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The Smashing Pumpkins

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: From 1988, Cheap Trick Plays Fort Worth on Q102

    ​I've seen Cheap Trick countless times, among them: playing the State Fair of Texas, opening for Meat Loaf at Starplex, at Reunion Arena some time in the '86. No matter when, no matter where, the band never disappoints; there's a reason they're beloved by the likes of Steve Albini, the Toadies an ... More >>

  • Film

    October 13, 2011

    Footloose: Still In Step

    2011 remake has the moves to bridge generations and capture two demos.

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    20 Years Later: The 15 Best Albums of 1991

    ​In last week's edition of our regular feature, The Conversation, Pete Freedman and Daniel Hopkins debated on whether 1991 or 1994 was the greatest music year of the '90s. It was an interesting read for sure. And, since this week marks the 20th anniversary of the release of both Nevermind and The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    The Conversation: Is Playing Other People's Songs Respectable?

    Dallas disco cover band Le Freak​A well-timed cover can be just the thing to take a band's live performance from good to great. But if the execution of the song is off, it could blow the whole set. On the flip side, although playing a cover is a risky move, sometimes the rewards can make an artist ... More >>

  • Music

    May 19, 2011

    At A&R Records, Business Was Reignited by the Flaming Lips

    Wayne Coyne's vinyl obsession has helped bring Stan Getz's business back to life.

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    Smashing Pumpkins Debut Exclusive New Track on DC9 Sister Site West Coast Sound

    ​For almost two years now, the Smashing Pumpkins (in which the still-hairless Billy Corgan remains the lone original member) has been releasing tracks off of their online album, Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, one song at a time, on various music blogs, beginning with 2009's release of "A Song for a S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Fair To Midland Officially Sets June 14 Release Date For New Album, Arrows and Anchors.

    Fair to Midland​ Back in November, the Sulphur Springs-sprung progressive hard rock act Fair to Midland announced a new label home and promised its fourth full-length come springtime. Well, clearly, they really meant summertime. A new press released issued late yesterday announces a new release da ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    My First Show: Taylor Young of The O's Saw New Kids On The Block When He Was Nine.

    Taylor Young​Welcome to a new feature here on DC9 called My First Show, where we give bands a chance to talk about the first shows they ever attended -- no matter how uncool and embarrassing those tales may be.If you've heard Taylor Young and John Pedigo perform as The O's before, you've probably ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    Good Friday: A Spune Christmas, How The Edge Stole Christmas, Drowning Pool, Justin Townes Earle, Cheap Trick, John David Kent & The Dumb Angels, Smashing Pumpkins, Jimmy Eat World, Sundress, Will Johnson & More!

    ​It doesn't feel like the holiday season yet, but Spune Productions is ushering in the holiday spirit with its sixth annual Christmas Party tomorrow night at Hailey's Club in Denton. The festivities will include free (Christmas?) tacos, free wassail, and, of course, music. Telegraph Canyon is head ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    Fair to Midland Signs New Record Deal, Announces Plans For Spring 2011 Full-Length

    Fair to Midland​ After a fairly crazy couple of years (and one gnarly van crash) since the 2007 release of their breakthrough, Fables From a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True, Sulphur Springs' Fair to Midland has finally announced details about its upcoming fourth full-length release -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2010

    Last Night: Silversun Pickups, Against Me! and The Henry Clay People at The Palladium Ballroom

    Silversun Pickups, Against Me!, The Henry Clay People The Palladium Ballroom Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Better than: playing "Lazy Eye" on Guitar Hero at home.Ally Jayne HoffmanSee more of the Pickups in the slideshow.​The crowd that came out to Silversun Pickups' headlining set at the Palladiu ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 3, 2009

    Playhouse Builder

    Silversun Pickups, Against Me!, The Henry Clay People The Palladium Ballroom Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Better than: playing "Lazy Eye" on Guitar Hero at home.Ally Jayne HoffmanSee more of the Pickups in the slideshow.​The crowd that came out to Silversun Pickups' headlining set at the Palladiu ... More >>

  • Music

    July 30, 2009

    LehtMoJoe Lets It Ride For His Debut CD Release Show

    Silversun Pickups, Against Me!, The Henry Clay People The Palladium Ballroom Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Better than: playing "Lazy Eye" on Guitar Hero at home.Ally Jayne HoffmanSee more of the Pickups in the slideshow.​The crowd that came out to Silversun Pickups' headlining set at the Palladiu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    Radio, Radio: Ayo Says Adios, While We Look at Just What Passes for "Quality Rock"

    Two follow-ups in this particular radio round-up. First, I exchanged a few messages with Alan Ayo via Facebook, and the long and short of it is, he's not at all upset that Clear Channel gave him his walking papers yesterday. Writes the former midday host and music director at KDGE-FM:I'm feeling rat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2009

    Echoes and Reverberations: The Bad Sleep Good or Not At All.

