Sean Combs

Nearly Lost, No Longer Forgotten: "From Uncertain to Blue" at PDNB Gallery

Rural Texas towns tend to have unusual names; it is a well-worn trope. You seen the Eiffel Tower (replete with its own cowboy hat)? Need to get ahold of somebody in Telephone, Telegraph or Dial? They're locked and loaded in Gun Barrel City and Cut And Shoot. We could do this all day. But, let's no ... More >>

Play-N-Skillz Go Fully Electro, Release Free Download With Akon, Pitbull and Nelly Collabs

Steve VisneauPlay-N-Skillz​We've seen this coming for quite some time now -- that the Dallas-based, Grammy-winning hip-hop production dup of Play-N-Skillz was going to be taking things in a more electronic direction at some point.We saw it in the videos they've released, in their (highly successfu ... More >>

The Strangest Stage Names In Music History

Metta World Peace​When Lakers forward Ron Artest announced last week that he is legally changing his name to Metta World Peace, the Internet exploded with bafflement and criticism. Obviously, this is coming from sports fans. We in the music world are accustomed to odd stage names. Dallas' own Eryk ... More >>

The Best Performer of All at This Year's SXSW? Seryn, If You Ask Paste.

Seryn​ Regrettably, we didn't make it out to Paste's Thursday day party featuring North Texas' own Sarah Jaffe and Seryn (fellow North Texans Eisley played the magazine's Wednesday party), and, to hear Paste tell it, boy, did we miss out: The venerable and regrettably now online-only music rag cla ... More >>

Our Final SXSW 2011 Buzz Power Rankings: So, Who Do You Think Came Out on Top?

To infinity... and beyond!​Gossip, gossip -- if you've been following our daily power rankings of buzz at SXSW 2011 over the past few days, then you know that, yes, indeed, Kanye West has had it all week long at this year's annual festival in Austin.And, after briefly losing the top slot in our ra ... More >>

The Grammy Awards: My Top 10 Observer-ations

​10. Was it just me or did Puff Daddy/P. Diddy/Sean Combs sound just like Mike Tyson? 9. Acceptance speeches are always fascinating. Last night Lady Gaga thanked Whitney Houston and Arcade Fire thanked all of Canada. But strangest of all, Train lead singer Pat Monahan gave a shoutout to Howar ... More >>

Let's Not Complain About Super Bowl Weekend.

Not Dignified, Diddy-fied

Run to Slant

The Problem With... Diddy-Dirty Money's "Coming Home"

Diddy had a pretty busy year in 2010, what with a starring role in Get Him To the Greek and keeping up with his brands. Oh, and he also released an album called Last Train to Paris with his new group, Diddy-Dirty Money. The latest single from the group is the reflective and sentimental "Coming Home. ... More >>

Are You Pumped For All Those Free Concerts The Super Bowl's Gonna Bring? Even If The First One We've Heard Of Features Maroon 5?

​Robert's been doing a pretty decent job of keeping folks appraised of the Super Bowl-related(ish) events we can expect to be inundated with come February when the big ol' XLV comes through to rock Arlington (with the Black Eyed Peas) -- like the two-day Diddy-hosted affair, and the Pam Anderson p ... More >>

Party, Party: Fair Park Will Be Very Busy During Super Bowl Week (and Other Invites)

​A couple of weeks back we passed on our invite to the concerts in the Cotton Bowl during Super Bowl week. But this morning, the Unfair Park in-box offered other options, among them: Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed will be taking over Centennial Hall at Fair Park on February 2 for the Aces & An ... More >>

Night Moves: Starck Club Reopens as Zouk! Plus: Diddy!

Ray and Peter LekZouk is French for "Celebration," which Diddy is clearing doing.​A couple of weeks ago on Unfair Park, Robert mentioned that the former Starck Club was set to reopen as Zouk. (It has a Facebook page and everything!) Sure enough, this weekend marked Zouk's Grand Opening with -- as ... More >>

Bonus MP3: Dorrough feat. DJ Drama, Diddy, Yo Gotti, Bun B, Diamond, Shawty Lo, Wiz Khalifa & Maino -- "Get Big (Remix)"

Dorrough's getting bigger.​Well, we're a week in to the official release of Dorrough's sophomore album and it looks like the disc going to be the successful follow-up Dorrough that was hoping for. Or, at least, the singles are still doing well. Currently, lead single, "Get Big," 14 weeks after bre ... More >>

Today In Music News: Winehouse In A New Band, Diddy Throws A Rager And George Michael Can't Drive

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, July 7, 2010...Why would anyone be dumb enough to start a band with Amy Winehouse?That Diddy, he knows how to throw a party, no?Looks like George Michael either needs to quit driving completely or get off the drugs.

Today In Music News: Peter Steele Is Gone, Volcanos Are Disturbing And Diddy Gets His Manage On

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, April 16 2010...Peter Steele is dead.There are a lot of things that would keep rock and/or rollers away from performing... but, would you think it would be a cloud?Diddy is now the bosses boss.

