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The Vibrators' John "Eddie" Edwards: "I Thank God That I Don't Have To Go To An Office Every Day"

Since 1976, John "Eddie" Edwards has been playing drums for The Vibrators, one of England's original punk acts. Nearly four decades later, he finds himself the sole original member, as the band continues to release albums and tour steadily. From a van driving through Ohio and in anticipation of Sat ... More >>

A Road Trip Through Texas, And The State of Dallas Radio

In the last few months, research for a project has taken me across the state and, more recently, into Mexico. It may be something sentimental in me, or this weird notion that road trips are meant to be soundtracked by where you are and not by a list you cultivated online, but I noticed what was popu ... More >>

Soundgarden's Kim Thayil Talks His Band's Legacy, Plus Grunge's Revival and Future.

Kim Thayil​With the 20th anniversary edition of Nevermind being released earlier this year -- and with the subsequent buzz it churned -- it would seem we are on the brink of a full-blown grunge resurgence. But what is being somewhat overlooked in all the Nirvana hype is that the early '90s Seattle ... More >>

Last Night: The Thermals, Cymbals Eat Guitars and The Coathangers at the Granada Theater

The Thermals, Cymbals Eat Guitars, The CoathangersGranada TheaterOctober 24, 2010Better than: sitting at home, drumming my fingers and waiting for the World Series to start.The Thermals​Considering that it was a Sunday night, last night's vibe at the Granada Theater was surprising.Only some 250 pe ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Buzzcocks at The Loft

BuzzcocksThe LoftJune 11, 2010Better than: nostalgia.Buzzcocks​Buzzcocks (a more appropriately named band escapes me at the moment) roared into The Loft on Friday evening delivering on the promise of the Another Bites tour premise: The band roared through their first two albums--and a few other ge ... More >>

Good Friday: Buzzcocks, Dope on Plastic, Shiny Around The Edges, Peopleodian, Hawk Vs Dove, Doug Burr, Whiskey Folk Ramblers, The O's, Babar and More!

"Goodbye!"​This weekend wishes a farewell to two Dallas gems, the supersaturated fun that is Giggle Party and the dance hip-hop twosome Sore Losers. Giggle Party is set to leave for San Francisco next week and will have its going away celebration tonight at bassist Jason Reichl's homemade venu ... More >>

The Buzzcocks Talk Punk's Past and Future

That Rhett Miller Makes One Adorable Punk

At some point today, Pete will no doubt post his musings on last night's LCD Soundsystem spectacular-spectacular at the Palladium. I look forward to that. But, alas, poor Pete bailed too soon. There was the after-show, after all, otherwise known as Rock Star Karaoke in the upstairs Loft (where the B ... More >>

Giveaway: Three Pairs of Tickets To See The Buzzcocks at The Loft Tomorrow Night

In this week's paper, Doug Davis checks in with Pete Shelley, frontman for legendary Brit punks the Buzzcocks, who, tomorrow night, stop through Dallas for a gig at The Loft--the second-to-last stop on the band's two-year world tour. One of the original pop-punk acts, Davis extols the Buzzcocks' eff ... More >>

Show Announcements: Summer Series, Wildflower Festival

Patrick MichelsThe King Bucks at last year's Barefoot At The Belmont Series​We are standing on the brink of the summer season, and with the unbearable heat comes the obligatory summer outdoor live music series. The heat is inevitable, but the Belmont Hotel and the AT&T Performing Arts Center a ... More >>

Q&A: Drive A's Bruno Mascolo Talks Green Day, Emo and Los Angeles' Punk Rock Legacy

Drive A​Drive A is a relatively new rock quartet with solid punk leanings. Led by appropriately snotty lead vocalist/guitarist Bruno Mascolo, Drive A hails from Los Angeles and is happy to harken back to the classic hardcore punk days of Orange County when bands like Black Flag and the Adolescents ... More >>

MusInk's Might Be The Best Festival Dallas Proper's Seen in A While.

The Used Added To Dallas MusInk Bill

The Used can get a slightly more professional-looking tat at MusInk than depicted on the cover of their latest.​As we mentioned a couple of weeks ago when Lucero and Telegraph Canyon were added to the bill, the lineup for the MusInk Tattoo & Music Festival April 9 through 11 looked like it wou ... More >>

The Queers, The Independents, The Lash Outs

Monday, September 22, at The Double Wide

Supergrass

Diamond Hoo Ha (EMI)

Exit to Eden

Old Men and Bag Ladies

The good, the bad and the crazy invade Austin

Spencer's Gift Rock

Go Bowling for Soup in Fort Worth

The Thermals

The Body, The Blood, The Machine (Sub Pop)

Birdmonster, Division Day

Wednesday, August 23, at the Double Wide

Yuppie Pricks

Friday, February 11

Nice Pussy

A killer cat steals a wonderful movie from a kindly ogre

The Star Spangles

Bazooka!!! (Capitol)

Ash

May 31

'Cocks, Rock

Buzzcocks still kick ace, in case you've forgotten

Spring Has Sprung

And summertime means more music

Milemarker, the Blood Brothers; the Juliana Theory, Something Corporate, Vendetta Red; Atom & His Package, Mae

February 20, February 24

New Order World

In dreary Manchester, a revolution spawned heroes, martyrs and, most of all, myths

Green Day, blink-182, Jimmy Eat World

May 9

Bad Ideas, Inc.

The Bone rocks The Merge right off your FM dial

Miles Away

Beulah leader Miles Kurosky's dark nights lead to pure pop sunshine

Scene, Heard

Don't put Trees in a pine box just yet.

Across the Bar

Rocket Summer, Toadies break out, Solex gets Good, Live at the Hootenanny, and more

The Buzzcocks

Growing pains

After 11 albums, the Mr. T Experience is starting to abandon the punk-pop sound it pioneered

More Top 10 lists, sort of

Wired shut

Jawbox's odds-and-ends Scrapbook makes a wonderful farewell

We can work it out

Baboon jumps out of the frying pan and into the fire in pursuit of major-label green

Free KittyBoo

Brandon Boyer's Denton label offers pure pop pleasure, seven inches at a time

Don't call it a comeback

The Descendents renew their quest for ALL

The (British) empire strikes back

Ash tries to live up to the hype

Hope you die before we get old

Reunited Who and Sex Pistols cheat death one more time

Out There

Two-drink minimum

The Enablers take Nino Rota and Dick Dale out for cocktails

Plastic explosives

Push the Tripping Daisy and make them come up

No frills, no joke

The Mullens are not the Not the Ramones, and for all the right reasons

Home grown

Are local record labels a springboard to success, or success itself?

Reviews

UFOFU and your mother

From New York to Dallas comes a classically trained punk-pop band