Oh, joy! Everyone’s favorite California girl’s got another track on the charts…

Take it from someone who’s been there: DJs have great power if they do their job right. They can get people to shake, sweat, and pick invisible apples. But I can’t remember ever getting people in the crowd to fall in love. I guess it wouldn’t hurt to get back…

Count me among the thousands who’ve been charmed by Nicki Minaj’s eyelash-batting. I swear, it’s like she’s that eyelash-implants girl from The Simpsons. Nicki has been making rounds this past year releasing mixtapes and guesting on a bunch of tracks, including Luda’s “My Chick Bad” — where she’s got some…

It appears that Maroon 5 is coming back this fall with a new album. Maroon 5 was at their height with two tracks in 2004, “This Love” and “She Will Be Loved.” Both songs had taken their toll on us as we heard them for a couple of years after…

Here we go again: Another star from a decade ago is making a come back this summer, armed with the beats of today and processed robot vocals–and, yet, it’s another song that isn’t about robots!…

I’m starting to think that this Jason DeRülo character is going to end up as a serious, serial pop peeve of mine…..

What’s the bloody deal, Great Britain? I know you have better music to give your mates across the pond than this dud…

You know what, folks? Summer singles tend to sound the same after a while. I think producers purposefully do this to make mixing all the hits together on the dancefloor much easier. And god bless ’em for that.Too bad that so many of the songs are terrible. And one of…

Anyone who knows me or has read my stuff would notice that I am a huge nerd. I look forward to any music that reminds me of science-fiction that I watch, play, read, or dream about.Well, last week, Xtina released her new album, the robot-themed Bionic. It includes a great…

What would you do if you had a million dollars? Would you buy nice cars? A nice house? Or would you be like Peter from Office Space and do absolutely nothing? Unfortunately, inflation requires that you demand even more money than that to fulfill your dreams, folks. Now, we all…

Every few years, we all hear songs about California that define that state for a few years until the next. Back in the ’90s, it was Tupac and Dr. Dre’s “California Love.” Last decade, it was “California” by Phantom Planet. Hell, there is a laundry list of iconic songs about…

I usually don’t go after underage artists (har dee har, guys) in this column. Most of the kids you see on the charts are likely being paraded around by their parents and music industry captains with little artistic integrity on their part. So, it’s not usually their fault they’re making…

Guess what, folks. Slim Shady is back on the charts…

Ah, summer. The time of year where all the teens get out of school and go to the mall (and iTunes) to spend their allowances on music released during the school year. And some other stuff the kids do these days.Apparently, the founding members of The Script were part of…

Eluvium combines minimalist electronic, piano and shoegaze music. Among mastermind Matthew Cooper’s connections to the area is a remix of “So Long Lonesome” by Explosions In The Sky. Cooper’s latest album Similies, which was released on Temporary Residence, includes more traditional songwriting and vocals.Sleep Whale, meanwhile, is a Denton institution…

I think I’m going crazy, folks. Ever since I started this column by reviewing the song “TiK ToK” by Ke$ha, I’ve been haunted by the song every time I step out of the house. On the radio, it’s there. On TV, it’s there. While watching trashy- but-privileged people walking down…

Say, remember when Papa Roach hit single “Last Resort” had us contemplating suicide and thinking that nothing was all right or fine? Good times. The band has come a long way four albums and 10 years later, settling into hard rock without the mediocre rhymes.You know what else is cool,…

Just this past Saturday, esteemed rock band the Deftones graced the area for this year’s Edgefest, apparently drowning out the last few seconds of Metric on the second stage in the process. But, guess what, folks? The band’s still in Texas. And, on Saturday, it was announced that the band…

Looks like it’s about time for Brutal Juice to come out of hibernation and play a couple of sets. Denton’s mildly successful “acid punk” band ran a stray course during its debut in ’90s. Their three full albums were a demo, a live album, and then a studio album.The May…

Recently in print, Cory Graves tossed some very kind words Spune Productions’ way, praising the booking agency’s seasonal events up in Denton. Specifically, here’s what he had to say:Between its folky Thanksgiving soiree and now-legendary winter dance party, Spune Productions is developing quite the reputation for throwing the area’s most…