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  Before We Tell You About a Release, Let Us Explain What a Cypher Is in Hip-Hop

  May 24 at 4 a.m.

  Hip-hop lends itself to collaboration more than any other genre. You're not likely to find a rock, pop or country song with four lead singers from different bands, a scenario commonplace in rap music. When information is first released about a new song by rapper A featuring rapper B, it...

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  Holy Roller Baby Found it Cheaper to Record at Radiohead’s Studio Than in Texas

  May 23 at 4 a.m.

  It’s a dream scenario for any band trying to get off the ground: You cut some demos, pass them around and wind up working with a respected producer who digs your sound. That’s what happened to Holy Roller Baby, a rock band made up of Austin and Dallas musicians. There...

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  Mayor Rawlings Extends Official Recognition to ZZ Top; No Word Yet on Keys to the City

  May 20 at 4 a.m.

  Hear ye, hear ye! Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings has announced that he likely has good taste in music, as one of his last acts in office will attest. On Friday, Rawlings and Dallas City Council elected to grant special recognition to the native Texans that make up the band ZZ...

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  Local Promoters Share Their Craziest Backstage Stories

  May 20 at 4 a.m.

  When artists check into a venue and finish their soundcheck, personnel will walk into the green room to either chill or get some work done. At this point, they will typically see a modest assortment of beverages, snacks and towels. This, of course, doesn’t happen by accident. Their talent agent...

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  Nine Lives: Rock Band Jibe Took on Pause as Singer Recovers From Brutal Accident

  May 14 at 4 a.m.

  Singer Joe Grah has received many injuries in the name of rock 'n' roll. Twenty years ago in Dallas, while opening for MTV darlings Silverchair, the Jibe frontman dived head-first into a group of buzzing hecklers, crowd-surfing and singing while taking a nasty shove from a drunken Silverchair fan. The...

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  John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ Piano Is in Dallas Through Saturday

  May 9 at 4 a.m.

  To this day, John Lennon’s 1971 song “Imagine” remains an anthem for peace that's revered around the world. The song, which became the best-selling single of Lennon’s solo career, was composed as a political rallying cry, a call for a world without hatred or divisions of any kind. Decades after...