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March 19, 2012
The Worst Moments from SXSW 2012
The last few days, our indefatigable music critic staff has been regaling you with stories of the best from SXSW 2012. In the midst of these discoveries, we've been culling another list: the worst shit. The acts that ranged from huge bore-fests, to down-right lame. Below, you'll find their submissio ... More >>
Blogs
March 14, 2012
The Sad State of the Dallas Doughnut
Like many food writers I'm sure, I've been watching Pulitzer-winning Jonathan Gold's transition from the LA Weekly to the Los Angeles Times closely. The death of the star system at the daily publication has gotten a lot of attention, too, but it's Gold's first blog post that has invoked deep introsp ... More >>
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February 7, 2012
10 Albums That Cure a Bad Hangover
LA WeeklyOh, sweet relief!There are few things that cure day-after-drinking hell better than a Bloody Mary. It's got to be a salad in a glass for the really bad ones, when you feel heavy at the forehead like a sledgehammer. Obviously, there's a number of additional things you can do for yours ... More >>
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October 12, 2011
City of Ate is the First Loser in the Association of Food Journalists Awards
Scott was really hoping for first place.The Association of Food Journalists met in South Carolina over the weekend, presumably engaging in heated debates over critic anonymity and restaurant-review waiting periods and whether a large slab of bacon should be carved into Mount Rushmore. (Of cou ... More >>
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August 19, 2011
Food-Truck Porn: An Idea Made for Dallas
It's a tough job, but food news is food news. The sequel to The Flying Pink Pig, a food truck parody and porn film, will hit the shelves August 30. The movie took an interesting turn after media coverage exploded surrounding allegations that Joe Kim, the owner of the truck featured in the fil ... More >>
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August 12, 2011
Erykah Badu Responds to D.O.C.'s Comments On Their Relationship, Future Reality Show
Erykah Badu and The D.O.C. In last week's print edition, we ran a piece by noted hip-hop scribe/LA Weekly music editor/longtime Observer contributor Ben Westhoff that plays catch-up The D.O.C., perhaps Dallas' greatest hip-hop export -- and greatest hip-hop curio -- of all-time. It was a great pi ... More >>
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June 22, 2011
A Year Later, Family Says a 22-Year-Old Died After 2010 Electric Daisy Carnival in Dallas
Jesse Morales was 22 years old.Four days after 19-year-old Argyle native Andrew Graf died after attending Electric Daisy Festival at Fair Park, another family is stepping forward to share the story of 22-year-old Jesse Morales, who they say died due to similar circumstances in the wake of 2010's ... More >>
Blogs
June 22, 2011
A Second Death Related to the 2011 Electric Daisy Carnival in Dallas?
More news this afternoon about the 2011 Electric Daisy Carnival that took place this past weekend at Fair Park in Dallas: The Dallas Morning News and sister paper LA Weekly report that a 22-year-old named Kyle Raymond Haigis died late on Sunday morning after being struck by a tractor-trailer. Hai ... More >>
Blogs
June 16, 2011
What Food Words Do You Want to See Go Away?
So, what's your freakin' problem with unctuous, Brooke?I have the palate of an 11-year-old with a badly burned tongue, so I don't get to write many food reviews. Once, I wrote about a really good sandwich. Another time, I reviewed a spicy tea. Neither of them required adjectives besides "good ... More >>
Blogs
May 3, 2011
Smashing Pumpkins Debut Exclusive New Track on DC9 Sister Site West Coast Sound
For almost two years now, the Smashing Pumpkins (in which the still-hairless Billy Corgan remains the lone original member) has been releasing tracks off of their online album, Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, one song at a time, on various music blogs, beginning with 2009's release of "A Song for a S ... More >>
Blogs
November 19, 2010
Fifty Sixty's Sara Johannes Lands High in LA
Sara JohannesWhile all the recent dining news has revolved around chef departures -- Pegasus News' Teresa Gubbins, who deserves some sort of spa treatment this weekend, scored a scoop trifecta with the revelations that Tiffany Derry, Sharon Hage and Dan Landsberg were all moving on -- our sis ... More >>
News
July 22, 2010
On L.A.'s Skid Row, a generational war over how to teach the American children of illegal immigrants
