Iggy Pop

The Twelve Scariest Bands

Seeing that Alice Cooper and Marilyn Manson hit the Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie this evening, we thought it would be a good time to compile a list of the scariest acts in music. Scary can be a relative term. One person's demented can be another's delightful, but each of these 12 scary acts has ... More >>

ACL 2012: Sunday's 10 Best & Funniest Moments at Zilker

The rains came early on Sunday morning, but by the time the ACL opened up for business before noon, there was hardly a cloud in the sky, making for an extremely warm and muddy day. The biggest acts of the day -- Red Hot Chili Peppers, Iggy & the Stooges, Crystal Castles, and the Avett Brothers -- he ... More >>

Smile Smile Are In Love With Foxy Shazam, The Ronettes

See also: T. Tex Edwards on John Fahey, the Hangmen We've started poking around in locals' iTunes, iPods, Spotify playlists, CD players, cassette decks, turntables and brains with one question in mind: What are you listening to? We don't even care if it's good, we just want to know what the music ... More >>

Fort Worth's Special Guest and Not Half Bad Split the Difference

"I couldn't stand the sincere punks. I never believed them. Still don't." - Iggy Pop So said the erstwhile "world's most forgotten boy" to the New York Times earlier this year. Proving, I suppose, that it's been a few seasons since he penned classics like "No Fun" and "TV Eye" after observing the s ... More >>

DTC Sews Up Its Season with Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Anthony Bourdain's Playlist: Sippin' on Gin and Juice, and That Better Be Fresh-Squeezed

Anthony Bourdain recently created an iTunes Celebrity Playlist. And what does a playlist say about a person? Everything. It's their soul on paper. Bourdain isn't necessarily shy though, case evidence being his current media scuffle with Paula Deen. So it's no surprise that the unruly Ramones hea ... More >>

What Are You Thankful For?

Sitting around the house waiting for Turkey Day to roll around got me to thinking about all the things I'm thankful for. Of course, I'm lucky to have my family and friends and, these days, I am very thankful to have a job. But musically speaking, the Dallas scene has provided many a band, show and ... More >>

The 10 Best Music Videos Featuring Puppets

​On Saturday, the world celebrated the birthday of the late master of puppets and all-around creative genius Jim Henson. Henson modernized the age-old art of puppetry by using foam rubber to coat the puppets' limbs. Previously, most TV puppets were made of carved wood. But Henson believed that fo ... More >>

R.E.M. May Be Gone Now, But We'll Always Have That '86 Fair Park Band Shell Show

​If you care at all, by now surely you've heard: Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike Mills have called it a day. Good Lord -- has it really been 31 years? "I hope our fans realize this wasn't an easy decision," Stipe writes on the band's website, "but all things must end, and we wanted to do it rig ... More >>

Ozzy Osbourne, Slash

Thursday, January 20, at the American Airlines Center

Today In Music News: Madonna Gets Back To Her Hip-Hop Roots, The Stooges Plan New Album And Ellen Leaving Idol

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, July 30, 2010....Madonna is going back to hear hip-hop/street roots with a new tour. Wait, what?Iggy Pop plans on recording a new album with The Stooges.Ellen DeGeneres has decided that she works too much and doesn't like hurting people's feelings, ... More >>

For Your Long Weekend Listening Pleasure: Frank Zappa, Blondie Do Dallas Way Back When

​With an extra day this weekend, an extra night: Blondie on December 1, 1979, from an unspecified Dallas venue; and Frank Zappa at the Dallas Convention Center Arena on October 17, 1980. Both, revolutionary in their own right.They're both flawless recordings -- Blondie because it was for radio. As ... More >>

Rapper Cage Takes Off in a New Direction, Whether Anyone Follows or Not

Fun Fun Fun Fest Day 1: Crystal Antlers, Shonen Knife, Russian Circles, Death, Neon Indian, Jesus Lizard

All photos by Patrick MichelsDeath singer Bobby Hackney​Choosing Fun Fun Fun over the Austin City Limits festival this year was a no-brainer decision, and I have not regretted the decision to pass on Dave Matthews, Pearl Jam and Ben Harper for a nanosecond. Sitting on the soft grass and turning aw ... More >>

Gig Alert: The Creepshow at Club Dada

Of all the genres and subgenres of music, I never expected that psychobilly--the frighteningly fitful combination of punk and rockabilly--would have such a protracted shelf life. But, somehow, a seemingly endless supply of disaffected youth continue to worship at the dual alters of horror movies and ... More >>

Franz Ferdinand

Tonight (Domino)

Will studios go down with the rest of the industry?

My Punk Rock Dreams Are Shattered: Johnny Rotten Pitches Butter Now.

Echoes and Reverberations: The Photography of Vern Evans

Denton's Strawberry Fields is the New DIY Venue of Choice

Good Friday: Vibrators, Modico

Kenny and the Kasuals

Tuesday, September 11, at Lewisville Olde Town

White Drugs

Harlem (Kunstwaffe)

Dragna, The Action Is, The Archons

Thursday, May 24, at the Double Wide

The Stooges

The Weirdness (Virgin)

Hed Rush

The Inwood has one helluva rocking Inch

Say Hi to Your Mom

Friday, August 4, at Hailey's

MXPX

Wednesday, July 26, at Club Clearview

Heartless Bastards

Modey Lemon

Tuesday, September 13, at Rubber Gloves

Fat Boys

An elderly gang of seedy Mississippi bluesmen anchors Fat Possum Records and the label's documentary

Best Home Away From Home

Lakewood Landing

Elefant, Ambulance LTD

July 27

Iggy and the Stooges

Iggy and the Stooges-- Live in Detroit (MVD)

A Good Buzz

Jim Jarmusch serves the perfect blend: Coffee and Cigarettes

Look No Further

In 2003, the best was hard to find but easy to hear

Best Beer Joint

Lakewood Landing

Various Artists

The Old Grey Whistle Test (BBC Video)

Scene, Heard

It doesn't matter what we say or think

Drive Away

Living in Los Angeles, At the Drive-In does Texas proud

Bug in your ear

For 25 years, Bug Music has protected the rights of songwriters. In the process, it's gotten Willie Dixon's songs back from Led Zeppelin and transformed Iggy Pop into a TV commercial composer.

Lust to Dust

Iggy Pop
Avenue B (Island Records)

Timewarp again

More Top 10 lists, sort of

Hunky dory

The glam-rock saga Velvet Goldmine has substance to back up its style

Born again

Rickie Lee Jones leaves Chuck E. behind and looks toward tentative tomorrows

Roadshows

When the well runs dry

The vitality stops, but the music just keeps on comin'

The unusual suspects

At South by Southwest, the magic moments count the most

Under the covers

How could Duran Duran make a comeback when it never went away?