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I Went to a Sikh American Idol Watch Party for Gurpreet Singh Sarin's Triumphant Defeat

It's hard being an American Idol contestant. It's hard enough to perform for judges, with an audience behind them, and an even bigger one unseen that's analyzing every gesture and head nod. It's hard knowing you're performing on a show that's almost old enough to be a teenager, which is venerable in ... More >>

Hey, People Writing New Christmas Songs: Stoppit

I love Christmas. It's awesome. Baby magic-types being born, giant trees in your living room, socks full of socks brought to you by an old man stranger -- what's not to like? Welp, there's just this one thing: the thing that sucks about Christmas is that people keep writing songs about it. And jus ... More >>

Why Folks Are Complaining About Lil Wayne Breaking Elvis' Record - And Why They're Wrong

By Chaz Kangas Last week, rapper Lil Wayne added to his already-quite-substantial legacy by breaking Elvis Presley's record for most songs on the Hot 100 charts by a solo artist. Immediately, however, many began squawking that this record deserved an asterisk, a la Roger Maris' 61 home runs. See ... More >>

Dallas Native Ryan Cabrera Is Back, Promises Press Release Promoting Ryan Cabrera

Ry-guy​ Ryan Cabrera is a dude who was born in the Dallas area who used to date Ashlee Simpson and got signed to her father Joe Simpson's management company and made something of a blip on the national pop culture radar in 2004, when his song "On The Way Down" started blowing up Total Request Live ... More >>

Listomania: Danielson and Nine Other Acts That Like To Dress Up In Food Costumes

Danielson​Daniel Smith, the frontman and creative force behind indie rock project Danielson, likes to play dress up. This is no secret -- he and the band have sported everything from nurse costumes to police ensembles on stage over the course of their 15-plus years on the road. But the most impres ... More >>

The Problem With... Coldplay's Christmas Lights

During the holidays, artists tend to release disposable singles to cash in on the season. To my mind, no one ever buys these singles for themselves, they always get them as a gifts. We're too busy buying albums on Best of the Year lists for ourselves. Anyway, this year, we're treated to a few new ... More >>

The Problem With... "Not Afraid" by Eminem

Eminem​Guess what, folks. Slim Shady is back on the charts.

Precious Pushes the Limits of Taste, But Locates the Heart--and Hell--of Its Heroine's Struggle

The Halftime Report

With six months X'd off of the calendar year, we look back at the best music of the year—and wonder which albums we'll remember come December

Bringing Sachse Back

21-year-old Dondria Nicole's on the verge of a major-label push as we prepare for the Observer's 20th Music Awards issue

Review: You Don't Mess With the Zohan

Adam Sandler returns as a Mossad baddie turned stylist, and the bubbies will love him

ASCAP Can Cripple Small Venues

Denton's Rubber Gloves was told to pay up more than $8,000 to the industry giant

Girls' Night Out

The boys of She-Dick don their fake boobs, drag names and lady detective personas

Old Dog, New Tricks

A new regime brings changes to the Mansion, some good, some not.

Behind the Muzak

You didn't keep score while watching last week's Grammys? We did.

Take Me Home

England has been raving about half-Texas, half-Manchester band The Earlies for two years. Now it's our turn.

Supreme Fare

Talent reigns in Dreamgirls, the '80s pop-opera about hits and heartbreak in Motown

Mag Light

Today's music magazines suck up to celebs--and just plain suck

Christina Aguilera

Stripped (RCA)

Run, Rabbit, Run

Pickins are Slim Shady, but Eminem busts out of a bad movie

Bang to Hype

At SXSW, it's all about the buzz, not the Buzz Band

Hunger Strike

Can a non-9/11 benefit album make any noise?

Out of Town

Whiskeytown's last album is a rock-and-roll masterpiece. So how come you haven't heard it?

Letters to the Editor

Published January 20, 1999

Along comes Gary?

The Association were the true bad boys of rock, at least according to a security guard who may or may not have been in the band

Ballsy dining

Eating at Mel's on Main takes uncommon valor

Heads up

Fifteen years later, the reissue of Stop Making

Sense opens old wounds ... and heals them

Live from New York?

Saturday Night Live and DreamWorks Records team up for two not-ready-for-prime-time compilations

Who gives a Hootie?

Farewell to 1995, a year in music we'd rather forget

Fifteen nailsin the coffin

Or: Rock and roll isn't dead, it just doesn't smell bad

Let it be? Never

The Beatles' Anthology is the first chapter you've never heard

Black and white

Madonna isn't a failed icon; she's a failed artist