Sara JohannesWhile all the recent dining news has revolved around chef departures -- Pegasus News' Teresa Gubbins, who deserves some sort of spa treatment this weekend, scored a scoop trifecta with the revelations that Tiffany Derry, Sharon Hage and Dan Landsberg were all moving on -- our sis ... More >>
Blogs
February 22, 2010
Vinnie Paul Promises New Cookbook In 2010
Our sister paper out in Los Angeles checked in with Arlington's own Vincent Paul Abbott over the weekend as the Pantera/Hellyeah drummer stopped off in the City of Angels as part of Revolver magazine's Golden Gods Awards nomination party.And, just as Jesse Hughey and I learned last time we stoppe ... More >>
Blogs
June 5, 2009
Giveaway: Five Pairs Of Tickets To Catch Bonnie "Prince" Billy at The Granada Theater Tomorrow Night
Admiral Wiley BallsOh, Will Oldham, you're so adorable. In this week's paper, you'll see a profile of Bonnie "Prince" Billy (nee Will Oldham) penned by my LA Weekly counterpart Randall Roberts, who had the pleasure of joining the reclusive Mr. Oldham for drinks a few weeks back at an LA hotel. The ... More >>
Blogs
March 28, 2009
The Bomb Squad: Some Suggestions for Your AFI Dallas Film Fest Saturday Sked
Jeremy Renner will be in attendance at tonight's Dallas debut of The Hurt Locker, at the Magnolia at 7:30.Last night at the AMC NorthPark, where he accepted the AFI Dallas Star Award following a screening of Chinatown, the film's writer, Robert Towne, spoke of how films were once the place where aud ... More >>
Blogs
December 31, 2008
Dora's Crying. Mommy, Make it Stop.
On Page 13A of Your Morning Paper is Dora the Explorer, crying all over a full-page ad that screams: "Time Warner Cable is Taking Dora Off the Air Tonight! Along with 19 of your favorite channels!" Which is a bit of a stretch. Spike? Please. MTV? Since when? 1985? TV Land? Since when? 1966? OK, thou ... More >>
Blogs
December 26, 2008
Hitsville: The Year in Music, by the Numbers
You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were de ... More >>
Blogs
December 22, 2008
Top Ten Dance Albums of 2008
Any knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddling, you can sample enough cheesy beats and mashups to clog arteries from here to Berlin. Simple dropdown mouse maneuvers can transform electro tracks into progressive house tracks (from dry ... More >>
Blogs
November 26, 2008
Jonas Brothers Predict Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day Victory!
Gather the kiddies 'round the warm glow of the computer monitor: The Jonas Brothers were on CNN this morning! And they were sitting on the field at Texas Stadium, where, tomorrow, they'll perform during halftime of Cowboys-Seahawks to kick off the Salvation Army's Red Kettle Christmas charity campai ... More >>
Blogs
September 3, 2008
Maxine Lives!
Gather the kiddies 'round the warm glow of the computer monitor: The Jonas Brothers were on CNN this morning! And they were sitting on the field at Texas Stadium, where, tomorrow, they'll perform during halftime of Cowboys-Seahawks to kick off the Salvation Army's Red Kettle Christmas charity campai ... More >>
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November 16, 2007
Laughcast: Tom Wilson, Aaron Aryanpur, Matt Sadler
Gather the kiddies 'round the warm glow of the computer monitor: The Jonas Brothers were on CNN this morning! And they were sitting on the field at Texas Stadium, where, tomorrow, they'll perform during halftime of Cowboys-Seahawks to kick off the Salvation Army's Red Kettle Christmas charity campai ... More >>
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November 9, 2007
Laughcast: J.B. Smoove, Gary Hood, Dave Little
Gather the kiddies 'round the warm glow of the computer monitor: The Jonas Brothers were on CNN this morning! And they were sitting on the field at Texas Stadium, where, tomorrow, they'll perform during halftime of Cowboys-Seahawks to kick off the Salvation Army's Red Kettle Christmas charity campai ... More >>
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May 17, 2006
Goodbye, Art. Hello, Commerce.
Gather the kiddies 'round the warm glow of the computer monitor: The Jonas Brothers were on CNN this morning! And they were sitting on the field at Texas Stadium, where, tomorrow, they'll perform during halftime of Cowboys-Seahawks to kick off the Salvation Army's Red Kettle Christmas charity campai ... More >>
Film
October 13, 2005
Keira Get Your Gun
Domino chronicles the life of a model turned bounty hunter
Music
July 31, 2003
Blood Brothers and These Arms Are Snakes
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June 13, 2002
A River Runs Through Him
Lewis MacAdams comes home for WordSpace
Music
October 7, 1999
War in peace
Skip Spence recorded one brilliant album, then spent the next 30 years dying in obscurity. Now, a tribute album is giving him life again.

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