We’re back here with another installment of our local comedy series, First Times Are Funny. This time around we’ve put local Andy Franklin on the hotseat — partly in anticipation of tonight’s Stand-Upish Evening with Franklin, Jude Sutton and Dante Martinez at the Dallas Comedy House, and partly because we…
What’s that old saying? Whoever invented high heels was a total asshat with a low pain threshold and a penchant for masochism. Right, that’s the one. Anyone who has ever donned a pair of heels taller than 2.5 inches can attest that if the angles, padding and stars aren’t all…
Above, one of the most innovative commercials to grace the small screen — and, what is possibly our favorite commercial ever. It’s especially appropriate, since he gave us products that quite literally changed our lives. The mastermind behind Apple will be remembered by generations for his innovation and inspiration. Rest…
Underrated. Underrated. Underrated. In 1981 Student Bodies took the horror movie genre to task for punishing happy, healthy, sex- and fun-having kids. The movie rips off the opening sequences, music and “the call is coming from…” ploys for one of the best and most disgusting horror parodies around. Filmed in…
For our first Bossypants assignment, we were to have read the first “half” of the book (remember, we admitted we had issues with math, and adding in the intro and all that gets so confusing). Simply put, the plan was to read right on up to “A Childhood Dream, Realized.”…
It’s now. It’s live. It’s happening. We want the innovators, the community climate changers, the artists who see, make, and do like no one else. And, well, since you artistic types are already in the spirit of entering things, we figured you wouldn’t mind our online registration form and the…
Believe one thing: We love us some outsiders. You don’t become a free alternative weekly rag glomming on to the mainstream or the popular lunch table. No, some could say we were the art kids, the goths, the nerds, or the stoners in high school. So when we heard of…
Artists, consider yourselves called to action. The annual goodwill-centered competition for wall space is upon you and word has been spreading via social media networks. We saw it popping up all over Facebook this afternoon, then shared, and shared some more: ATTENTION ART CON ARTISTS: Art Conspiracy 7 is hosting…
Jerry Haynes has died at the age of 84. Rest in peace, Mr. Peppermint…
Some customers might get a bit of a surprise if they decide to ring up “Ticketmaster” for tickets to The Canadian Tenors, Chicago and Riverdance concerts with the Dallas Pops Orchestra. Wait, let’s clarify. They might be surprised if they use the number in the ad provided on Page 3…
Do you have the Gang together? Have you brushed up on your: Danny DeVito Tanned baby Cocaine priest Huffing Waitress infatuation Questionable coaching methods Creepy, creepy rivals Well, HAVE YOU? All of it could be on tonight’s quiz. You don’t know. We don’t know. We’re about to have a Charlie…
We’ve been hypnotized and we’ve been to comedy shows, but we’ve never experienced both at one time. That’s what Flip Orley, comic hypnotist, is all about. Orley, who tours packed — like sold-out packed — clubs and other venues (including a corporate event here and there), takes a different approach…
Yesterday, Dallas blog Oh So Cynthia tweeted us back to Point A, or rather, how to fold a T-shirt Japanese-style. We were familiar with this trick having failed at it a number of times in the past. What we didn’t know about, however, popped up at the end of the…
We’re not going to get the picks right, necessarily, but we’ve clocked serious hours watching the tube, so we feel like we’ve got insight into what “the people” want in their Emmy-winners. You know, “the people.” The couch people. The people who have cut their lifespans with a remote control…
At 7:15 p.m. last night there was already a line of art fans outside the Quixotic World, ready to enter the custom vinyl exhibition that was Vinyl Thoughts inside. The world of vinyl art toys is ever-growing, partly in thanks to Kidrobot’s highly collectible series of Dunny and Munny toys…
Here’s the set-up: Long-time laughers, short-time bloggers. We here at the Mixmaster love comedy and from before the launch of this blog we were looking to do a series of Q&As with local comics (stand-up, improv, musical, all of it). But we had to get it right. Finally, we settled…
Well lookee at those poll results up there: Tina Fey beat out The Magicians — both fictional and Penn Jillette. For the first assignment, book clubbers, we’re reading the first half of Bossypants (those who have read it say it’s a quick read). For those of you who don’t trust…
Last week I participated in a bit of a Facebook debate started by one of our Arts & Culture own (see above). With 38 comments, there was some heavy debate mixed in with the quips. Most skewed on the side of the tiger. But a few of us supported that…
We’re not gonna lie: We love the Los Angeles-based artist that is Brandon Bird and have for years now. We love that his favorite thing to eat is meals (followed closely by snacks)” and we ordered our first set of Law & Order valentines around five years ago. When an…
After debuting on the charts in 1955, Pat Boone went on to record 38 Top 40 hits and be named Billboard’s No. 10 all-time rock recording artist, before changing gears to host TBN’s Gospel America and the eponymous one-hour gospel radio show he still hosts now. Back in the late…
A couple of weeks ago, Pete over on DC9 announced the nominees for the 23rd annual Dallas Observer Music Awards. And oh, yes, there was much ado. But now — like, right now — you can officially go here and vote for your favorites. Make history, as they say. And…
It’s time once again to vote! And we’ve got a fairly diverse selection of books here, folks. Will you succumb to the peer pressure from Anna and select Tina Fey’s well-received autobiography, Bossypants (the only title to hold over from the last poll)? Will you go with the adult fantasy…
