Subject: Beyonce Knowles

• Pot, Kettle. Kettle, Pot.

  February 13, 2008

• Y'all Know What This Is: 21-Year-Old Sachse Resident Gets Primed For The Big Time

  June 19, 2008

• Whitt's End

   Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week - even the end of the year -  welcome to Whitt's End: *Hold your horses if you thought tonight's concert by Russ Martin and his band at Joe Avezzano's joint up in Frisco was going to A) turn into a bashfest of Live 105.3 105.3 The Fan; or B) a springboard for Russ' return to the local radio airwaves. Remember, the dude is getting paid through April 2011. He may not be drenched in class, but he's no d

  December 19, 2008

• Hitsville: The Year in Music, by the Numbers

  You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were demolished by a Midwestern black man, and gender barriers were hurdled by an Arkansan and an Alaskan.Democracy has a few awesome new dance moves rolling into the Obama presidency, and it'll be a feast f

  December 26, 2008

• Today In Music News: Beyonce v. The Secret Service, A J.J. Fad Reunion?

  Your daily dose of music news for Thursday, January 22, 2009... Even the inauguration of Barack Obama on Tuesday couldn't keep Beyonce from goin' all diva on the Secret Service's ass. It seems the building her hubby Jay-Z was rehearsing in for his inauguration concert was part of a five block, no entry, no exit lockdown. And she was none too happy that she had to walk five blocks to her car. And, well, she let the Secret Service know just how much she didn't want to walk in high heels. Not a g

  January 22, 2009

• Last Night: John Legend At Nokia Theatre

  John Legend Nokia Live January 22, 2009 Better than: Letting the bartender mix your cocktail with Pepsi products. Having learned a hard lesson in traffic jams the last time I went to Grand Prairie's Nokia Theatre, I took MacArthur to the venue, to discover the streets were flowing free and clear. I knew the price tag on John Legend's show was a tad steep, but this guy has the cross-cultural appeal of Beyonce--and women love him. So where the heck were the mobs?

  January 23, 2009

• Ollie Campesinos Explains How His Band Put Its Music On Myspace And Found Itself Signed Just A Few Days Later

  Earlier this week, we caught up with Ollie, the drummer for Los Campesinos! (pictured, right), to talk for a few minutes about the band's quick ascent to success, the fact that the band released its first two albums within six months of each other, and even how the differences in the racial make-ups of America and the UK contribute to the different styles of music each nation creates.Here's how it all went down...Where are you guys right now? Are you in Alabama? Yes, we're in Birmingham. How's B

  January 30, 2009

• Bilal / Usher / Chocolate Genius

  September 13, 2001

• Various Artists

  August 14, 2003

• Ladies Night Out Tour

  March 4, 2004

• Brave New Combo

  D'oh! The Simpsons animate Dallas' favorite polka band

  March 11, 2004

• The Daffy, Mesmerizing Retro-Soul Surreality of Beyoncé's Younger Sister

  March 5, 2009

• Ne-Yo

  Sunday, February 15, 2009 at Nokia Theatre, Grand Prairie

  February 12, 2009

• How R&B has descended into Rap and Bullshit

  January 22, 2009

• What No. 1 Songs Tell Us About Inaugurations

  History, as predicted by Inauguration Day's No. 1 hits

  January 15, 2009

• 2008 Should've Been The New Year's Year

  One thing you can't expect every new year? Another record from Dallas' own The New Year—which is just part of why The New Year is such a crowning achievement.

  January 1, 2009

• Cadillac Records Gets Nothing Right, Especially the Facts About Chess Records

  December 4, 2008

• Queens of the Stone Age

  Era Vulgaris (Interscope)

  July 12, 2007

• Various Artists

  One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found (Rhino)

  January 5, 2006

• Blog Log

  September 27, 2007

• Waxing Survivor

  Beyoncé beyounces into Dallas

  July 12, 2007

• Talib Kweli

  September 6, 2007

• Pop Quiz

  Diva Dumbdown

  September 14, 2006

• Pre-bridal Blowout

  April 12, 2007

• Ne-Yo

  Friday, July 6, at House of Blues

  July 5, 2007

• Oscar Oversight

  Never fear, we won't let the Academy Awards ignore sports

  March 1, 2007

• Dream Works

  But it's not perfect. Jennifer Hudson nails it as a well-worn tale struggles to transcend the Ray model.