Idol Rich: WTF, Seriously? TUrban Hangs On for Another Week

​No one was remotely worried about Casey James this week. And with good reason. That dude was safer than safe. But after landing in the Bottom Three AGAIN, Tim Urban survived to watch another, more emotive singer, be sent home. Not saying the dissed Didi Benami's "What Becomes of the Broken Hearte ... More >>

Today In Music News: Univeral Music Finally Pulls Their Head Out, Jack White Runs To Meg Defense And Diddy Loves Futbol

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, March 19, 2010...Because it's always more impressive to show off a massive CD collection than a MP3 collection: Universal is lowering the price of CD's to $10 or less.Jack White feels the need to take up for Meg White's drumming "skills."  But, ... More >>

The D-Town Boogie Positions Itself For A Big Score This All-Star Weekend

Terrell Owens Coming Back to Dallas!

​Don't freak out. T.O.'s visit here in a couple weeks isn't to replace Roy Williams as a Dallas Cowboys' receiver, but rather to inject his unqiue persona into NBA All-Star Weekend. Owens, a two-time Most Valuable Player of the All-Star Celebrity Game, will be back to further embarrass the wa ... More >>

Get an Invite to LeBron James's Party Yet? Dwyane Wade's? John Singleton's? Diddy's?

Patrick MichelsThe Mayor and Dirk at the NBA All-Star Game announcement​I know exactly what Mavs owner Mark Cuban means when he says that when it comes to parties, the upcoming All-Star Weekend "will make the Super Bowl look like a bar mitzvah." Because I had my bar mitzvah at AMPM in the Mosaic o ... More >>

Year in Review: Sampling the Best DJ and Dance Music of 2009

The past year brought the worst economy since the malaise of the 1970s, and like that era, it also saw dance music sweep the nation. Lady Gaga, the Black Eyed Peas, Beyoncé and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs all dabbled in the sound. Even Michael Jackson was said to be working on a dance album with the Peas ... More >>

Today In Music News: Jim Morrison's Ghost Is Caught On Film, The Flaming Lips Re-Do Pink Floyd and Diddy Loses His Ring

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, October 19, 2009...The ghost of Jim Morrison has allegedly been caught on film. I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not, but what better band to do it: The Flaming Lips have recorded a track-by-track "reimagining" of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of The ... More >>

Get Yer Independence Day Dance Jam On With A Few Choice Local Mixtape Downloads

There's gonna be a whole lot of barbecuing and pool-hopping this weekend, if common sense is any indicator for what we should expect to go down on this Fourth of July weekend. Course, there needs to be a soundtrack to it all...So, on that note, here are a couple DC9-approved mixtapes from area DJs ... More >>

What's In A Name?

There's plenty of music business precedent for Santogold's reinvention as Santigold.

Today In Music News: The Cure Still Rock, Axl Still Blames Others, Dita Von Teese To Release Album, and Chris Brown and Rihanna Are Still Together

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, March 2, 2009... Proof that dudes who wear eyeliner and don't go out during the day can be, like, totally awesome: The Cure are NME's newest recipients of the "Godlike Genius" Award.  Surprise! W. Axl Rose hates Slash and blames everyone else ... More >>

Today In Music News: Joaquin Phoenix Raps, Boy George Adds To His Rap Sheet

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, January 19, 2008...We knew he might be retiring from acting to become a musician, but, in what could be the world's most elaborate hoax, Joaquin Phoenix may now be looking to become a rapper. The whole thing is being filmed by Casey Affleck, and his ... More >>

Today In Music News: DJ AM Sues, Diddy Woos, and Dubai Believes In A Thing Called Love...

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, December 29, 2008...DJ AM got into the Christmas spirit a little early this year. On Christmas Eve, he not only sued Goodyear, Learjet and the charter company he used for the flight that crashed and left him and drummer Travis Barker severely burned ... More >>

White Denim Realizes Labor Day Has Long Come And Gone, Backs Out Of Gig At The Lounge

Seeing as how I spent the day yesterday apparently dressed as a fisherman from Maine, I'm hardly one to talk about fashion. But Diddy has taught us all well about the appropriateness of wearing white after Labor Day, so this bit of bad news shouldn't come as a total shocker: John Iskander of Parade ... More >>

Vote First, Party Later: Presenting Your Election Night Music Options

To Air Is Human

Big D competitors rock the no-string

They Killed the Dog

Walking the Line

More music biopics? Good. Bad musicians starring in them? Not so much.

Whose House?

If you ask the "Rev." from Run-D.M.C., the answer may be "God's house"

Grandmaster Flash

Friday, September 30, at Liquid Lounge

White Rock Gridlock

Running the rock is hard, but so is driving the rock

Mary J. Blige

Love & Life (Geffen)

Various Artists

Bad Boys II: The Soundtrack (Bad Boy/Universal)

Beach Head

At the Winter Music Conference, P. Diddy blows up while the U.S. blows up Iraq

K104 Summer Jam

June 14

Banging Bigotry

A racist Billy Bob gets funky in Monster's Ball

TLC

Sucking on the '70s

A new boxed set is the cardboard tombstone for a dead decade

Sucking on the '70s

A new boxed set is the cardboard tombstone for a dead decade

Risky business

Seventeen years after its advent, sampling remains mired in legal and aesthetic controversy

God help him

Vanilla Ice, hip-hop's trivia answer, wants to prove he's still cool--but was he ever?

Rock and roll over

In today's music business, tomorrow's revolution is yesterday's fad

Rap gets puffy

Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs fathers a return to hip-hop pop