Miley Cyrus

The 20 Most Overused Terms In SXSW Band Bios

Before I take any trip to Austin and SXSW, I always take more than a few days to peruse the schedule and check out a few of the hundreds of names on the roster and read their bios. Some years there are more bands with "wolf" and "space" in their monikers than usual, and some years there are random ... More >>

Why Did Alice Cross the Road? To Get to Taqueria Mezquite.

Times I kicked myself for every time I've eaten at Ojeda's in my life instead of eating across the damned street at Taqueria Mezquite: 126,229 Credit card machine count: 0 Taqueria Mezquite is across the street from Ojeda's. And you want it in your face. The murals on the outside say "Taqueria Mezq ... More >>

Guilty Pleasures of 2011: Every Single From Katy Perry's Teenage Dream

My wife really likes Katy Perry, and now, so do I.Let me first qualify that statement. My wife has really good taste in music, but there's the occasional Katy Perry/Miley Cyrus hiccup in there. She listens to these songs that aren't supposed to be cool or any good, but in a matter of time they seep ... More >>

Forget Demi: It's Grand Prairie's Own Selena Gomez That Disney's Pushing Now.

​Can you smell it? That intoxicating blend of corporate America, young Hollywood and mall food courts wafting around town today -- that's from one Selena Gomez, who is indeed back home in Dallas today, promoting the two fairly major projects on her immediate horizon, her FOX studio film called Mo ... More >>

Ten Picks For The #lebronhairlinethemesong

"Can I get a binky for baby Bron-Bron?"​Last night's NBA Finals game saw the Heat's hopes of a Game 3 win recede as fast as LeBron James' hairline. Well, almost. That hairline sure is making a run for it, though. Infamously covered by a curiously placed headband, LeBron's hairline is worthy of a ... More >>

The Problem With... Jessie J's "Price Tag"

In the last quarter, we've seen a handful of British artists arrive at the top of American charts. We've had Adele, with her soul sound that draws in people over 30. Ellie Goulding, too, with her hipster-approved Swedish bicycle. Rapper Tinie Tempah, meanwhile, has doled out some Yeezy-tier producti ... More >>

Listomania: The Five Best and Five Worst Alter Egos in Music

​Tonight, groundbreaking experimental rapper Kool Keith will be gracing The Loft with his presence. And we're hella stoked. Not only is the rapper one of our favorites, but his skill set is undeniable and his advancements in the "horrorcore" and "porncore" genres are fairly irrefutable. Plus. he's ... More >>

Arbitrarily Grading The Year That Was: A Look Back At The Major Music Happenings of 2010.

Not quite an A . But 2010 was still a pretty good year for music.​If the '00s were dominated by hip-hop, this decade looks as if it's being dominated by electronic music. While electro-pop has had some resurrections over the years, it's now a mainstay of popular music. Look no farther tha ... More >>

Today In Music News: Billy Ray's Marriage Hits The Skids, Weezer Heart Toni Braxton And Madonna Wants You To Shape Up

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, October 28, 2010...Billy Ray Cyrus and his wife has filed for divorce from his wife.  I guess that leaves him more time to be Miley's creepy dad.Who knew Rivers Cuomo was such a Toni Braxton fan? Tired of looking in the mirror and thinking ... More >>

Today In Music News: A Tribe Called Quest Get Documentary, Jon Brooks Says It Is A Tumor And Miley Sets The Record Straight

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, September 23, 2010...A documentary about A Tribe Called Quest is getting finished up.After collapsing onstage last week in Philly, Charlatans' drummer Jon Brookes has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. Miley Cyrus wants anyone who still know that ... More >>

The Only One

Bret Michaels, Fuel, Cowboy Mouth, North of Autumn

Tuesday, July 20, at American Airlines Center

Today In Music News: Miley Cyrus Gets Defensive, Ozzy Gets Studied And Tim Bachman Gets Pinched

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, June 16, 2010...Miley Cyrus and her tiny teeth say she's not trying to look like a slut with her slutty looking stage outfits.  I guess some things come naturally to us and we really don't have to try, right?Cambridge researchers want to st ... More >>

The Problem With... "Can't Be Tamed" by Miley Cyrus

I usually don't go after underage artists (har dee har, guys) in this column. Most of the kids you see on the charts are likely being paraded around by their parents and music industry captains with little artistic integrity on their part. So, it's not usually their fault they're making bad music. A ... More >>

Iron Man 2 Will Lead To 3 And Probably 4, But That Doesn't Mean It's Good

The Last Song: Hannah Montana Gets Upstaged by Sea Turtles

Idol Rich: The NTX Two Get Schooled By Miley Cyrus...Um, What?

