CBGB

Roadshows

Fight the power

Reprise Records president defends the rights of his artists against the Right and the wrong

Rock and rollercoaster

After mulling its future for two years, Funland releases its first album

The offspring

Dallas' punk bands resurrect the spirit of the '70s

Listening for Mr. Goodbar

Winning over her heart's as easy as blowing in her ear

A star is born?

Ann Magnuson exists between fame and the fringe

Bronco hole

Dallas' last great concert hall suffers growing pains

Who?

Radish comes out of nowhere to grab at the gold ring

Who's that girl?

Surprise! It's Syd Straw.

Hope you die before we get old

Reunited Who and Sex Pistols cheat death one more time

Out There

Reunited Who and Sex Pistols cheat death one more time

Roadshows

Reunited Who and Sex Pistols cheat death one more time

Bassx comes correct

Local band finds its way in the Big Apple

Working on a building

Last Beat is the local scene's full-service stop

Honeymoon suite

Good/Bad at the new Conduit Annex proves that size really does matter

Beat down

Dallas' hip-hop scene is more vital than ever, but you'd never know it: no clubs, no radio, no major-label deals. But the musicians, some of this city's best, refuse to give up.

Rhett's exploding

Rhett Miller wanted to be famous for as long as he can remember. Will the Old 97's upcoming Fight Songs finally make him a star?

Scene, Heard

The Toadies finish off Liberty; Deep Ellum Center for the Arts gets Musically Incorrect; Broose bows out

Various Artists

The Old Grey Whistle Test (BBC Video)

Punk Ages Gracefully

The Old Grey Whistle Test (BBC Video)

Vent house

Luna's Dean Wareham is cooler than you are -- just ask him

Aging Musically

Blondie's frontwoman is still stage-worthy

Deep Ellum Still Keeps It Real

Blondie's frontwoman is still stage-worthy

A Classic, With a Twist

Young people didn't see Matt Haimovitz play, so he went to them

2002 Dallas Observer Music Awards

These are your choices, not ours, for the best musicians in town

The Donnas

Turn 21 (Lookout! Records)

Scene, Heard

More reality TV

Out Here

Darlington and Todd Deatherage

Kids Play

The Moss Brothers are a novelty act -- until you hear them

Britneymania!

What would the face of rock history have looked like if the British Invasion had been a Britney Invasion instead?

Cover girl

Chan Marshall's latest album is a collection of other people's songs, but it still smells like Cat Power

Heads up

Fifteen years later, the reissue of Stop Making

Sense opens old wounds ... and heals them

Luscious Jackson
Ben Lee

Fifteen years later, the reissue of Stop Making

Sense opens old wounds ... and heals them

Ketchup and Soy Sauce

Cibo Matto gets out of the kitchen and fries up the national prize

Manifest destiny

The Dictators are not back. They never left.

Manifest destiny

The Dictators are not back. They never left.

In No One Knows About Persian Cats, You Get To Know Tehran's Underground Music Scene

The Dictators are not back. They never left.

South By Southwest Spillover Reaches Good Records with Punk Icons Mike Watt and The Fleshtones Making Appearances This Week

Mike Watt & His "Thud Staff"​It shouldn't come as a surprise that the top record store in town has been affected by the phenomenon that is South By Southwest spillover. After all, now that The Cavern has gone from being a music venue to an English/Irish Bar (The Crown & Harp), Good Records ... More >>

On The King Bucks, and The Importance of Really Connecting With an Audience...

Sarah Jane SemradThe King Bucks​Take The King Bucks, for example. Nothing wrong with their music, and they have chops. They're good lookin'. They have some fine ironic facial hair.But I don't like 'em and I'll tell you why: Because they don't care about me. Not me personally, but me as a member of ... More >>

Agnostic Front: "Our Music Has Always Been Aggressive and Ugly. We're The Ugly People."

For over 25 years, Roger Miret has been the rough-hewed mouthpiece for New York's Agnostic Front. In that time, his band has become one of the landmark hardcore/metal outfits, releasing hyper-aggressive slabs of animosity that just seem to keep getting better with time. My Life My Way, Agnostic F ... More >>