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Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum: "It Got to a Point Where People Were Confusing Making Music with Making Money."

When Soul Asylum hit it big with 1993's "Runaway Train," the band itself may have been as surprised as anyone. This natty little punk band from Minneapolis was now playing arenas and enjoying all the accoutrements that go along with such success. Problem was Soul Asylum were never really cut out for ... More >>

Russell Allen of Symphony X Talks Classic Literature's Connection to Star Wars and How Social Media Is Enslaving the Population

Purveyors of heavy metal always seem to be obsessed with epic literature.Take Russell Allen of Symphony X. He's fronted New Jersey's progressive metal act for nearly 20 years, and in that time, Symphony X has released albums based on both The Odyssey and Paradise Lost. Last year, they released Icono ... More >>

Baboush Chef Yaser Khalaf on How to Make it in America (It All Starts in Lexington)

Yaser Khalaf, owner of Medina and Baboush in the West Village, traveled throughout the Middle East and Europe as a child. Then in college, he traversed America, Route 66-style, in a van in which he literally blew the engine. His life-long passion for food, culture and people helped mold him into a s ... More >>

Can Mormons Be Trusted? A Shallow Guide to Managing Your Most Ill-Informed Fears.

Mitt Romney CampaignConcerns have been raised over Mormonism's decision to move to Cleveland. Because, you know, it's Cleveland.​Last month evangelical leaders gathered in D.C. for the Values Voter Summit, where disciples of the Pissed-Off Jesus harrumphed and yammered about how much America sucke ... More >>

Just Like We Told You Months Ago: Old 97's Plan To Release Grand Theatre, Vol. 2 On July 5

Patrick MichelsOld 97's back at the 2010 Musink festival in Fair Park​Lest you doubted our note from way, way, way, way back in March -- y'know, that the Old 97's were going to release the second installment of their two-part Grand Theatre release on July 5 -- well, now the folks putting out the r ... More >>

Going Greenz: Uptown Location to be Salad Restaurant's First Franchise

​Dallas-based specialty salad restaurant Greenz and Beautiful Brands International on Wednesday announced an agreement to open the first Greenz franchise in Uptown. An existing McKinney Avenue store will be converted into the first franchise location. The franchise restaurant has two counter ... More >>

Eisley Has The Battle Scars to Prove Their Coming of Age.

North by Unrest: Chris Flemmons Wants To Put Denton Music on the Map With NX35-If it Doesn't Kill Him First

Yeah, But What If Baseball Went To The European Football Table?

I know the Texas Rangers swept the previously mighty Boston Red Sox and we're all atwitter about the American League West division race heading into August ... September ... maybe even October? But what if baseball were governed according to, say, European football standards? You know, the top ... More >>

Dousing the Olympic Flame

A Dallas Attorney Considers Suing the State Over Polygamist Compound Raid

School Of Rock Branch To Open In Dallas Area

Was the Call That Sparked the Eldorado Raid a Hoax?

Getting Crunk With Liars Frontman Angus Andrew

He also couldn't resist talking about Yoko Romo

Blade Runner

Larry Neal has invented a flying motorcycle, and he wants you to try it

Ringing Up Baby

Cashing in on the adoption biz is easy in Texas, where lax rules let almost anyone play. Take Jennalee Ryan, for instance...

Flick It

Your guide to summer's hottest films

Ground Meat

Native-born and immigrant both get bled at Swift's beef plant

Marathon Run

Austin's Sound Team knows blog hype doesn't buy much more than PB&Js

Odds & Ends

Laptop demolition, band self-destruction and the Eagle flies again (sort of)

Love in Gloom

Tim Burton is dead-on again in the darkly delightful Corpse Bride

What a Beaut

You can't beat the Beast

Family Plot

Rick and Suzanna Wamsley were strict with their children. Police say their son paid them back with murder.

20 Bands 7 Days

For one week, Sarah Hepola saw every band that invited her. God help her.

Heir Unapparent

The descendants of a former housemaid lay claim to one of Texas' grandest ranch fortunes

Search Party

Bill Parcells is looking for a few good men. Good luck.

Letters

Bad News, Good News

The Texas-bred Amber Plan for missing kids works and is spreading

Buzz

Oh, shut up

Tuned Out

A veteran prosecutor--and famed barbershop quartet member--bows out of office

Highwaymen

San Antonio conservatives and a professional road warrior try to hijack a DART rail election

Dream weaver

Sandman author Neil Gaiman finds magic in the damnedest place

The old old thing

Malvina Reynolds and Harry Smith argue for folk's historical authenticity. Whatever that is.

Power play

Coaches and parents in the area's elite youth hockey league say the Dallas Stars are trying to ice anyone who threatens their control of the kid hockey business

Site unseen

At a hotel near you, learn how to mine the riches of the Internet for millions

Whassup, Kennyman?

You need to talk to MTV's Jesse Camp like he needs another head in his hole

The Nerd Behind the Throne

Karl Rove has masterminded all of Bush's political victories. Now he faces his toughest challenge: convincing you that the presidential front-runner owns his own soul

Bad trip

As anguished Plano watched heroin pick off its children one by one, a cry went up for police to do anything to stop the deadly plague. Months later, some parents say they went too far.

Spin control

Rodizio Grill needs to tighten its twirl

LiL' Things, big problems

Why no one is winning the battle of the baby superstores

Shooting craps

U2 takes over the world--and turns it into a commercial

Static Quo

The City of Dallas could make a fortune from WRR-FM. But powerful friends don't want anything to change at their little radio station.

Necessary angels

Tony Kushner's Angels in America finds meaning in epic suffering

It's the stock price, stupid!

High-flying Danny Wettreich has shut down companies, destroyed jobs, and drawn the scrutiny of two federal agencies, But he says it's what the stock market thinks of him that counts.