Life has a way of dragging us off the charted path and into
rather randomly obtuse trajectories. Sometimes you just feel like you're
everywhere, all the time. Like you've got the whole world in the palm of your
hand.It often comes down to an intangible law of attraction: Many
of us have that one person in their life that acts as a sort of magnetic avatar;
a charismatic personality who radiates a sense of possibility and importance.
Not necessarily a lover or mentor, but more of a spiritual
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Rhett Miller's solo debut Mythologies, which I've still got somewhere -- it hides in a closet, no doubt in youthful shame. Doubt there'll be a double-disc deluxe reissue; oh, not if I can help it. Though, rather unbelievably, someone's selling their autographed and numbered copy of the disc on eBay in order to pay the mortgage. So, Old 97's fetishists, act now -- only a thousand copies of the album were made available (though I seem to recall cassettes?),
If you want a sneak peek at what KERA's new frequency will sound like, Paul Slavens's podcast is a "microcosm." That, and World Cafe.I just got off the phone with Deborah Johnson, the senior veep of marketing at KERA, who was more than happy to answer any and all questions concerning its just-announced, fall-debuting music-only radio station, 91.7 on your FM dial. And, yes, that's the very same frequency currently occupied by The Truth, a Christian talk station owned by Covenant Educational Medi
Only a few of us left at the office -- most everyone else is already down at the Granada for tonight's Dallas Observer Music Awards, where doors open at 8 p.m. following the VIP shebang. Pete's got all the details here for those considering the last-minute rally. Me, all I got is a 19-year-old clip from the DOMAs at the Majestic Theater featuring George Gimarc, Liza Richardson and then-Best Act Overall Sara Hickman. Trust me, this isn't from 1989 -- I remember it like it was 17 years ago.