​This week's theme was Billboard Number Ones. A valid theme for American Idol if there ever was one. Props to Lee Dewyze for kicking out the Box Tops jam "The Letter" even though, sadly, no one mentioned the recently late lead singer of said group, Alex Chilton. Not saying DeWyze did the song any ... More >>

Today In Music News: Everybody Really Hurts, Fall Out Boy Could Be Done And Black Grape Gets Back Together

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, January 3, 2010...What's worse than a remake of "We Are The World?" A Simon Cowell-headed remake of REM's "Everybody Hurts," featuring Miley Cyrus, James Blunt and Susan Boyle. At least it's for charity...?So, Fall Out Boy may be permanently fi ... More >>

The Biggest Weekly Party In Denton Is At A Rodeo?

Tuk Tuk Has Some Mighty Tasty TIT. (That's Thai Iced Tea.)

Today In Music News: One Of Miley's Buses Overturns, Interpol Returns To Its Roots, Gibson Guitars May Smuggle Wood And Jason Segal Has Lady Skills

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, November 23, 2009...A tour bus belonging to Miley Cyrus' tour group overturned as it headed to Richmond on Friday.Interpol is said to head back to its sonic roots on its new album. Thank you, God.Gibson Guitars has been accused of smuggling Madagasc ... More >>

Weekend Roundup: Butthole Surfers, Hanson, Cobra Starship, And a Marriage Proposal

Butthole Surfers at the Granada Theater on Friday, Oct. 30I just realized Butthole Surfers' Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary and I went to the same college (20 years apart, mind you). That's kinda strange, considering the guy who voiced Barney the big purple dinosaur also graduated from Trinity Universit ... More >>

Weekend Roundup: The Black Crowes and Miley Cyrus

The Black Crowes at the Palladium Ballroom on Friday, October 16I'm not ashamed to say I have a huge crush on Chris Robinson. I think it's his long, flowing, Jesus-like locks. (We also have the same birthday--it's fate!) I'm also a huge fan of The Black Crowes, who play around Dallas relatively ofte ... More >>

Good Friday: Black Joe Lewis, Allman Brothers, The Paper Chase, Who's Bad, Finch, Jonathan Tyler, Quebe Sisters, Miranda Lambert, Colin Hay, Hollywood Undead, Miley Cyrus

Rivalries bring out the best in people, huh?​Don't even begin to kid yourselves: Getting around town this weekend will be a pain. Lower Greenville in particular? It's gonna suck. So hard.What really sucks though, is that it's a pretty packed weekend of live music, and if you're gonna head out on t ... More >>

The Academy Is..., Mayday Parade, Set Your Goals, The Secret Handshake,You Me At Six

Wednesday, October 21, at The Door

It's A "Secret" Party In The U.S.A....

Oh, what the hell: Just for kicks, here's a clip of Dallas's own The Secret Handshake, currently out on the road on an Alternative Press-sponsored tour, at a show, covering that Miley Cyrus song that's unavoidable at the moment.(Via.)

Pairing Off: Apple Pie

Patrick MichelsThere was an advertising jingle back in the 70s proclaiming Americans love for "baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet."Slogan writers often take some liberties, of course. I mean, football was already the nation's number one sport by then. And clearly this was before Miley Cyrus ... More >>

Today In Music News: Jack White Likes Subscriptions, PATD Members Bail and Tweedy Opens Up

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, July 6, 2009... Is the idea of getting a t-shirt, a 7" single and a 12" LP enough for you to spend $60 for a three-month subscription? Jack White certainly hopes so--his label Third Man launched a subscription service. Apparently teenage angst and ... More >>

Top of the Potts

Weekend Roundup: Jonas Brothers, Clutch Bananas, The Veronicas, DJ Jazzy Jeff

Jonas Brothers on Saturday, June 20, at Dallas Cowboys StadiumI heard today that Miley Cyrus and that one JoBro were back together. I wonder if the "dizzy" feeling was love or just a result from spinning the entire length of one of their songs? Either way, can we get an "awwww" for the lovestruck te ... More >>

