Nine Inch Nails

My Jerusalem's Jeff Klein On Getting Soy Bombed, The Replacements and X

Jeff Klein, frontman and main songwriter behind My Jerusalem, has shared some of his background before, but not for My First Show. My Jerusalem, whose new album, Preachers, is out next week, comes back to Dada on Friday. Klein took time out a few weeks ago to share his obsession with Paul Westerberg ... More >>

Starfucker's Vowel-Free and on the Dancefloor

Concrete Blonde's Johnette Napolitano: "We've Never Done Anything Everybody Else Does."

At 54, Johnette Napolitano sounds like she has much creative drive as people half her age. Full of energy and desire with her work as a solo artist, a collaborator and the lead singer of Concrete Blonde, listening to her is quite an inspiration. While her power was out at her home in Joshua Tree, C ... More >>

A Place to Bury Strangers' Oliver Ackermann Names The Five Loudest Shows He's Ever Seen

That's Ackermann, front and center, with the rest of APTBS.​As we've already discussed a bit this week, A Place To Bury Strangers have about as much a problem turning up the volume knob as Rick Perry does seeking hair product. Which makes this recent, surprise announcement all the more awesome: Ol ... More >>

20 Years Later: The 15 Best Albums of 1991

​In last week's edition of our regular feature, The Conversation, Pete Freedman and Daniel Hopkins debated on whether 1991 or 1994 was the greatest music year of the '90s. It was an interesting read for sure. And, since this week marks the 20th anniversary of the release of both Nevermind and The ... More >>

The Conversation: Is Playing Other People's Songs Respectable?

Dallas disco cover band Le Freak​A well-timed cover can be just the thing to take a band's live performance from good to great. But if the execution of the song is off, it could blow the whole set. On the flip side, although playing a cover is a risky move, sometimes the rewards can make an artist ... More >>

The Ten Best Music Videos Banned by MTV

​MTV has gotten some flack for censorship over the course of its 30 years on the air. The station, in addition to helping proliferate the music video concept, is equally known, it seems, for bleeping words, playing only censored versions of certain videos, relegating racy videos to late-night pla ... More >>

Last Night: Rihanna, J.Cole, a Fire at American Airlines Center

Rihanna, J. Cole, a goddamn fire American Airlines July 8 2011 Better than: The Voice. Wait, does The Voice have fire? Rachel ParkerRihanna at the AAC last night. For more photos, check out the slideshow.​Four spotlight displays and a rounded widescreen highlighted the swanky American Airlin ... More >>

Last Night: Taking Back Sunday, Thursday, Colour Revolt and The New Regime at the House of Blues

Taking Back Sunday, Thursday, The Colour Revolt, The New Regime House of Blues July 5th, 2011 Better than: having your first colonoscopy.Taking Back Sunday​One of the biggest complaints about venues that can hold more than 100 people is that the intimacy between band and audience gets lost. Those ... More >>

The Oscars: My Top 10 Observer-ations

​10. Funny, but I don't think Justin Timberlake is Banksy. Is he? 9. As far as early-year Super Bowls of industries go, give me football (Super Bowl), followed by music (Grammys), auto racing (Daytona 500) and movies (Oscars). 8. Original score? Original song? Sound mixing? Sound editing? En ... More >>

The Dresden Dolls Have Their Hands Full.

Whitt's End: 10.22.10

​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End:*Roger Staubach to Tony Hill to beat the Redskins in '79. Alvin Harper running free against the 49ers to clinch the NFC Championship Game in '92. Dirk Nowitzki's long 3-pointer to secure Game 2 of ... More >>

Staff Trax: Crystal Castles, Galaxie 500, BrakesBrakesBrakes, Christina Aguilera Covering John Lennon and The Bouncing Souls.

Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we've been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to get some more insight into ... More >>

The Top 10 Best Concerts I've Been To In Dallas

​Saw Blue October Friday night at House of Blues. Good. But not the best I've seen them. That would've been the show back in the summer of 2004 at the Lakewood Theater when lead singer Justin Furstenfeld - bum knee and crutches be damned - was as passionate as any singer I've ever seen. Got m ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Eleven Hundred Springs, Roger Alan Wade, Lucero & Shooter Jennings at MusInk 2010's Second night

1100 Springs, Roger Alan Wade, Lucero & Shooter Jennings at MusInk's Second nightFair Park Centennial BuildingApril 10, 2010Better than: Watching the Rangers continue to fail to come anywhere near our already low expectations.Kevin TodoraLucero dirtied MusInk up a bit.​Seeing a lively crowd en ... More >>

Today In Music News: Eminem and Flea Head To Hall Of Fame, 50 and Weezy Are Fueding and Jane's Addiction Offers Up Free Reznor-Produced Tracks

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, March 23, 2009...Eminem and Flea are among the presenters for this years Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. Em will induct Run-DMC; Flea will induct Metallica.It's funny how 50 Cent likes to take jabs at easy targets like Rick Ross, but, when it ... More >>

Say Amen.Somebody?

Inspired by Genesis, DTC's In the Beginning makes Eden into a land of confusion

Shoe Strung

A Place To Bury Strangers isn't shoegaze. Or is it?

Rebel Assault

So...Where has all the George Michael love gone?

Gerard Dirkx Offers His Take On The Greatest DFW Rock Artists

After 25-plus Years of Debauchery, Al Jourgensen Has Decided to Shut Down His Ministry

Get Your Bang On

There's nothing better than hot nerds who can kick your ass

The Icarus Line

Black Lives at the Golden Coast (V2)

Born to Be Blue

Blue Man Group: Pop-culture phenomenon or just three guys with too much latex?

Festivus for the Rest of Us

No need for ACL--there was plenty to see within Dallas city limits

Johnny Cash

American V: A Hundred Highways (American/Lost Highway )

Personal File (Columbia/Legacy)

Shalom, Arcadia

Just Do It

Dull Edge

102.1 FM is killing rock music one mid-'90s hit at a time

Twist at the End

Sometimes the worst movies have the best soundtracks

Johnny Cash, 1932-2003

The Man in Black left his mark not only on the music world, but on ours as well

Low-Fiber

Entertainment that's flammable

Bass Ackwards

Irréversible desperately attempts to turn the world upside down

Fully Developed

Robin Williams makes the most of his chance to play creepy in One Hour Photo

Adam and the Ants

Antbox (Columbia Records, UK)

Everyone's a Critic

Or at least a handful of musicians and music-industry types are, for a few brief moments

Scene, Heard

Manson takes on Weathermen

David Bowie

Bowie at the Beeb: The Best of the BBC Sessions '68-'72

Trouble in Mind

The Cell dives into the brain of a killer, but it's a shallow pool

Section-al harassment

Who's improv bit is it anyway?

The show-me slate

DeRogatis' Top 10 Reasons for Living in 1999

Tearin' up their hearts

KISS-FM attempts to create the next boy band sensation. Why does that sound so scary?

Out Here

1998 Dallas Observer Music Awards Nominees

Events for the week

Out Here

Twilight's last gleaming

Nocturne says that Bauhaus ain't its house

College rock

UFOFU brings 'alternative' to ETSU and wins the talent show

Roadshows

Reviews