Public Enemy

Backstreet Boys, Steely Dan, Cold War Kids and More Top Show Announcements

You know, this seldom happens, but I can say without a doubt that I have every single one of these artists in my iPod. Maybe I'll make it into a playlist. This'd be a good playlist, right? Either way, here are your top show announcements this week, and if you're like me, you're flabbergasted by th ... More >>

10 Acts to Catch at Fun Fun Fun Fest

I've been to every Fun Fun Fun Fest since its inception in 2006, back when it was a one-night event and Spoon played to a small crowd of very cold attendees. Since then, the fest has grown in scope and size, seen legends and up-and-comers grace its stages, and matured out of its original Austin loca ... More >>

Ten Acts To Catch At Fun Fun Fun Fest

Fight the Power Through Film

Why Every Album You Love Should Be Ripped Apart By a 19-Year-Old

Recently, over at NPR, a 19-year-old intern was tasked with reviewing Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, an album he had ostensibly never heard or had little knowledge of. He reviewed it, didn't really like it, and was subsequently annihilated in the comments section. It ... More >>

Santigold Finds a Balance With Her New Album

Hope You Have The Time Of Your Life

Texas Theatre Screens Do The Right Thing In 35 mm Tonight

Polish up your Jordans, because Texas Theatre takes you back to 1989, Brooklyn tonight when it screens Do The Right Thing on 35 mm. Escape the Wednesday rut and cruise over to Oak Cliff where the Spike Lee Joint takes you back to that boombox era, when Public Enemy made everyone pump the Running Man ... More >>

At the Purple Onion, a Universal Question: Who Needs a Plate When You Have a Skillet?

This week, the Cheap Bastard eats at the Purple Onion, 1838 Irving Blvd., 214-747-0101. The place has a picture of a Viking on the wall, yet she neglects to make any Spam-Spam-Spam jokes. That's it, then. Alice is out of the audio-video club. Number of pictures on the wall of guys in Viking helmets ... More >>

Keep Austin Fun Fun Fun

Austin's little fest has grown big and sponsored--and that's fine by us

Ten Performances Worth Seeing at Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin This Weekend

​Yes. Fun Fun Fun Fest is this weekend in Austin, and judging by the eclectic-as-ever line-up, the name continues to become even more appropriate with each passing year. Celebrating its sixth birthday, the bash will take place on Auditorium Shores, which marks a step into more of a big-time, desti ... More >>

Giveaway: Who Wants A Free Pair of Three-Day Passes To Fun Fun Fun Fest?

​By now, you should know a lot about the 2011 Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin. There's the fact that the Austin fest will take place this year on November 4, 5 and 6. Also: That it's moved out of Waterloo Park and over to the bigger Auditorium Shoes. And Slayer will be there. Spoon, too. Public Enemy a ... More >>

Spoon, Black Lips, Cannibal Corpse and Others Join Still-Growing Fun Fun Fun Fest Bill

​Further proof that Fun Fun Fun Fest is making a serious run at Austin City Limits as the go-to Austin-based music festival this fall: Today, rather unexpectedly, the three-day, Transmission Entertainment-promoted event has added a few more names to its bill, including Austin heroes and ACL vets S ... More >>

Public Enemy, Slayer, Henry Rollins, Passion Pit and Odd Future Top 2011 Fun Fun Fun Fest Bill

​Since the names of some of Fun Fun Fun Fest 2011's performers started leaking in mid-July, we've been sharing with you the info, a good chunk of which has been fairly exciting -- like Odd Future and M83 and, of course, the almighty Slayer, just to name a few of the early-released names.Now, thoug ... More >>

Today In Music News: Weezy Pleads Guilty, Bon Jovi Gets O2 Residency and Public Enemy Gets Fan Help

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, October 23, 2009...Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to his gun charge in New York. It's amazing what kids will do for some street cred.Even Bon Jovi gets an O2 Arena residency.  Really?I realize that Public Enemy is past its glory days, but, I didn't r ... More >>

The Polyphonic Spree To Perform Free Concert On Sept. 24 at Palladium Ballroom

It's raining Polyphonic Spree members.​On Thursday, September 24, Dallas' own The Polyphonic Spree will perform a free concert at the Palladium Ballroom, as part of Southern Comfort's national underCOVER concert series. Oddly enough, the opening act on the bill will be Public Enemy's DJ Lord, who, ... More >>

Chuck D Talks Barack Obama, Black History

The Flavor of Terrell Owens

Local Hoes To No Longer Be Supermanned On Wednesday, May 7

Public Enemy To Play Ghostbar

The Flava of AFI Dallas' Afterparties

AFI Dallas Fest Sneaks a Peek with Hunter S. Thompson, Ellen Page and Helen Hunt

Dalek

Abandoned Language (Ipecac)

Our top DVD picks for the week of March 28

Unholy Hip-hop | Gay Cowboys | Tears for Katrina | Suckered

Bobby Bare

The Moon Was Blue (Dualtone)

Bad Boys

Even a few lame political songs can't suh-suh-stop the Beasties

Zen Fest

July 10

Steal These Albums

The 10 most radical hip-hop albums of all time, featuring Public Enemy, NWA and...Mos Def?

Messing With Texas

Rockers bash Bush, with varying results

Rage Against the Machine

Live at the Grand Olympic Ballroom (Epic)

A Whisper in the Crowd

Hip-hop rediscovers minimalism, thanks to a sea of surprisingly great singles

War on War Songs

Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

Dälek

August 30

Public Enemy

Revolverlution (Slam Jamz/Koch)

Without Clearance

Or, how Eminem's new single spawned a dozen of the best (illegal) songs ever

Anthrax and Judas Priest

January 25

KRS-One

The Sneak Attack (Koch Records)

Out There

The best of Bloodshot Records

Fluff

Misguided Muslims; Dot-dot-dot stuff

Out There

Beastie Boys

I don't want my MP3

Or: How the Internet could kill the album

Out There

Back in the game

At 38, Public Enemy's Chuck D goes 'where no age has gone before'

Got ill

The Beastie Boys throw down Nasty, but what's the point?

Out There

Listening for Mr. Goodbar

Winning over her heart's as easy as blowing in her ear

Out There

Under the covers

How could Duran Duran make a comeback when it never went away?

Chocolate and cheese

1994 wasn't The Year of Anything--except great music