The Beastie Boys

Why Kanye West May Prove to Be the Perfect Punk Rock Rapper

This weekend Kanye West released two new singles off his upcoming album, Yeezus, in the most grandiose possible fashion. On Friday, he announced the video for his newest single, "New Slaves," would be projected onto 66 buildings across six cities around the world in one night. Crowds gathered by the ... More >>

The 10 Best Jukeboxes in Dallas

Jukeboxes serve a simple yet critical role in bars everywhere. They can help you cope after a breakup, relax you after a long day of work, remind you of what you love most or fire you up and give you something to dance to. A jukebox used to be the imprint of a bar's spirit, hosting a select set of ... More >>

Fun Size, the Teen Comedy That's Not Bad for You

The Angelus on Genesis, Whitney Houston and Slint

See also: The Angelus, Le Leek Electrique at Dan's Silverleaf Local trio The Angelus is playing Thursday night at LaGrange with another local featured in this column before: Crushed Stars. Expect the music to be slow, but no doubt peaceful and heavenly. The three members of The Angelus took time o ... More >>

The Observer Goes Greenville

Wisdom from the Windmill's Charlie Papaceno

Charlie Papaceno, originally from Warwick, New York, opened the Windmill Lounge with his partner Louise six years ago. In that time, they've both garnered reputations for making honest, strong drinks. At their little dive bar on Maple, DART trains speed over the bridge just outside, the deer above ... More >>

Denton's Sundress hit the road

100 Holidays Ranked By Deliciousness

Known: Thanksgiving is one of the best food holidays ever. So, where do the other 99 holidays we could think of rank? We're so glad you asked. 1. Day After Thanksgiving: All the food, none of the family. Plus you get Leftovers Sandwiches. Choose to deny that this is the best food holiday of all foo ... More >>

The Conversation: 1991 Was a Damn Good Year, But Was It The Best Music Year of The '90s?

​Something happened this week 20 years ago, and music hasn't been the same since: Nirvana released "Smells Like Teen Spirit," the lead single from Nevermind, which would itself come out later in the month. With the song came a new movement in music, a new era. But plenty of other influential acts ... More >>

Ten Picks for The #heatlockerroomplaylist

There's no crying in basketball. Unless we're talking about the Miami Heat.​ Those poor, poor Miami Heat players just can't catch a break. First, they lose the NBA Finals. Then they become the laughingstock of Twitter -- for the second time this week, actually. Back on Tuesday, you may recall, the ... More >>

Which Of Your Texas Rangers Has The Coolest Intro Music?

​Last week, the Morning News' Rangers beat writer/columnist Evan Grant shared the music being used at the start of this baseball season by most of your Texas Rangers players -- either at-bat music or welcome-to-the-mound stuff, naturally.The best news that wasn't? Grant reported that catcher Mike ... More >>

Over The Weekend: The Red Bull THRE3STYLE DJ Competition at the Granada Theater

Red Bull THRE3STYLE DJ CompetitionGranada TheaterFebruary 19, 2011Better than: sitting at home watching friends try to play DJ Hero 2. Mattie StaffordDJ Fishr Pryce was crowned the victor of the Red Bull DJ competition on Saturday night.​Saturday night's Red Bull-sponsored DJ battle at the Granada ... More >>

Good Friday: Robyn, Beth Orton, Sebadoh, Miranda Lambert, Broken Social Scene, Tapes N' Tapes, Ty Segall, Nadia Washington, Flowers Of God, Toby Keith, Mixmaster Mike, Swans, Hares On The Mountain & More!

