Valium

"Today" is the Greatest Day But Still One of the Most Overrated Songs Ever

1998 Dallas Observer Music Awards Nominees

Another view

What City Hall isn't willing to hear about the new arena

Girl Drink Drunk: Chili's

Monday night, a group of six girls settled into a cozy booth at a chain restaurant to um, "pepper in some refreshment." Seems strange to go with Chili's, perhaps, but the place has a spiral-bound menu of specialty drinks. It's cute, it's colorfully illustrated and it's totally effective marketing, s ... More >>

Wide wing span

Angels in America author Tony Kushner talks politics

Contact high

Trainspotting delivers a riotous, disturbing portrait of heroin addiction

Wrestling With Tragedy

As the sole survivor of his family's ring dynasty, Kevin Von Erich struggles to keep a painful past alive.

Cry tough

Essential bassist Tommy Shannon hangs in there

Camera-ready, willing,and able

John Waters gets a few things straight about the art world

Only the lonely

Todd Solondz deftly examines life's rich pageant in Happiness

Rhett's exploding

Rhett Miller wanted to be famous for as long as he can remember. Will the Old 97's upcoming Fight Songs finally make him a star?

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.

What Boobs

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.

Party Girl

Confronting advanced breast cancer without a dime to her name, Texas legend Priscilla Davis insists the good times aren't over yet

Letter to UT Southwestern Medical Center's V.I.P. Members

Confronting advanced breast cancer without a dime to her name, Texas legend Priscilla Davis insists the good times aren't over yet

What’s Wrong With This Picture?

For Hal Samples, who uses photos to help the homeless, nothing—and everything

Bait and Switch

A hero of the Hong Kong new wave returns the compliment

Pere Ubu

Why I Hate Women (Smog Veil)

Own Goal | Skin-Deep

Why I Hate Women (Smog Veil)

Jacking the World

GWAR: What is it good for?

Generation Rx

Adrift in a sea of psychotropic pharmacology, it's easy for a kid to drown.

Mogwai

Government Commissions: BBC Sessions 1996-2003 (Matador)

Milton Mapes, Magnolia Summer, Pleasant Grove

Friday, July 30 & Saturday, July 31

Juana Molina

Tres Cosas (Domino)

Golden Oldies

With their latest album, the Old 97's return to form. Or do they? A critical discussion.

Funny Boy

Life is coming up cow patties for kid comedian Corbin Corona

Sounds of Liberty for All

Seventies punk band T.S.O.L. refuses to fade away

Woof-la-la

Spoiled bitches have their day

Lesser Tuna

Uptown Players get down to some mean family bidness in Sordid Lives

Inhale With Hale

Itinerant pro-pot candidate Steven Hale is down again, but not out

Déjà Vu

Advocates say University Park paramedics shunned a man with AIDS--at an AIDS awareness rally

Trick Town

Boys will be boys, especially in Nuevo Laredo, Where legal prostitution draws generations of Texas men across the border for cheap, sleazy and anonymous sex

Boys of Summer

Nico and Dani discover their sexuality, but it's not what you think

Bad Reputation

Low hopes its slow-and-depressing label was one thing Lost in the Fire

Listen Up

Who says 2000 was a bad year for music?

Dazed and Confused

Dallas' hockey junkies need to take a chill pill, 'cause it's only October

Sibling Rivalry

The sister cities finally split up for "Gallery Night"

One crazy lawyer

Within days of a shotgun attack in Rowlett, tempestuous Dallas lawyer Catherine Shelton found herself in the crosshairs of a murder investigation. It isn't the first time.

Hungry For New Hip-Hop Beats? Try Rob Viktum's Snack Packs.

Rob Viktum hates paparazzi. Thanks to his work with former Def Jux artists Hangar 18 and others, area beat maker, producer, and DJ Rob Viktum's got a resume most area producers would love to boast--hell, the guy even (kinda) remixed "Jenny's Song" for us back in September. So you know he's a good sp ... More >>

The Soda Gallery: High-Fructose Corn Syrup Heaven

​ Try: Rat Bastard root beer Don't try: spending less than 10 bucks here I was on a mission to find Henry Weinhard's root beer. I know that some shmancy grocery stores in town sell six-packs, but they're always sold out by the time I get there (because Weinhard's is the shiiiiiiit), so I nee ... More >>

Legendary Dallas Skateboarders, Rebuffed By The City In Their Efforts To Build A Public Skatepark, Go Underground And Build Their Own.

​ Try: Rat Bastard root beer Don't try: spending less than 10 bucks here I was on a mission to find Henry Weinhard's root beer. I know that some shmancy grocery stores in town sell six-packs, but they're always sold out by the time I get there (because Weinhard's is the shiiiiiiit), so I nee ... More >>

What Boobs

​ Try: Rat Bastard root beer Don't try: spending less than 10 bucks here I was on a mission to find Henry Weinhard's root beer. I know that some shmancy grocery stores in town sell six-packs, but they're always sold out by the time I get there (because Weinhard's is the shiiiiiiit), so I nee ... More >>

A hallucinogen called ibogaine has helped addicts kick heroin, meth and everything in between. Is it the trip that does the trick?

​ Try: Rat Bastard root beer Don't try: spending less than 10 bucks here I was on a mission to find Henry Weinhard's root beer. I know that some shmancy grocery stores in town sell six-packs, but they're always sold out by the time I get there (because Weinhard's is the shiiiiiiit), so I nee ... More >>

After Two Weeks In An Arizona Hospital, Lance Yocom Could Soon Be Coming Home

Lance Yocom​After having spent two weeks laid up in an Arizona hospital, heavily sedated and suffering from severe pneumonia, Lance Yocom's family received some incredibly positive news today regarding the Spune Productions owner and North Texas music scene mainstay's condition. This morning, afte ... More >>

A Spune Christmas

Friday, December 16, at Club Dada