Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, September 29, 2010…A mini-series based on Nine Inch Nails Year Zero album is in the works.Bruce Springsteen proved he’s a just like you and me by posing in a couple’s engagement pictures.I’m not sure what is more impressive: DJing for 60…
Once upon a time–a whole 14 months ago–if you were in the suburbs and listening to music, chances were you were listening to mall punk.These days, though, that’s a little different, thanks to the efforts of the folks in Frisco, Carrollton and Grand Prairie.But lest you thought that spelled the…
I was lucky enough to spend some QT with Dallas hip-hop super-producers (not to mention two-time Grammy winners) Play-N-Skillz last week on the set of Tum Tum’s new music video for his Salinas brothers-produced track “Smoke Something” off his excellent new Purp Kobain mixtape. Tum Tum wanted me there, apparently,…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, September 28, 2010…Apparently MC Hammer doesn’t like the fact that Jay-Z commented on how the has-been dancer/rapper at one point lost all of his money. Too bad… Max Weinberg won’t be joining Conan as the comic heads to TBS.Caleb Followill telling…
OK, now this is getting ridiculous. Seriously: We like the suburbs just fine (The Suburbs, too, actually), but, c’mon, we’re past that part of our lives, and we really don’t want to be dragged back out there every weekend. Doesn’t seem like we’re being given much choice in the matter,…
Brooklyn-based Ratatat has been on a steady ascent ever since the 2004 release of their self-titled debut. And the instrumental electro duo’s rise seems primed to continue along, thanks to recent collaborations with the likes of Kid Cudi and MGMT, as well as their work on the soundtracks for a…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, September 27, 2010…Divorce news that sucks as bad as your parents calling it quits: Nancy Wilson and Cameron Crowe are getting divorced. Members of The Hold Steady lend their support for the Minnesota Twins with a new song.Toby Keith may play…
We’re pretty unabashed fans of Dallas’ own True Widow here at DC9 HQ, where we still spin the band’s incredible self-titled debut from 2008 on about a weekly basis–or pretty much whenever we need our fix of surprisingly melodic and heavy dirge rock. (Happens fairly regularly, actually.)So we’ve been sitting…
Even though we wrote about Frisco in this week’s paper in anticipation of tomorrow’s Oysterfest, it looks like that city’s got some competition on the horizon in its attempt to bring the rock to the suburbs. The City of Carrollton has just announced their lineup to this year’s inaugural Festival…
Black Rebel Motorcycle ClubWe’ve been doing a lot of talking about that pesky Black Rebel Motorcycle Club show that was originally scheduled at Lizard Lounge next week and then got postponed. BRMC was on tour with Stone Temple Pilots, and, since Scott Weiland and Co. decided to re-route the thing,…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, September 24, 2010…Katy Perry’s cameo appearance on Sesame Street has been axed because of “boob complaints.” It’s really never too early to learn about anatomy though, right?Lyfe Jennings credits a prison stint for turning his life around. However, he didn’t appear…
Yesterday, in our weekly Show Announcements post, we noted that, on Saturday, November 27, everyone’s favorite Tyler-based family band of indie pop-rockers, Eisley, would be coming to Dallas for a show at The Loft. Well, today, we’ve got some more information on that return to town.Namely? It’s the last date…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, September 23, 2010…A documentary about A Tribe Called Quest is getting finished up.After collapsing onstage last week in Philly, Charlatans’ drummer Jon Brookes has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. Miley Cyrus wants people to know that she’s not engaged. And,…
Way back in May of 1991, a year after a European leg of the Clash of the Titans Tour that featured Megadeth, Slayer, testament and Suicidal Tendencies, the U.S. leg of the tour kicked off right here in Dallas, featuring Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax and Alice in Chains, at the Superpgaes.com…
After getting really excited about the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club show that was set to happen on Tuesday, September 28, we then shook our heads in confusion that it was scheduled at The Lizard Lounge. Well, today, we’re shaking our heads even more: The performance has been postponed.BRMC was scheduled…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, September 21, 2010…Les Claypool and Primus are readying their first new album in 11 years.Vince Neil wants the world to know he thinks Sharon Osbourne is the most “evil, shittiest person” on Earth. Point taken.If Bono has learned anything from working…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, September 21, 2010…Kanye West is apparently getting his life and style advise from a Yale sophomore.Fancy yourself a bit of a bedroom remix producer? Well, Phoenix is gonna scratch your itch to remix, it are making stems from Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, September 20, 2010… Finally, Fleet Foxes finish up recording their second album. Will they hit the sophomore slump?Sacha Baron Cohen is about to get serious on your ass: The British comedian is set to play the late Freddie Mercury in a…
UK-bred, LA-based producer Rusko has had a busy year, what with being signed to Mad Decent, partaking in Diplo and Switch’s Major Lazer tour, and releasing his debut album O.M.G.! As such, the dubstep pioneer is taking the US electronic music scene by storm, showing absolutely no signs of slowing…
Tommy Thayer has played guitar in KISS since 2002, taking over for the departed Ace Frehley. Thayer was involved in various bands before, even gaining the notice of Gene Simmons when Thayer was playing in a KISS tribute band. Soon after, Simmons offered Thayer a job as his assistant. And,…
If you’re one of the few who still go to MTV for the music fixes, you might have seen longtime Dallas emcee PiKaHsSo’s video for “P-00” on yesterday’s episode of the network’s show, RapFix Live. On the show, host Sway and a guest rapper spend a few moments critiquing an…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, September 17, 2010…Trent Reznor is giving away a five-song sampler from The Social Network soundtrack today.Turns out out the Joaquin Phoenix craziness was all a put on…Fiona Apple is set to release her first new album in five long years…
