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May 17, 2012
Drake - Gexa Energy Pavilion - 5/16/12
Drake Gexa Energy Pavilion Wednesday, May 16 Q: How Many Writers Does It Take To Review a Drake Concert? In the span of Drake's set last night, I felt alternately excited, flummoxed and bored, which is sort of the trajectory of the first month or so of a doomed relationship, where you're waiting ... More >>
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May 9, 2012
What If Drake Wrote "9 A.M. In Dallas" And Actually Mentioned Dallas?
In 2010, Drake recorded a freestyle track titled "9 A.M. in Dallas." The track was written, as the title spells out, one morning in Dallas, and was shortlisted for his debut album Thank Me Later. One thing, though: It doesn't really mention Dallas. Well, Dallas is a little hurt that he didn't call ... More >>
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May 3, 2012
The Problem With... Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe"
Every wave of music coming out of Canada is quite the "melange." In the most recent one, Drake's fame is pulling up Toronto R&B artists The Weeknd and Melanie Fiona. We also have elves like Grimes and Purity Ring tinkering around with their precursors, from Skinny Puppy to Nelly Furtado. Conversely ... More >>
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March 16, 2012
The Best of SXSW Music: Thursday 3/15/2012
If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the bright, scintillating chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music e ... More >>
Music
March 1, 2012
Preview: Drake at College Park Center
Friday, March 2, at College Park Center, Arlington
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February 29, 2012
In Defense of... Drake's "Take Care"
At the end of last year, I took back misgivings I had about Drake since his studio debut, Thank Me Later, dropped a couple years back. One of reasons I changed my mind "aboat" the Canadian rapper was the title track from his sophomore album, Take Care, released last year. "Take Care" follows a chai ... More >>
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February 3, 2012
Steve Aoki Talks Production Skills, Badminton and Tacos
Electro house musician Steve Aoki is much more than your run-of-the-mill remixer. Besides running the influential Dim Mak record label, Aoki also owns two restaurants, works with artists as diverse as Duran Duran and Drake, has a clothing line, invented his own brand of headphones and plays more tha ... More >>
Music
December 22, 2011
Eating Crow and Looking Back at 2011 Music
Electro house musician Steve Aoki is much more than your run-of-the-mill remixer. Besides running the influential Dim Mak record label, Aoki also owns two restaurants, works with artists as diverse as Duran Duran and Drake, has a clothing line, invented his own brand of headphones and plays more tha ... More >>
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November 24, 2011
Big Sean, Now Really Big
Electro house musician Steve Aoki is much more than your run-of-the-mill remixer. Besides running the influential Dim Mak record label, Aoki also owns two restaurants, works with artists as diverse as Duran Duran and Drake, has a clothing line, invented his own brand of headphones and plays more tha ... More >>
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November 16, 2011
Last Night: Zeds Dead and Bass Science Shake, Rattle and Roll Trees
Zeds Dead.Last Night: Zeds Dead, Bass Science Trees November 15 Better than: Season 7 of Weeds Whether or not you were looking for bass Tuesday night, Trees had your back. The venue in Deep Ellum hosted two of the most nationally renowned dubstep artists for what could be a preview to just ... More >>
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September 6, 2011
In Defense of... Nicki Minaj's "Fly" feat. Rihanna
After releasing a few lackluster singles that relied on sampling and riding the coattails of artists with bigger stars than her own, Nicki Minaj discovered her voice in her Pink Friday album late last year. When I reviewed one of her other tracks, I remarked that Nicki will probably represent ... More >>
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September 1, 2011
The Problem With.... Kreayshawn's "Gucci Gucci"
In spite of what I think of some rappers, the truth is that most of them have something to contribute to the scene. Kanye brings good production chops and high class. Eminem has tight alliterative flows. And Drake... well, he's Canadian, which has to count for something, I imagine. To this end ... More >>
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June 30, 2011
Michael Rapaport Talks A Tribe Called Quest and His New Documentary on the Group
On July 8, actor Michael Rapaport's directorial debut, a documentary called Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest, will earn its release theaters in New York City and Los Angeles. Later that month, on July 28, the film will begin a run locally at Dallas-area Angelika Theat ... More >>
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June 17, 2011
Not-So-Quiet Riots: The Ten Worst Riots In Music Event History
Dallas Mavericks fans were notably well-behaved during yeterday's NBA Championship victory parade through downtown. Despite the fact that 200,000 or so people packed themselves in like sardines along the sidewalks of the route -- and in the sweltering heat, no less -- there were only five arrests. B ... More >>
Music
April 21, 2011
Physical CD Sales Still Thrive at Dallas' Big T Bazaar.
