Naw, bullshit—really? The Tomorrowpeople, live onstage after being left for dead somewhere ‘twixt infamy and fortune eight long years ago? True enough, in the words of one Jody Powerchurch: “It won’t be big, it won’t be pretty.” Though, that’s kind of the way we prefer it—baby steps, baby, back toward…
By now, the acolytes, fetishists and mildly interested already possess their copies of Trent Reznor’s latest freebie—as in, “this one’s on me,” he cagily notes on the band’s Web site, from which you could pluck the 10 tracks to share and remix as you please. So, sure, as far as…
Angela Hunt In a moment, Schutze will be along with something to say about Vonciel Hill — the other council member “who has some brains,” as Jim puts it. But first, some thoughts from Angela Hunt, who also voted against the city getting in the convention center hotel — which…
This just in. At this point, it’s easier to tell you who voted against the city getting into the convention center hotel business rather than who voted for it: Vonciel Hill and Angela Hunt. (Mitchell Rasansky and Elba Garcia had to recuse themselves, as both own Citigroup stock, turns out.)…
All week long, VH1’s been running the Sex: The Revolution mini-series, a doc done in conjunction with the Sundance Channel about doin’ it through the decades. Noted Dallas blues guitarslinger and occasional but always welcome Dallas Observer contributor Josh Alan Friedman was interviewed for the series — and though he’s…
Erle Nye, former chairman of the board at TXU The dynamic this morning at city council, as they debate that city-owned convention center hotel, kind of tells the whole story about how things work in Dallas. Speaking in favor of the hotel was an all-star line-up of business and political…
The cover of this week’s Economist. Oh. Wait. So, it’s … official? Because, OK, look. For the past few days, stories have circulated that … um … Tonessica? … are kaputs. Been everywhere — and thanks, New York Daily News, for your morning rumor round-up. Jessica Simpson went on Extra…
Now “it’s a My27 event” — but, sure, who’re we to argue. Because, as you know, Terrell Owens makes his acting debut on The Fresh Flav of Bel-Air tonight at 7. Though, from the looks of two minutes’ worth of footage, I am not sure “event” is the word I’d…
“Fort Worth Native on Emmy-nominated Court show.” That was the subject heading of a missive sitting in UP’s e-mailbox this a.m. Which didn’t quite prepare us for the actual contents concerning a forthcoming episode of Judge David Young, one of the dozen or so People’s Court knock-offs airing on KDFI-Channel…
Look at Avi Adelman — all legit and professional. The Barking Dog’s done gone and collaborated with WFAA-Channel 8 on a towing story, specifically one about how Lonestar Auto Services is illegally tacking on a $43.65 governmental entity charge when it hauls off your vehicle. And how’d Avi get on…
Item No. 85 on today’s action-packed city council agenda should make for an interesting discussion: That’s when the council considers GGH Development’s request to build “a high-rise multiple family use as part of a mixed use project providing for hotel, restaurant, health studio, and bar uses.” Course, the developer wants…
Figured I might as well show rather than tell. If only because whoever made up the forwardDallas! Code Amendments: Form District Zoning — New Zoning Districts to Encourage Transit Oriented Development doc for the council’s Transportation and Environment Committee has quite the randy sense of humor. Though, as our sage…
Courtesy XKCD Oh, sweet baby Jesus. We just received the Best. Press. Release. Ever. Why come? Because it contains the following sentence: “Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert and Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes will compete performing a Guitar Hero song to kick off 24-hours of jam sessions on May 16 at 2:30…
Couple of days ago, an old Friend of Unfair Park wondered, simply, whatever became of forwardDallas!, anyway? Which led me, earlier this a.m., to this sexy agenda item from yesterday’s meeting of the city council’s Transportation and Environment Committee: forwardDallas! Code Amendments: Form District Zoning — New Zoning Districts to…
Barry McNeil of Haynes and Boone For six years, Barry McNeil, a partner at Haynes and Boone, has been trying to spring two Mexican nationals from a Panhandle prison, where they’ve been incarcerated for life for a murder they didn’t commit. And, yesterday, the Dallas litigator, working with two other…
If the name Becky Beck rings a bell, it’s because she was the whistleblower who, two years ago, notified the feds that a $316,000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant intended to go toward HIV prevention education efforts was being used by the district on everything but HIV prevention…
Metallica! Road trip! Angry metal fans! August in Texas! Speaking of topless danceterias, how ’bout the bands that provide their soundtracks? Because over on DC9 Pete brings confirmation of the long-suspected news that Ozzfest will indeed be a one-day, single-city extravaganza with Frisco as the single city for that one…
Houston-based Rick’s Cabaret must really like Dallas, ’cause this morning the chain of think tanks announced it’s spending $7.5 million to buy a second joint — this one, the current and soon-to-be-former home of Platinum Club II on Northwest Highway near Stemmons Freeway. Rick’s, which spent $10 mil for The…
Yesterday’s news concerning the pilot program at Bryan Adams High School, which involves outfitting chronic truants with Global Positioning System monitors, has sparked one hellacious conversation amongst Slashdot readers. The item was at 212 comments when I first checked at 4 p.m. yesterday; this morning, it’s double that. And, yes,…
Folks who visited a Dave & Buster’s in ’07 might want to take note: Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice revealed that during a five-month period last year, hackers got into the Dallas-based fun-and-games chain’s database and swiped customers’ credit card numbers, expiration dates and security codes while they were…
Megan Henderson Uncle Barky’s all over the comings and goings of one Megan Henderson, Good Day co-anchor at KDFW-Channel 4 since August ’03. The reason? She’s about to jump, or not, to the mothership: the “raw” and “unscripted” and unfortunate Fox & Friends Weekend, where, as Ed noted last month,…
Dorit Rabinovitch Living in Detroit, and having black friends who cared enough to speak candidly to me, I learned a long time ago that all white people of a certain age are racist. That includes me. It includes Steve Blow. Growing up white in a racist society distorts your perception…
