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Waltz Around Our 100 Best Texas Songs

The 100 Best Texas Songs: The Complete List

100. Tripping Daisy, "Sonic Bloom" Before this album, the band had a grunge-pop affectation, but this song, from 1998's Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb, was more heartfelt than anything they'd done before. - Daniel Hopkins 99. Pleasant Grove, "The Plaque at 16ft" Bret Egner wrote "The Plaque at 16ft, ... More >>

The Best Texas Songs of All Time: #59-40

Best Texas songs, #100-80 Best Texas songs, #79-60 The Spotify playlist for songs #59-40 59. Tum Tum, "Caprice Music" For years, the Dallas hip-hop community's had a love affair with the Chevy Caprice Classic. Tum Tum's "Caprice Music" was an ode to that car culture, illustrating the unique trend ... More >>

12 of This Weekend's Top Concerts: Coldplay, Fungi Girls, Chamillionaire & More

Coldplay, Robyn, Wolf GangJune 22, June 23 at American Airlines CenterIs Coldplay the biggest band in the world? That's what they were always shooting for. Their latest album, Mylo Xyloto, has only continued their ascent. Its syrupy melodies and sincere lyrics pull in fans by the truckload and make ... More >>

Remembering Coach Joe Avezzano: Cowboy and Music Fan

So many got to know former Dallas Cowboys assistant coach Joe Avezzano as a hard-nosed, foul-mouthed, award-winning special-teams coach during his days roaming football sidelines, which began in 1968 and ended yesterday, after Avezzano died of an apparent heart attack while in Italy coaching the Sea ... More >>

Beats by Dallas' Own Hip-Hop Doctors

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 >>

Chingo Bling

Sunday, July 31,at the House of Blues' Cambridge Room

Meet Wiz Khalifa, Big Sean and Curren$y's Secret Weapon: Fort Worth Producer Cardo

Cardo's a dude worth knowing.​Ronald La Tour very clearly remembers the first time he met Wiz Khalifa. It was a few years back at this point, when Khalifa was just starting to make a name for himself, releasing mixtapes at an impressive clip and earning endless praise for each. After some fruitful ... More >>

Listomania: Top Ten Songs About Ingesting Cough Syrup for Leisure

​Ahh, codeine cough syrup. It started off innocently enough, as a remedy for a sore throat. However, if it can get you high, people will use it to get high. And, if it gets you high, someone will at some point write a song about it. Purple drank, sizzurp, lean -- whatever you choose to call ... More >>

Play-N-Skillz Goes Electro: Grammy-Winning Duo Remixes Kanye, Collabs With David Guetta

Seems Play-N-Skillz is on a new tip these days. A couple weeks back, the Grammy-winning, Dallas-based production duo behind such hits as Chamillionaire's "Ridin'" and Lil Wayne and T-Pain's "Got Money" released an electronic remix of Kanye West's "All of the Lights" (see the video for their remix a ... More >>

Welcome To The Golden Age of Dallas Hip-Hop.

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 >>

Ballers and Shotcallers: Zo & Magic's 8-Ball Challenge

Mattie StaffordAlonzo Mourning lines up a shot. For a whole slideshow from this event, click here.​Zo & Magic's 8-Ball ChallengeCentennial Building in Fair ParkThe red carpet walks kicked off at 7.30 p.m., with Mourning's appearance leading the way. Early attendees were held in a "reception ar ... More >>

The D-Town Boogie Positions Itself For A Big Score This All-Star Weekend

Rhymefest Leaks Two Tracks Featuring Production By S1

S1 counts the number of songs he produced on Rhymefest's upcoming album.​El Che, the forthcoming LP by Kanye co-writer Rhymefest, features four songs with beats by Strange Fruit Project producer/MC S1 (Symbolyc One), two of which Fest leaked today on Ruby Hornet to build momentum for the official ... More >>

Play-N-Skillz's Next Target: Nintendo?

While they're at it--you know, demanding unpaid royalties and compensation and all--Dallas production duo Play-N-Skillz might wanna take to task a certain plumber by the name of Mario, too. Hopefully not, though, because this five minute and 25 second medley of contemporary hip-hop hits converted to ... More >>

Weekend Roundup: Britney Spears, the Pussycat Dolls, Leonard Cohen, Hello Lover and Chamillionaire

Britney Spears @ the American Airlines Center, Tuesday, Mar. 31 This is the first edition of roundup since B. Spears graced the stage in Dallas last Tuesday. Bald and umbrella-wielding last year, the (un)disputed Princess of Pop has reclaimed her throne. Britney showed off her musicianship showma ... More >>

Dallas Hip-Hop: Swagger Like Us

Local artists make waves with D-Town Boogie, but the real test comes in 14 months

Good Friday: The Halloween Weekend Edition

Symbolyc One Gets The Baller Status Treatment

Symbolyc One

Strange Fruit Project Presents: S1 Music Box (Spilt Milk)

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?

Play-N-Skillz Are Gonna Be On BET's "Rap City" Momentarily...

Rock On

Centro-matic's balls-out show at the Granada topped off a big week for the local scene

Play-N-Skillz Get Some Love From The Source

Big Tuck Heading To Waco Sunday To Dip In Da Lac

Making a List, Checking It Twice

Chamillionaire

Ultimate Victory (Chamillitary/Universal Motown)

To The Wall

H-Town's favorite Dirty rapper lives the diamond life

Charity Cases

Good ways to spend some money. Just get a receipt for your taxes.

Yes, There is Life in Deep Ellum

Things get complex

Represent, Y'all

The holler's not that far from the 'hood

Tuck It Like You Mean It

Committing Arson

Thorn vs. Side's sizzling mix of metal and punk should help them escape those local band blues

Jingle Jam 2005

Saturday, December 17, at the Dallas Convention Center