Robyn​This weekend will be insane. And it all starts with Swedish pop star Robyn, who will be performing at South Side Music Hall tonight. She's managed to find a nice happy medium with her highly credible, highly danceable, modern pop music, and tonight will afford her fans a chance to see just h ... More >>

Q&A Giveaway: Bosco Delrey Talks Combining Dancehall and Retro Rock Into One Sound

​You may have not heard of New Jersey's Bosco Delray yet, but if the early buzz is a signal of things to come, you will certainly know the guy soon. Mixing early rock and roll (Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry) with dancehall and hip-hop, Delrey is plying his craft in a genre all of his own. He recen ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Accept and King's X at House of Blues, The Toasters at Trees and 40oz to Freedom at the Granada Theater

ACL is over, and with it, the spillover has left. I guess it's back to a more typical slate of weekday shows tonight. Still an interesting collection of touring acts invading our area this evening, though. Something for everyone. Almost.

Yesterday at NX35: Giggle Party at The Boiler Room

Giggle Party​Band: Giggle PartyVenue: Boiler RoomTime: 1145 p.m.Dallas' frenetic, mad-genius punk act Giggle Party started setting up onstage at The Boiler Room by not only plugging in, but by blowing up balloons.As such, its show started with cheers--plus drunken catcalls and pre-recorded instruc ... More >>

Norah Jones Remixes Have Started Leaking...

​I'm not quite as undersold on Norah Jones' The Fall as, say, Wilonsky is. But, hey, to each their own, I guess. I can, however, say that the first two leaks from Miss Jones' forthcoming Chasing Pirates Remix EP aren't wowing me. Shame, too, as there's some big names involved in the project, which ... More >>

Texas Rangers: The Hits Keep a Comin'

Neftali Feliz likes him. So should you.​I have no idea who or what Omega El Fuerte is. But if it's good enough for Texas Rangers' fireballin' phenom Neftali Feliz, it's good enough for me. When the ridiculous rookie enters a game over the weekend in a crucial series against the Seattle Mari ... More >>

Entrance Music: The Texas Rangers Have Hits and Ice Cream.

Over on his Sportatorium blog this morning, Observer sports columnist Richie Whitt checks in with the head of the Texas Rangers' in-game entertainment, Chuck Morgan. Uh, why care? Well, 'cause of this: Morgan's the guy who runs the music at the Ballpark, and he helps the players decide what ... More >>

J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Offers Proof a Franchise Can Live Long and Prosper

Sage Francis

A Healthy Distrust (Epitaph)

Odds & Ends

Grammy noms, Denton cares and Deedle's last dance

Steve Austin, Headkrack, Sir James & Vitamin D, King

Sunday, November 22, at Liquid Lounge

The Kids Aren't Alright

Spun spins cranky youths into an American freak show

War on War Songs

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

Ming & FS

Subway Series (Om)

Jimmy Fallon / Andy Dick & the Bitches of the Century

The Bathroom Wall (DreamWorks) / Andy Dick & the Bitches of the Century (Milan)

Counterattack

Plus: Hack Smack, Community Service

Hack Factory

Do the DMN music writers even like music? Hard to tell.

Drive Away

Sparta leaves At the Drive-In, expectations and a so-called hiatus behind

N.E.R.D.

In Search of N.E.R.D. (Virgin)

Slayer

February 7

Jimmy Eat World

Bleed American (DreamWorks)

High Times

Once dismissed as novelty, G. Love & Special Sauce find a serious niche with Electric Mile

Le Tigre

From the Desk of Mr. Lady EP
(Mr. Lady)

Nelly Furtado/Phoenix

Whoa, Nelly! (DreamWorks)/United (Source/Astralwerks)

Out There

Fire & Skill: The Songs of the Jam

Pull the strings

The power of puppetry propels the brilliant Being John Malkovich

You Beta, you bet

The elusive Beta Band turns cuckoo clocks and laser gunshots into definition-dodging sounds that -- somehow -- make perfect sense

Elvis Costello

Throw your hands in the air

Beatin' down hip-hop in 1998 like a stepchild

More Top 10 lists, sort of

Risky business

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

No Doubt about it

Hellcat Records keeps it real

Out There

Where water tastes like wine

Out There

Roadshows

Out There

Out there

Roadshows