Got St. Vincent’s Actor? OK. But Do You Have Its Two Bonus Tracks?

If there’s one thing not to adore about St. Vincent’s just-released sophomore release, Actor, it’s that the album includes two bonus track in addition to its listed 11 songs. Only, they’re not available on the CD.Instead, the songs “Bicycle” and “Oh My God” are exclusive bonus mp3s that come with…

Gig Alert: Brian “Head” Welch Tonight at The Prophet Bar

Although never a big admirer of Korn, I can appreciate guitarist Brian Welch’s decision to leave the multi-platinum band behind and dedicate himself to his chosen religion. The guy was baptized in the Jordon River and has built several orphanages in poverty stricken areas of India, so it’s pretty fair…

Dallas Police Again Shut Down An Area Record Store Celebration

Less than a month after noise complaints eventually led to Good Records’ annual birthday bash/National Record Store Day celebration getting shut down by the police, the Dallas Police Department again shut down a record store customer appreciation party on Lower Greenville, this time taking to task the four-year-old, DJ- and…

Bonus MP3: Fear Me, Paris – Machine Floor Monster

You know you’re getting old when a guy in a band emails and says that he can be contacted after 3:35 on weekdays because that’s when school lets out.Hayden Doskocil, 15-year old guitarist for local metal band Fear Me, Paris, was the culprit this time–but hey, kudos for the guy…

Bonus MP3: Dead Earth Politics — “Dos Cuerpos”

Hailing from Austin, Dead Earth Politics claims all of the cool metal influences: Iron Maiden, Lamb of God, Slayer, Mastodon, etc. And surprisingly, the quartet does incorporate most of them into its loud and dense onslaught. Lead vocalist Ven Scott was gracious enough to send over a track off the…

Rhett Miller, VEGA Get Tracked On Pitchfork

Two days, two area songsmiths getting their tracks reviewed in Pitchfork.com’s “Track Reviews” feature. Not a bad precedent, I’d say. So how’d it go? Well, let’s break it down…Yesterday, Pitchfork reviewed the new song from “No Reasons”–a song we’ve already gone on record as saying that we dig mightily–from VEGA’s…

Giveaway: Three Pairs Of Tickets To Tonight’s Fischerspooner Show At The Granada

In this week’s print edition, Kelly Knickerbocker spoke with Fischerspooner’s Warren Fischer, who helped detail his and bandmate Casey Spooner’s ascent from art school weirdos into pop culture commentators/electro-dance freaks. It’s an interesting story–check it out–and sheds some light into what Fischerspooner hopes to accomplish with its notoriously excessive live…