    They were loud, rude, bratty and obnoxious. They smoked pot, drank lots of beer, did drugs and slept in their clothes. If you were a guy who hung out at Theatre Gallery during the late '80s, chances are pretty good that one (or more) of them fucked your girlfriend. And they got away with it all be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2008

    Q and A: Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick

    Rick Nielsen and his quintuple-neck guitar, which is perhaps one of the reasons writer Darryl Smyers refers to him as "uber-nerd." Last week, Sony Legacy released a 30th anniversary edition box set of At Budokan, Cheap Trick’s remarkable entrance into popular culture. Sure, the Illinois quartet ... More >>

  • Music

    December 27, 2007

    Making a List, Checking It Twice

    Rick Nielsen and his quintuple-neck guitar, which is perhaps one of the reasons writer Darryl Smyers refers to him as "uber-nerd." Last week, Sony Legacy released a 30th anniversary edition box set of At Budokan, Cheap Trick’s remarkable entrance into popular culture. Sure, the Illinois quartet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2007

    Last Weekend: Life is Good Pumpkin Festival

    Rick Nielsen and his quintuple-neck guitar, which is perhaps one of the reasons writer Darryl Smyers refers to him as "uber-nerd." Last week, Sony Legacy released a 30th anniversary edition box set of At Budokan, Cheap Trick’s remarkable entrance into popular culture. Sure, the Illinois quartet ... More >>

  • Music

    April 12, 2007

    Substitute

    Placebo's Stefan Olsdal finds U.S. reaction hard to swallow

  • Music

    December 21, 2006

    Poverty Doesn't Suck

    Johnny Lloyd Rollins deals in a different currency

  • Music

    April 21, 2005

    World Leader Pretend

    U2's self-invented legacy is a figment of Bono's imagination

  • Music

    April 17, 2003

    Autograph Hound

    Buy some music memorabilia and help out a good cause

  • Film

    April 3, 2003

    The Kids Aren't Alright

    Spun spins cranky youths into an American freak show

  • Music

    January 30, 2003

    Zwan

    Mary Star of the Sea (Reprise)

  • Music

    March 21, 2002

    Bang to Hype

    At SXSW, it's all about the buzz, not the Buzz Band

  • Music

    December 6, 2001

    Big Dreams

    Mercury Rev looks to the future without forgetting its past

  • Music

    September 27, 2001

    Out & About

    Built to Spill

  • Music

    November 30, 2000

    Out of Town

    Whiskeytown's last album is a rock-and-roll masterpiece. So how come you haven't heard it?

  • Music

    October 26, 2000

    Your Bruises

    Death Cab for Cutie is just trying to stay healthy long enough to pay for a broken windshield

  • Music

    September 14, 2000

    Circle of Stars

    You only think A Perfect Circle is Tool singer Maynard James Keenan's band

  • Music

    February 4, 1999

    Out There

    You only think A Perfect Circle is Tool singer Maynard James Keenan's band

  • Music

    December 24, 1998

    More Top 10 lists, sort of

    You only think A Perfect Circle is Tool singer Maynard James Keenan's band

  • Music

    September 3, 1998

    Souled out

    After 25 years of Texas' best rock, Q102 bids a tearless farewell

  • Calendar

    September 3, 1998

    Night & Day

    September 3 - 9, 1998

  • News

    July 2, 1998

    Getting the business

    With the new Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb, Tripping Daisy has made the best record of its seven-year career. So what took so long?

  • Music

    June 18, 1998

    Out Here

    With the new Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb, Tripping Daisy has made the best record of its seven-year career. So what took so long?

  • Calendar

    May 14, 1998

    Who are those guys?

    With the new Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb, Tripping Daisy has made the best record of its seven-year career. So what took so long?

  • Music

    December 4, 1997

    Deck the malls

    This season's Christmas album offerings

  • Music

    October 23, 1997

    All-American reject

    Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong grows up

  • Music

    August 21, 1997

    BJ's Rocket

    A year after some tasty national press, Buck Jones releases its second album

  • Music

    August 7, 1997

    Out There

    A year after some tasty national press, Buck Jones releases its second album

  • Music

    March 27, 1997

    Reign of toads

    The Toadies tell why Bush deserves to die

  • Music

    August 15, 1996

    Little mascara

    The wages of Lollapalooza's sin is Metallica and make-up

  • Film

    July 25, 1996

    Good vibrations

    Danny Boyle and John Hodge make Trainspotting feel good--for a while

  • Music

    May 4, 1995

    No frills, no joke

    The Mullens are not the Not the Ramones, and for all the right reasons

  • Music

    March 2, 1995

    Punk, polka, and puke

    New releases: Sonic Youth, Los Lobos, The The, and Mr. Spock

  • Music

    December 8, 1994

    Dis and demos

    From the bottom of the drawer come real gems and fool's gold of local music

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