Click. Download from the iTunes stor ... More >>

Q&A: Forever The Sickest Kids' Jonathan Cook Talks About Finally Having The Time To Make The Record His Band Wanted With Its Latest.

​A funny thing happened last week when Dallas pop-punk outfit Forever The Sickest Kids released their self-titled, second full-length album -- namely, that the response to the album was huge, with sales figures placing the band's album in the iTunes top 10 sales chart almost immediately. Even more ... More >>

Eisley and Forever The Sickest Kids Both Release New Albums Today -- And One Of Them Has Already Cracked iTunes' Top 10...

​ If only from a commercial standpoint, today figures to be one of the bigger local release dates of the years, thanks to new albums from Eisley and Forever the Sickest Kids, both of which have formally released new LPs today. And, well, that much you should already know, as we've been following t ... More >>

Bonus MP3: The O's -- "We'll Go Walking"

​The new disc from local folk favorites The O's wasn't originally supposed to earn its release until February. And, OK, that still remains the case as far as hard copies of John Pedigo and Taylor Young's sophomore album, Between The Two, are concerned -- their local album release show will take pl ... More >>

Idol Records Releases New Chris Holt Christmas Jam, Preps Sophomore Album From The O's

"Um, I actually ordered a Tuaca?"​2010 wasn't the biggest year Idol Records has ever seen. The once-dominant local label responsible for past releases from area favorites such as the Old 97's, Centro-matic, Chomsky, [Daryl], The Crash That Took Me, Black Tie Dynasty, PPT, The O's and others releas ... More >>

Today In Music News: Tila Tequila Gets Pelted With Poop, Kenny Loggins IS His Beard And The "Bed Intruder Song" Is iTunes Hit

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, August 16, 2010...Sure, Tila Tequilla gets on my nerves as much as the next "reality" star, but, does she really need to be hit with Juggalo feces?  But, why did she think a Juggalo festival was the best place to perform?Kenny Loggins gives yo ... More >>

Presenting! The Completely Free Dallas Observer iPhone App

Download the App for free in the iTunes App Store under Dallas Observer.​Let's get right to the announcement: our brand-spanking new Dallas Observer iPhone App is available for download, right now, in the iTunes App Store. Before we launch into an epic "presenting" speech, where we tell you that's ... More >>

Check The Artwork For Kanye's Just-Released "Power" Single, Produced By DFW's Own Symbolyc One.

​ Earlier this week, we showed you Kanye West's performance of his new Symbolyc One-produced single, "Power," at the BET Awards on Sunday night. Well, this morning, DFW-produced single earned its release via an exclusive iTunes arrangement. And it's doing OK, too, currently sitting at No. 5 on iTu ... More >>

Doug Burr's O Ye Devastator Hits iTunes A Week Early. So Go Download It.

​In addition to The Burning Hotels' new release and the big major label debut from Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights, it looks like another big local release is up for the taking on iTunes. Though it won't see a physical release until next Tuesday, Doug Burr's new release, O Ye Devastator, ... More >>

Everyone Sing: "Dallas, You Are So Very Chic!"

​As promised (um ... Wednesday, my bad), Steve Dirkx sent along a copy of the that long-forgotten '83 classic anthem "Dallas," written by Mimi Guten and Toni Mazzola and performed by the great (far as you know) Mark Franklin.But far be it from me to deprive you of the keepsake, so here 'tis for do ... More >>

The Rocket Summer's New EP Comes Out A Day Early, Shoots To No. 1 On iTunes' Alternative Chart

​After just announcing the release of his new digital-only EP release a couple week's back, The Rocker Summer's You Gotta Believe, was released today, seemingly by a glitch that posted the four-track release to iTunes a day early. But, no matter--it hasn't seemed to deter the one-time Alternative ... More >>

The Future of Used MP3 Sales

Got St. Vincent's Actor? OK. But Do You Have Its Two Bonus Tracks?

If there's one thing not to adore about St. Vincent's just-released sophomore release, Actor, it's that the album includes two bonus track in addition to its listed 11 songs. Only, they're not available on the CD.Instead, the songs "Bicycle" and "Oh My God" are exclusive bonus mp3s that come with th ... More >>

Good Records Brings Badu, Others for Saturday Celebration

Today In Music News: iTunes Launches Tiered Pricing, Conor Oberst Releases Free Doc, Weezy Joins Ross Against Fitty, And Don't Hassle The Hoff Tween Band.

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 8, 2009... Good news if you're a fan of iTunes: Apple launched a tiered pricing system yesterday and discontinued the DRM on all downloads. Which is great news for people who don't read music blogs and get their songs for free. Free doc ... More >>

Quietly, Carter Albrecht's Solo Record Has Found Its Way On To iTunes

It says on iTunes that Carter Albrecht's solo album Jesus is alive ... and living in London has been available since February 9. Carter's father, Ken, and Robert Jenkins, whose Summer Break label is co-releasing the disc in conjunction with the Carter Albrecht Music Foundation, say that's wrong, and ... More >>

Could Cell Phones Topple iPods?

Could your cellphone's ability to stream music render the iPod obsolete? Quite possibly.

Video: The New Year -- "Seven Days And Seven Nights (Airport)"

Did the Kadanes not get the memo? 2008 was supposed to be their year, not 2009...Oh well. Either way, the hits just keep on coming for The New Year, whose above video for "Seven Days and Seven Nights (Airport)" is posted all over the web today, everywhere from Pitchfork to Stereogum and hipster blo ... More >>

Wanna Be MySpace Music's CEO?

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

Pardon, But What New Radio Show?

Q&A With Gymnast-Turned-Would-Be-Pop-Star Carly Patterson

Looks Like We Spoke A Day Too Soon About Tomorrowpeople's Availability on iTunes

Learn To Be A Baller And/Or Shot Caller

Notes: Punk Goes Crunk, Handshakes and Highfives on iTunes

The Old 97's Come Down the Chimney

Bits: Old 97's, Memphis May Fire, Darkside Lounge

In Between Days, Today

Merry Xmas, But War Is So Not Over

Frisco Kid

Eisley

Saturday, May 6, at the Granada Theater

Romp and Stomp Till Midnight

Ol' "Blue Eyes"

Burning the Faithful

New copy-protected CDs screw over the only honest customers the music industry has left

Hot Potatoes

Avast, Ye Pirates

Get yourself--and Congress--ready for the next wave of absurd anti-file-sharing tactics

Guster

Thursday, September 9

Fountains of Wayne

Welcome Interstate Managers (S-Curve/Virgin)

On the Download

Is the online music store the Apple of digital music's eye? It should be.