Dallas Mavericks fans were notably well-behaved during yeterday's NBA Championship victory parade through downtown. Despite the fact that 200,000 or so people packed themselves in like sardines along the sidewalks of the route -- and in the sweltering heat, no less -- there were only five arrests. B ... More >>
Music
February 24, 2011
Welcome To The Golden Age of Dallas Hip-Hop.
Dallas Mavericks fans were notably well-behaved during yeterday's NBA Championship victory parade through downtown. Despite the fact that 200,000 or so people packed themselves in like sardines along the sidewalks of the route -- and in the sweltering heat, no less -- there were only five arrests. B ... More >>
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February 22, 2011
XXL Magazine Names Oak Cliff Rapper Lil Twist To Its 2011 Freshman Class
To find Lil Twist, just look for the mohawkLast night, the cover for XXL Magazine's fourth annual "Freshmen Issue" leaked, revealing a picture of Oak Cliff rapper Lil Twist along with 10 other young hip-hop artists that the prominent hip-hop magazine has its eye on in 2011. At 18, Twist is alread ... More >>
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February 15, 2011
Big Chief Signs To Cash Money Records
Big ChiefA little more than two years has passed since we openly wondered if Big Chief, long one of Dallas' premiere underground street rappers, has what it takes to be the Next Big Thing out of the Dallas hip-hop scene. Now, though, it seems as if we're closer to our answer. The ever-prolific Ch ... More >>
Music
February 3, 2011
Let's Not Complain About Super Bowl Weekend.
Big ChiefA little more than two years has passed since we openly wondered if Big Chief, long one of Dallas' premiere underground street rappers, has what it takes to be the Next Big Thing out of the Dallas hip-hop scene. Now, though, it seems as if we're closer to our answer. The ever-prolific Ch ... More >>
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November 24, 2010
Listomania: The Songs That Give Thanks, a Field Guide
Not a song, but we sure are thankful for this.It's hard to argue with Charlie Brown: Thanksgiving is here, man (paraphrased). Over on our on food blog, City of Ate, the writers are counting down to Thanksgiving with odes to their favorite T-Day foods. DC9's thinking: why can't we join in on t ... More >>
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October 29, 2010
Good Friday: Halloween Weekend Edition
A Baptist General headlines We Shot JR is DeadThis weekend marks the end of an era: After a five-year run, the most critical critics in North Texas over at We Shot JR are calling it quits. We suspect it's only a matter of days until the comments on DC9 increase in anonymity and negativity, but, b ... More >>
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August 27, 2010
The Problem With... Lil Wayne and Drake's "Right Above It"
What do you know, folks. Lil' Wayne, Young Money's Pikachu, is back on the charts with a fresh, new track. And he brought Drake, his Canadian trainee, with him.
Music
August 5, 2010
B.o.B. Finally Figures It Out
What do you know, folks. Lil' Wayne, Young Money's Pikachu, is back on the charts with a fresh, new track. And he brought Drake, his Canadian trainee, with him.
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March 30, 2010
Erykah Badu Will Be On BET's 106 & Park Today. But She Won't Be The Only North Texas Singer On The Channel...
If Ms. Badu's Twitter account is to be believed--and, really, when isn't it?--then she's gonna be on your television screens today even earlier than her scheduled appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! tonight, stopping by B.E.T.'s 106 & Park to discuss (what else?) New Amerykah Pt. 2: Return of the A ... More >>
Music
February 11, 2010
The D-Town Boogie Positions Itself For A Big Score This All-Star Weekend
If Ms. Badu's Twitter account is to be believed--and, really, when isn't it?--then she's gonna be on your television screens today even earlier than her scheduled appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! tonight, stopping by B.E.T.'s 106 & Park to discuss (what else?) New Amerykah Pt. 2: Return of the A ... More >>
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February 2, 2010
Tracklist: The Local Hang with Playlister P, Vol. 5
Many thanks to those who stopped on by The Libertine last night for the fifth installment of The Local Hang. Yep, that's right, our fifth, which, if nothing else, proves that if you and Libertine owner Simon McDonald reach a drunken agreement, he will hold you to it for no less than five months.S ... More >>
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January 21, 2010
Bonus MP3: Drake vs. Washed Out -- "Best I Ever Had (Objektiv One's Space Glider Mashup)"
Earlier this week, Dallas-area mashup artist Objektiv One released the second in his collection of mashup EPs, this one following up his party-starting 2009 release, Beer Pong Champion. Called, quite hilariously I think, Rad Jams, Bro!, Objkektiv One's newest collection follows largely the same f ... More >>

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