Show Announcements: Counting Crows, Miley Cyrus, Kings of Leon, More

Counting Crows wishes it was something just a little more sexy. '90s fans unite: Counting Crows is kicking off a new summer tour in late June, hitting major amphitheaters around the country and stopping at the Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie on August 4. According to the pr ... More >>

Today In Music News: Miley Wants To Cut Loose, Jacko Needs More Practice, Lilith Fair Returns, American Idol Has A Winner

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, May 21, 2009... If ruining a movie you grew up loving by remaking it isn't bad enough, Miley Cyrus wants to play the role of Ariel More, the petulant and rebellious preacher's daughter, in Footloose. Michael Jackson has pushed back the start of ... More >>

Eli Young Band Cracks Billboard Hot Country Top 10

If frosted tips and graphic tees ain't country, I don't know what is. According to a press release from the Eli Young Band, the Denton country group's single "Always The Love Songs" has made it to #10 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart with an increase of 1.7 million impressions for a total of 2 ... More >>

Today In Music News: Jamie Foxx Is Sorry, Diddy Is Bromantic With Arctic Monkeys and NIN Gets An App.

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, April 16, 2009...Jamie Foxx got himself wrapped up in a big ol' case of open-mouth-insert-foot. He said on his satellite radio show that Miley Cyrus should do some drugs and make a sex tape. Well, now he's sorry he said such a thing.Sean Combs is ... More >>

Today In Music News: iTunes Launches Tiered Pricing, Conor Oberst Releases Free Doc, Weezy Joins Ross Against Fitty, And Don't Hassle The Hoff Tween Band.

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 8, 2009... Good news if you're a fan of iTunes: Apple launched a tiered pricing system yesterday and discontinued the DRM on all downloads. Which is great news for people who don't read music blogs and get their songs for free. Free doc ... More >>

Richard Rant And Rave

This Or That: Metro Station? Or Just Another Crappy Local Band?

Welcome to This or That, the weekly segment here on DC9 where we stream an unmarked song and ask, simply enough, "Is this [POP BAND X] or just another crappy local band?" Why? Because we don't think you'll be able to tell the difference between the real thing and the crappy, cheap knockoff. [Editor' ... More >>

Today in Music News: ScoJo Keeps Singing, Metallica Cop Fans Are Pissed, and Miley Cyrus Loves Maiden

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, January 28, 2009... Scarlett Johansson remains dead set on adding "singer" to her resume: She has now covered Jeff Buckley's "Last Goodbye" for the soundtrack for He's Just Not That Into You. You know the movie your girlfriend ... More >>

In Barely Music-Related Local Music News: George Steel Ditches Dallas Opera, Erykah Badu Backs Out Of Black Forest Theater, The Jonas Brothers Continue To Exist...

A few brief notes to pass along that some DC9 maybe, kinda, sorta, might, could possibly be interested in...Over on Unfair Park, Robert's got the goods on an item that the New York Times and others are all over: George Steel, the man who was tapped to lead the Dallas Opera five months ago, has alrea ... More >>

Our annual Death Pool: Which artists will croak in '09?

Who should fear the reaper this year?

The Biggest Stories in North Texas Music, Circa 2008

In a year that saw Ozzy, the Jonases and The New York Times storm through North Texas, which area music stories will go down as the most important of 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 >>

Pop Quiz, Music Snobs!

What the hell happened with music in 2008? Well, let's see if you know.

MTV Brings Us The Year In JoBromances

MTV News this morning has a delightful little feature looking back on the year that was 2008--in Jonas Brothers romances. Seems Westlake's own abstinence-pledging JoBros have had themselves quite the year in love, having been seen about town with tween music starlets Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and T ... More >>

Bolt

Disney's latest toon is a starry dog story

Better Be Good To Her

Tina Turner struts her stuff at AAC

Queen Question

See the story of Helen Thomas

Disney Channel Fits Colleyville's Demi Lovato For A Glass Slipper

She's now lined up to be the next Hannah Montana.

Hannah Montana, More Gold Than Silver

Double Fantasy

Scumbag scalpers only option for sweet Hannah tour