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What to Do When it All Happens on One Night in Dallas: End Your Night in A Hip-Hop Video

Some weekends are just an exercise in multiplicity. When the raining turns to pouring there is really only one decision to make: stay in and away from water or jump right in the puddle? In 2013, if we are to keep Dallas excessive, we might have to jump in more puddles. The trick to a menu like las ... More >>

What The Hell Is Trap Music?

By Rebecca Haithcoat You may have heard the term "trap music." You may even realize that what people are calling "trap music" today, which sounds a whole lot like dubstep, is not necessarily what people were calling "trap music" a few years ago. So, what the hell is trap music? Not too long ago, ... More >>

Last Night: Ke$ha, LMFAO and Spank Rock at Gexa Energy Pavilion

Ke$ha, LMFAO, Spank Rock Gexa Energy Pavilion at Fair Park August 4, 2011 Better than: trying to get by without water in this climate.Taryn WalkerK. E. Dollar sign. Ha?​ The Gexa Energy Pavilion's stage housed a two-story steel scaffolding with vertical LED light rods and a large diamond in the ce ... More >>

Among The Latest Adds To The Growing 35 Conferette Bill: Dr. Dog, Big Freedia, Dan Deacon, White Denim

​After last week's adds to Denton's upcoming 35 Conferette in March (Jessica Lea Mayfield, A Place to Bury Strangers, Nit Jewel) and the round of added performers announced prior to that one (Mavis Staples, Royal bangs, Reggie Watts, Damien Jurado) our take on the growing lineup card, as you might ... More >>

What It Was Like: Chin Chin, Silversun Pickups, Amanda Blank, Thunderheist, Headlights, Asobi Seksu

Pete Freedman Thunderheist gets things moving at Club De Ville.Act: Chin Chin, a group of would-be yacht rockers from BrooklynWhere: Club De VilleWhat It Was Like: Trying to figure out if the whole thing was a joke or not, really. The band's blue-eyed soul sound was a little hokey, and no do ... More >>

Damaged Good$ Arrives Just in Time to Right the Ship of Dallas Hip-Hop

Top Ten Hip-Hop Albums Of 2008

A couple of weeks ago, an expert on the Harry Potter series told an audience of high school kids how lucky they were to have this Big Shared Experience--these seven books and 41,000 words in common. What does Harry Potter have to do with hip-hop in 2008? In an age when many year-end lists should ... More >>

Check Out The Video For Damaged Good$' First Single

Check out the above video for Damaged Good$ and British rapper Xrabit's new collaborative single (and first official video), "Follow The Leader". Now, we know we might not be the first kids on the block to be posting this video, but screw it--we like DMG$ (been hyping them for a bit now, actually-- ... More >>

Hollertronix Co-Founder Diplo Talks Touring, Politics and M.I.A.

Lee "Scratch" Perry

Repentance (Narnack)

Car Stereo (Wars), Sydney Confirm, Genova Vs. Indo

Saturday, May 10, at The Cavern

Making a List, Checking It Twice

Snap to It

Comeback kids, rhymin' Limeys and songs about partying defined Hip-Hop Nation in 2006