  December 21, 2006

• Represent, Y'all

  The holler's not that far from the 'hood

  December 14, 2006

• Beyoncé

  B-Day (Sony)

  September 7, 2006

• Ne-Yo | K104 Summer Jam

  Friday, July 21, at Purgatory | Saturday, July 22, at Smirnoff Music Centre

  July 20, 2006

• Odds & Ends

  Arm your lyrical swords and prepare your Suge Knight jokes--it's rap battle time at TexasGigs.com

  March 16, 2006

• Everyone's Watching

  Oscar visits Big D

  February 24, 2005

• Destiny's Child

  Destiny Fulfilled (Columbia)

  November 18, 2004

• Prince

  April 2

  April 1, 2004

• Playing Favorites

  Local musicians pick the tops

  January 1, 2004

• N.E.R.D. Alert

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

  August 21, 2003

• Miracle Grow

  Plus: Shout Out of the Week...; Needless Things

  June 19, 2003

• Mann Power

  Aimee Mann bought her way out of corporate enslavement. Now she can be as sad as she pleases.

  November 14, 2002

• LeAnn Rimes

  Twisted Angel (Curb)

  September 26, 2002

• Miller's Crossing

  Rhett Miller's The Instigator isn't the wreck of the Old 97's. It's just what he does.

  September 26, 2002

• Out & About

  Destiny's Child

  August 2, 2001

• Today In Music News: The Killers Do Covers, Beyonce Gets Validation, A Gossip Girl Gets A Deal, and J Dilla Gets Another Release

  Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, April 27, 2009...In a move that screams "contractual obligation," The Killers are prepping a live DVD and covers album for release.Looks like the Today clip of Beyonce singing horribly was "just a goof" made by some dude.The girl who plays the bitchy girl, Blair, on Gossip Girl got a record deal. Or so my wife tells me.Legendary beatmaster J Dilla will release another posthumous album.

  April 27, 2009

• Download: Symbolyc One's Still Underrated, Vol. 1 Mixtape

  Waco rapper/producer Symbolyc One of Strange Fruit Project is one of Texas's most under-appreciated hip-hop talents, flying largely under the radar despite working with Erykah Badu, Little Brother and others. Seems he's kinda embracing his place in life right now, though: Yesterday, S1 released a new mixtape, fittingly called Still Underrated, Vol. 1, and it features a some impressive remixes on familiar tracks (Beyonce's "Single Ladies," for instance, gets more of a breakbeat feel) and new trac

  July 2, 2009

• Good Friday: The Independence Day Edition

  So, first and foremost: Happy (almost) Fourth of July, everyone! Now, let's talk about the weekend in music, per protocol. As always, the stuff we already discussed up first.Tonight's pretty busy, actually: Asylum Street Spankers, Porterdavis and The O's play the Granada; The Edge gets the 20th Anniversary treatment at the Lakewood Theater with the likes of Pop Poppins, the Bat Mastersons, Cottonmouth, TX and Deep Blue Something all set to perform; Dirt Nasty (aka former MTV VJ Simon Rex) takes

  July 3, 2009

• Last Night: Beyonce at American Airlines Center

  BeyonceAmerican Airlines CenterJuly 5, 2009 Better than: Filming my own Youtube version of "Single Ladies." Dallas was lucky to have Beyonce stop by last night on her international "I Am" tour de force. From start to finish, the show was phenomenal: Not only was it a showcase of her powerful, flawless voice, but it was an amazingly well-executed performance, too. The show panned out like a series of vignettes, each one a song accompanied by dancing, spectacular light shows, and stunning c

  July 6, 2009

• Weekend Roundup: Less Than Jake, Beyonce, Demi Lovato, Rhett Butler

  Warped Tour at Superpages.com Center on Sunday, July 5Anti-Flag, Bad Religion and Less Than Jake headlined the 15th annual Warped Tour. For $40, it offered something for all types of Hot Topic-clad teenage rockers, from the roots of punk to the MySpace man of glamour, Jeffree Star. That's fierce...

  July 6, 2009

• Today In Music News: Kyp Malone Goes All Beyonce, Katy Perry Had Weird Parents and D'Arcy Comes Out Of Woodwork

  Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 29, 2009... Kip Malone of TV on The Radio has described his solo record as Beyonce pop fused with biblical analysis. Or something like that. Katy Perry had to refer to deviled eggs as "angelic eggs" as a kid? And I thought my mom was weird. Former Smashing Pumpkins bassist D'Arcy Wretzky came out of the woodwork to explain what she's been up to since she left the Pumpkins. And to generally be weird.  I hate it when peop

  July 15, 2009

• Poor Kelly Clarkson Just Can't Catch A Break.

  ​Speaking of Kelly Clarkson: Burleson's own just can't seem to catch a break. After notoriously getting into a spat with Clive Davis and her record label over her last album, My December, Clarkson is again having it out with her label, claiming that she never really wanted her new single, "Already Gone" to be a part of her record, let along her new disc. Preston Jones over at the Star-Telegram has been on top of this story since it broke on Monday, but here's the gyst of it: Ryan Tedder of One

  July 29, 2009

• Blessed With Sexy Synthpop Satire, Altar Boyz Zings

  August 13, 2009

• Moes Aplenty

  October 15, 2009