In case you were curious about what Smile Smile’s scene was like, or if you’ve been wondering if Freddie Prinze Jr.’s acting chops have improved since She’s All That, we present the following clip from Jack and Jill vs. The World: …and your answers are: “Brief!” and “No!” Still, Smile…
Thanks to the Friend of DC9 who pointed this Pitchfork review out to us before we got around to our own daily surfing this morning. It’s a review of Denton’s Pyramids’ debut, self-titled record. And according to the ‘forker who wrote this piece, the record’s, oh, a 6.5 (which, case…
The intersection of Cedar and Oak streets, just off the Denton Courthouse Square, has been full of backhoes, barricades and construction workers for most of this past spring and early summer. In fact, the entire stretch of Cedar Street between McKinney and Hickory streets has undergone a complete facelift, including…
The work of reclusive biologist and nature writer Alistair Graham may seem like rather unlikely inspiration for a rock album, but then again, Austin’s Shearwater is no ordinary band, and lead singer Jonathan Meiburg is certainly no ordinary tunesmith. Graham’s 1973 collaboration with photographer Peter Beard, Eyelids of Morning: The…
Dean Spunt, drummer/vocalist for unconventional rock band No Age, doesn’t mind being referred to as a punk rocker. After all, Spunt was first inspired by the likes of Hüsker Dü and The Minutemen, bands that were initially lumped in with American hardcore punk of the ’80s, but quickly distinguished themselves…
Reckless Kelly more than lives up to the implications of its moniker (inspired by a infamous Australian bank robber) and its hometown (Austin). Led by brothers Willy and Cody Braun, Reckless Kelly plays alt-country the old-fashioned way: lots of sweat and spit and no time for the catatonic slickness inherent…
Who would have ever thought Stone Temple Pilots would top off 16 drug- and drama-addled years by hitting the road for a reunion tour? I’ll admit it: not me. Then again, rehab’s expensive and with at least three albums’ worth of solid music (out of five), the band can make…
Rubber Gloves’ Josh Baish has a lot invested in this show—’bout an earful, to be exact. It’s an almost surreal story: Baish heads to a Boris show, gets into a tussle and, subsequently, has his ear bitten off. Later in the night, Boris’ band members find his ear amongst their…
Olds, rejoice! A Funland reunion—sorta, barely, naw, not really. But Peter Schmidt—sitting on a solo disc he’d best release pronto, goddamnit—will be performing with Matt and Bubba Kadane, as they preview new New Year material from the September release titled, ahem, The New Year, which, from sneak peaks, is far…
Two years ago, 19-year-old Sachse resident Dondria Nicole was just another kid with a camera hooked up to her computer. And ’cause she liked to sing, she started recording herself doing so. Then she created a YouTube account for her friends to watch. Pretty simple premise, right? Now, fast-forward the…
Destined to be a stoner classic, Tha Carter III should silence critics who think Lil Wayne can’t make a cohesive album. III is pop rap to giggle to and marvel at, from “Phone Home,” where Wayne gives his outer-space shtick the full treatment, to “Misunderstood,” in which he disses Al…
New Science Projects consists of Dale Jones screaming, singing, moaning, ranting and screaming some more while slashing away at a buzzing resonator guitar, occasionally adding a drum loop or electronic noise, or ditching musical accompaniment altogether to growl a cappella. The raucous blues- and rock-influenced folk is recorded so hot…
When listening to country-folk-bluegrass bands that clearly have rock leanings, the first question becomes: Why not have a drummer? Take Denton’s feisty sextet A.M. Ramblers, for example. These guys pick, grin, shout and carry on like someone’s got a hot poker dangerously close to a sensitive area—yet nary a rhythm…
You’ll have to pardon Ben Tapia’s giddiness. Club Dada still has something of a “new club smell” to him. Whenever he speaks of the venue (or his upcoming plans to help revamp it), a smile takes over his face. He’s excited, and it’s not hard to see why. Tapia, a…
Two weeks ago, The Cavern began hosting a new weekly Wednesday night series that showcases visual artists and DJs alongside live music performers. Called Detour, tonight’s take on the event features Black Tie Dynasty performing an acoustic set, local photographer Sally Glass showcasing her works on the venue’s walls and…
Seems like the former Talking Heads frontman is working with a Richardson-based robotics expert on an art exhibit currently on display in Spain. Wilonsky’s got the story over on Unfair Park. –Pete Freedman…
I doubt anyone will mistake the straight-to-DVD release Jack and Jill vs. the World as a great movie (the above trailer certainly doesn’t imply as much), but that’s not why I bring it up. This is: You’ll find Dallas indie pop act Smile Smile’s sweet little ditty “Anymore” (a choice…
Let’s say a) you’re lazy and haven’t run out to your nearest Observer pickup spot yet, or b) you live in one of the more outlying areas of our circulation and you won’t get your copy of this week’s paper until later today (or early tomorrow)–and yet, despite this, you…
Sneed’s taking off. (Wade Griffith) Local folk singer/songwriter Dylan Sneed says he’s had enough of Dallas. So, at the end of August, he plans on relocating to South Carolina. After spending most of the past year touring with Kristy Kruger, Sneed was getting set to record the follow-up to 2007’s…
The Disney Channel musical Camp Rock (as seen in the above trailer)–which features tween sensations the Jonas Brothers and potential Disney star-in-the-making Demi Lovato and focuses on the happenings at a music-centric summer camp–raked in a whopping 8.9 million viewers on its Friday night debut, making it the second-highest Disney…
…and, in turn, the album draws a 6.9 rating. Which is…OK by Pitchfork standards, and far more than a sentence like “Dual Hawks is, for lack of a better word, a double album” (as seen in the review) would itself merit, considering that, even in the writer’s usage, “double album”…
…we figure that’s as good an excuse as any to re-post the now-award-winning video for Badu’s “Honey.” –Pete Freedman…
