Q&A: Darius Holbert Tells Us How To Get Into The Movies (Kinda)

Who needs a corner, window office? Former Dallas resident and musician Darius Holbert proves you don’t need a 9-to-5 to keep up with the mortgage. Just a little creativity is all.That’s how Holbert says two of his tracks ended up in the upcoming films World’s Greatest Dad (starring Robin Williams)…

Denton’s New Play Pinball! Records Offers Up Some Sounds

In North of the Dial a few weeks back, we brought your attention to the newly formed Denton-based Play Pinball! Records. Founders Chris Engberg and Trent Ostvig have been busy, and, though they are still readying the vinyl label’s dual debut releases for a late-August/early-September drop date, today they’ve uploaded…

Tim DeLaughter Gets Nominated For An Emmy

It was back in January when we learned that Polyphonic Spree frontman Tim DeLaughter had written the theme music for the Diablo Cody-penned Showtime series United States of Tara. Well, six months later, more on that front: DeLaughter’s been nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on the theme song in…

Telegraph Canyon Preps For The Current and The Tide

On Tuesday, August 18, Fort Worth’s Telegraph Canyon will release its highly anticipated sophomore release, the Will Johnson-produced The Tide and The Current–a disc I can, having heard it, say is definitely worth the hype and the wait since 2007’s excellent debut, All The Good News. Oh, and speaking of…

Bowling For Soup Gets The Web Soup Treatment

Apparently, every week on the new Web Soup show on G4, host Chris Hardwick shows his viewers a clip called “Things You Can’t Unsee” and follows it up with another, cutesy animal clip called the “Palate Cleanser.” Well, we’re a little late to the game on this one, but it…

Buy Teenage Cool Kids’ Art And Send The Band On Its Merry Way

If, like me, you’ve been an admirer of the album artwork Teenage Cool Kids’ Andrew Savage provided for his band’s excellent new album, Foreign Lands, or for the band’s 7-inch singles “Poison Sermons” and “Speaking in Tongues,” then you’re in for a treat today. Savage has announced that he’s selling…

Real Problems For Fake Problems: Band Cancels Upcoming RGRS Date

Florida folk-punk act Fake Problems has canceled its Thursday, July 30, performance at Rubber Gloves. The fiery, upbeat quintet had already been playing short-handed for a few days; guitarist Casey Lee’s taken leave of the band to be with his family after his father died suddenly last week when he…

Pitchfork Offers Up Free Fergus & Geronimo Download

Seems Pitchfork is picking up on something locals already knew: Fergus & Geronimo is on to something pretty cool. Over on that tastemaking site today, the band is offering up a free download of the title track from its new 7″, Harder Than It’s Even Been.Catch the Best New Act…

Who Got Next? Dallas, According To This New Reality Show…

Aspiring hip-hop producers looking for their big break might find it tomorrow at Las Colinas Studios in Irving (6301 Riverside Drive) in the form of a reality TV hosted by Houston rapper Lil’ Flip that promises, Lord knows why, to be the perfect mixture of The Apprentice and The Real…