Subject: Westlake

• Am I Supposed To Treat The Jonas Brothers Like They're Locals Now? Well, For This One Post... OK, I'll Bite.

  August 20, 2008

• On Sunday in Dallas, Laura Bush Has a Date With the Jonas Brothers

  October 30, 2008

• Breaking Down The Grammy Nominations (Or: Hey, Some Love For DFWd!)

  The 2009 Grammy nominations were announced last night, which means, yep, we're being INUNDATED with press releases from ecstatic and eager publicists touting their clients' successes.Like we have any say in the matter. Yeah, right.But, by my count, DFWd's doing OK here. Here's a breakdown of area artists who received Grammy nominations last night...Erykah BaduKinda shocking to see Ms. Badu only get one nomination for her excellent New Amerykah Pt. 1: 4th World War disc--especially since the sole

  December 4, 2008

• More Year-End List Extravaganza!!! (Or: How The National Media Views Erykah Badu As The Only DFWd Artist Worth A Damn. Well, Her And The Jonas Brothers)

  Listen: It's been a great year for DFWd music. It really has. And in the coming weeks, we'll be offering our insight into the best and brightest discs we've seen from area artists over the past 12 months. But first: Can we just take a second right now to recognize the greatness that is Erykah Badu?New Amerykah Pt. 1: 4th World War is a force of a disc, and, rightfully, it's been getting recognized all over the map in days late as one of the year's best.Today, a few more accolades for Ms. Badu:S

  December 11, 2008

• MTV Brings Us The Year In JoBromances

  MTV News this morning has a delightful little feature looking back on the year that was 2008--in Jonas Brothers romances. Seems Westlake's own abstinence-pledging JoBros have had themselves quite the year in love, having been seen about town with tween music starlets Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift, among others, and MTV's got the breakdown on all the moves (or, more likely, non-moves) the Jonases have put on display this year. As MTV so eloquently puts it: "Don't hate the player, ha

  December 16, 2008

• In Barely Music-Related Local Music News: George Steel Ditches Dallas Opera, Erykah Badu Backs Out Of Black Forest Theater, The Jonas Brothers Continue To Exist...

  A few brief notes to pass along that some DC9 maybe, kinda, sorta, might, could possibly be interested in...Over on Unfair Park, Robert's got the goods on an item that the New York Times and others are all over: George Steel, the man who was tapped to lead the Dallas Opera five months ago, has already backed out of the gig--instead, he'll be heading the New York City Opera...Also over on Unfair Park, Robert passes along word that Erykah Badu's Black Forest Theater is now empty, although the land

  January 15, 2009

• The son almost rises

  July 3, 1997

• Trust no one

  October 1, 1998

• The Race Not Run

  October 15, 1998

• Invasion of the bodyshoppers

  November 12, 1998

• The Jonas Brothers Were Lampooned On South Park Last Night? How Did We Miss This!?!?!?!?!

   As the above teaser South Park clip shows, last night's episode touched on maybe the most pertinent topics ever: (Westlake's own) Jonas Brothers and purity rings. I haven't yet seen it, but Idolator's already lauded the episode for mocking the Jonas' use of blatant sexual overtones in light of their faith, so that bodes well... Plus, you can watch the whole episode online right now. So, uh, if things slow down around here for the rest of the day, um, it's definitely not because I'm watchin

  March 12, 2009

• The Biggest Stories in North Texas Music, Circa 2008

  In a year that saw Ozzy, the Jonases and The New York Times storm through North Texas, which area music stories will go down as the most important of 2008?

  January 1, 2009

• Our top DVD picks for the week of March 27

  March 29, 2007

• Whitt's End: 5.8.09

  Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Looks like The Ticket's parent company - Cumulus Media - is asking forcing employees to take five unpaid days off before June 30. Ouch. Maybe not a big deal to on-air talent with six-figure salaries, but to office staff and board ops, etc., missing an entire week's pay is significant. Though the move is voluntary to on-air personnel, I hearby welcome any Ticket host to sp

  May 8, 2009

• Is The New Single From The Jonas Brothers Actually, Uh, Pretty OK?

  So, Westlake's own JoBros debuted the video for their new single, "Paranoid," from the upcoming Lines, Vines and Trying Times album (due out June 16; set your calendars) on Myspace this weekend, and, well, that's it above. Call me crazy, but I'm kinda digging the tempered, synthed-up style. At the very least, it's a major step up for the Les Brosephs Jonas. And that's not even debatable, I don't think.(By the way, that sound you hear is the sweet woosh of me losing any and all credibility, so l

  May 26, 2009

• If You Like It, Then You Better Put A Purity Ring On It.

  Oh, Westlake. You so crazy!

  June 5, 2009

• Sick Of The Jonases? This Won't Help.

  Listen up satellite radio fans. Or don't, maybe. But, either way, be warned: All weekend long, Westlake's Jonas Brothers will be all up in your radio, broadcasting directly into your home on Sirius XM radio.Earlier today, the Jonases joined up with Sirius Channel 1's morning show, talking about their record. But there's more, of course: Tomorrow, they'll host the channel's Weekend Countdown; and, later in the weekend, they'll host the channel's show Hit-Bound. Which, essentially just means that,

  June 12, 2009

• Checking In With St. Vincent, Neon Indian and Nick Jonas. Because, Duh, We're Obsessed.

  Because it's OK to kill three birds with one stone...Check the above video, posted to Stereogum this morning, of St. Vincent performing her song "The Party" in Basel, Switzerland, with a little help from her European tourmate, Daniel Rossen of Grizzly Bear. It's an impressive take--for a few reasons, not the least of which is the dedication of the superfan who rushed to the front of the theater just to shoot the clip. Alan Palomo seems to be having no trouble maintaining his Pitchfork credibili

  November 18, 2009