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The 20 Most Overused Terms In SXSW Band Bios

Before I take any trip to Austin and SXSW, I always take more than a few days to peruse the schedule and check out a few of the hundreds of names on the roster and read their bios. Some years there are more bands with "wolf" and "space" in their monikers than usual, and some years there are random ... More >>

Matthew Hittle of Auxiliary Voice Talks Seeing Van Halen, Playing Extreme's "More Than Words"

Auxiliary Voice's Matthew Hittle has had an interesting ride, musically. Long before he formed the ambient post-rock band with Justin Young, he had to deal with living in a house where secular music was hard to find. Hittle recently sat down with us and talked about his first musical experiences and ... More >>

The Top Five Musical Resurrections of 2012

Top Five Musical Resurrections of 2012

2012 saw some big-name comebacks, emotional reunions, and just plain weird occurrences, proving that America's thirst for nostalgia has still not been quenched. Have recent years been the worst for this, or have I just forgotten about the last decade already? Could something as joyous as the resurre ... More >>

The Granada's Julie Garcia: "It's About the Camaraderie Music Creates"

See also: Damon K. Clark knows Dallas jazz See also: The Kessler's Melissa Hennings shoots your favorite bands Julie Garcia, publicist for Granada Theater and Sundown, got her start in morning radio. From '99 to '07, her job was largely to manage Kidd's Kidds, the charity helmed by the Kraddick ... More >>

Van Halen - American Airlines Center - 6/20/12

Van Halen, Kool & The Gang American Airlines Center Wednesday, June 20 See also: The five worst and five most underrated Van Halen songs You have to hand it to Diamond Dave. Sure, he can't hit all those high notes like back in the day, but he gave it the good fight. Often talking more than singin ... More >>

The Five Worst and Five Most Underrated Van Halen Songs

Seeing that Van Halen somehow managed to NOT cancel their show tonight at American Airlines Center, I decided to go through the band's catalogue and come up with a couple of lists. First comes the bad, and then comes the diamonds in the poo-poo. The Five Worst Van Halen Songs 1. "Hot for Teacher" ... More >>

Van Halen Postpones Handful of Concert Dates: Dallas Is Still On, Though

Better grab tickets for Van Halen's June 20 show at the American Airlines Center while you still can. The band's North American tour just got significantly lighter. Turns out the group (David Lee Roth'll be on hand for the Dallas) has postponed 30 or so concert dates after June 26, which means the ... More >>

Ray Luzier of Korn: "I Almost Peed My Pants Before My First Gig With David Lee Roth."

Before earning a spot as the drummer for Korn, Ray Luzier played some high-profile gigs with David Lee Roth and Stone Temple Pilots. So the guy obviously knows something about working with temperamental frontmen. Speaking from a car while driving from Abilene to Lubbock, and in anticipation of Kor ... More >>

Russell Allen of Symphony X Talks Classic Literature's Connection to Star Wars and How Social Media Is Enslaving the Population

Purveyors of heavy metal always seem to be obsessed with epic literature.Take Russell Allen of Symphony X. He's fronted New Jersey's progressive metal act for nearly 20 years, and in that time, Symphony X has released albums based on both The Odyssey and Paradise Lost. Last year, they released Icono ... More >>

Might As Well Jump: Van Halen Returns to Dallas This Summer

​"Van Halen announces 2012 North American tour" is one of those email subject lines I was almost afraid to open. Because, really, the world doesn't need any more Hagar. Yes, I know it's fashionable to hate on the "other" Van Halen singer, but let's be honest: "Poundcake" was his best song. Dav ... More >>

10 Intriguing Classic Rock Albums to Watch for in 2012

Roger CaldwellFinally, another excuse to use this photo​Most all of us know the deal when it comes to new music from a famous, old school rock artist: It's a waiting game. A waiting game daunted with a lot of vague answers, and sometimes pretty flaky behavior. Some would say this is due to ... More >>

The Conversation: Lead Singer Stage Behavior, How Much is Too Much?

Mick Jagger, the ultimate frontman​Make no mistake; there is a big difference between a run-of-the-mill lead singer and a bona fide frontman. Huge, really. Not just anybody has the magnetism required to convince 20,000 people at the American Airlines Center to raise their hands above their heads a ... More >>

The Top Ten All Time Best Replacement Lead Singers in Rock and Roll

The Misfits' Michale Graves​Nothing pisses rock fans off worse than the lead singer of their favorite band being replaced. This happens across genres, but it's most common within hard rock -- pop, country and R&B vocalists' departures are usually a precursor to their solo efforts; very rarely ... More >>

The Top 10 Music Video Vixens of All Time

Jani Lane was 47.​Last night, Warrant singer Jani Lane died alone in a motel room in Los Angeles. He was 47 years old. The news was somewhat puzzling for those who didn't know him. At one time, Lane was on top of the world, with several hits that topped the charts. But Lane also battled an addi ... More >>

Girl Talk, The Cool Kids

Thursday, June 23, at the Granada Theater

Productions reliving the '80s miss the decade's dumb fun.

Top 100 Most Annoying Summer Songs

Shut up, Jimmy Buffett.​You know what really gives us the summertime blues? "Summertime Blues," not to mention other maddening summer hits like "All I Wanna Do," "Margaritaville" or the shotgun-in-mouth-inducing "Hot Hot Hot." It's bad enough global warming is cooking the planet like a plastic cu ... More >>

Listomania: Eight Jewish Musical Icons To Celebrate On This Final Night of Chanukah

​When the sun sets this evening, the final night of Chanukah will commence, ending an eight-day spree of phone calls from nagging Jewish mothers and the always pleasant gifting and receiving of holiday socks. Also coming to its unfortunate annual close? The (adorable) singing of the Chanukah praye ... More >>

Echoes & Reverberations: Van Halen’s “Almost Infamous”

Imagining the Night David Lee Roth Rejoined Van Halen

Diamond in the Doo-Doo

David Lee Roth and Co. jump at the AAC

Last Night: Fiction Plane at House of Blues

Like Father, Like Son

Dweezil brings Frank to Nokia

Slammin' Sammy

Fair-Well

OU-Texas soon to be one of Dallas' exes

Appetite for Reconstruction

What doesn't kill them only makes them a supergroup: The rise of Velvet Revolver

Feels Like Old Times

With Sammy Hagar back onstage, Van Halen trudges on

You Too & Stuff

Regan laughs at language, life and stuff in between

Dem Blues

The left, turning right, was plain wrong to attack pop culture

Mo Better

Corn Mo left D-FW for NYC, but he didn't leave his talent behind

Burr, Not Chilly

With the rich, says Igby, always a little pity

WWJD?

Plus: Dalbie and Tex, A List

I Wanna Rock!

How did The Bone shock the Dallas radio world? With market research, double entendres and hair bands.

Appleseed Cast; Elf Power

June 6; June 10

Out & About

Kid Rock

Out & About

Gene Defcon, Bratmobile

David Lee Roth Band

Reunion Arena

Letters

Letters

Small apologies

Eddie Van Halen doesn't really care if you like the "new" Van Halen

Lex and Terry's wet dream

Can two transplants from the land of Lynyrd Skynyrd and fart smells find the key to radio fame at Dallas' Q102?

All-American reject

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong grows up

Romance novel

The Green Romance Orchestra's fans drag them into the limelight

Roadshows

Out Here

You got another thing comin'

Venal old fraud Pat Boone bellies up to the trough once more with an album of metal covers

Mister Corn Mo rising

Jon Cunningham and his post-modern vaudeville

Roadshows

Reviews