Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, October 26, 2009…Does Hall & Oates belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Maybe yes. Maybe no. But is it really a good idea to have Rachel Ray taking up the cause of getting them nominated? Morrissey collapsed on…
Yesterday over on Unfair Park, Robert posted quite the coup of an interview–a sit-down with Sir Anthony Daniels, or, as you and I know him best C-3PO. The peg? Tonight’s Star Wars: In Concert affair out at Cowboys Stadium, which, as we all know, hasn’t had the best of fortune…
Dallas natives and brothers Juan and Oscar Salinas, who combine to form Play-N-Skillz, have won a couple Grammy awards. And, in case you forgot as much, they’re happy to remind you a couple times in the above video.Of course, that’s not the sole purpose of its creation (though, certainly, it…
Blues club Hole In The Wall on Harry Hines will return to its roots as a burger restaurant at the end of the month, as owner Tom Ford has opted not to renew the club’s liquor license. Some of the area’s most popular blues performers, including Jim Suhler (who performs…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, October 23, 2009…Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to his gun charge in New York. It’s amazing what kids will do for some street cred.Even Bon Jovi gets an O2 Arena residency. Really?I realize that Public Enemy is past its glory days, but,…
Less than a week after his band played the Doublewide, and just a few days after he was among the loyal fans crowded into Elm Street Tattoo, enjoying the Slowride reunion performance, guitarist Ian MacDougall of the Denton-bred Riverboat Gamblers was back in Austin, riding his bike home from work…
Just last week, Daniel Rodrigue caught up with NX35 festival organizer Chris Flemmons to see how things were going as preparations for year two of the pre-SXSW fest began.Today, some news to report on that front: On its festival blog, NX35 has just announced the keynote speaker for its 2010…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, October 22, 2009…Snoop Dogg wants to be a vampire on HBO’s True Blood. But how will he translate to the 30-something horny housewife demo?Faith No More is planning on bringing its reunion to the States… at some point.Kanye West’s girlfriend said…
As promised, Grapevine’s own Bryce Avary of The Rocket Summer has gone ahead and debuted his new single, “You Gotta Believe,” the title track to his new EP, over on the Alternative Press’ Web site.And, according to Avary’s label, Island Def Jam, it created quite the stir, apparently crashing the…
A couple interesting shows over the next two night’s at the still freshly re-opened Trees in Deep Ellum. Tonight, for instance, marks the second week of the Best DJ in Town’s new weekly concert series at the venue. Continuing along the theme of his Sunday night “The Local Show” on…
Reggae artist Buju Banton didn’t realize “faggot” had become a bad word. At least, that’s the story according to friends and colleagues of the artist, who stood in front of Trincity/Palm Beach Club last night, watching the protesters rally across the street. As we mentioned yesterday, protesters affiliated with various…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, October 21, 2009…I guess rockers just feel the need to save something. If it’s not Liam Gallagher saving honey bees, then it’s Animal Collective trying to save seals.A drunk and obnoxious Kanye West + Spike Jonze = We Were Once A…
On a walk down Elm Street while heading to last week’s Slowride Reunion at Elm Street Tattoo, I noticed that the doors were open at 2826, and a few people were buzzing about. The club isn’t yet open, mind you–but owner Frank Maldonado, a couple booking agents and some artists…
Remember last month when The Lounge On Elm Street co-owner Glenn Jackson said his bar would be getting back its liquor license in a week or so? That’s still the case, as the payment and paperwork for the club’s late renewal are seemingly ensnared in the bureaucracy of the Texas…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, October 20, 2009…Lil Wayne is set to release both Tha Carter IV and Rebirth before the end of the year.Jack White says his former band The Upholsterers hid 100 vinyl EPs in couches they upholstered when that was his day job…
Reggae music is all about the good vibes. Unless you’re Buju Banton. In his case, the vibes being sent his way by the LGBT community? They’re quite bad. The reggae star has been inciting the ire of the gay community for decades–ever since the release of “Boom Bye Bye,” which…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, October 19, 2009…The ghost of Jim Morrison has allegedly been caught on film. I’m not sure if this is a good idea or not, but what better band to do it: The Flaming Lips have recorded a track-by-track “reimagining” of Pink…
A funny scene from last night’s Universal Rehearsal Studios-housed run-through for tonight’s Red Bull Soundclash event at Victory Plaza featuring Erykah Badu, The Cannanoids and Shiny Toy Guns: Shiny Toy Guns vocalist Sisely Treasure had just helped Badu run through the lyrics and vocal intonations of STG’s “Ghost Town,” which…
Marky Ramone, the only living member of the longest-running Ramones line-up (which lasted for 15 years) is going to be chatting about all things punk rock this afternoon with Richard (Big Dick) Hunter on 1360 AM.Besides touring with his new band, Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg, he’s currently hosting Marky Ramone’s Punk…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, October 16, 2009…Looks like Lady Gaga isn’t letting the whole canceled-tour-with-Kanye-West thing keep her down” She’s hitting the road anyway.In news that will make most of middle-America shake with joy, Garth Brooks is unretiring!A-Ha has broken up. I know this comes…
In case you missed it: Over on Unfair Park yesterday, Robert posted U2’s official behind-the-scenes video about setting up the stage for Monday night’s show at Cowboys Stadium. In it, the crew reveals that it tooks “months of planning” to figure out how to make the stage work in the…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, October 15, 2009…Leona Lewis took a right hook to the dome–for literacy–when a “fan” punched her in the head at a book signing.Care to know what the Editors are up to in London? Check out their very own Google Earth.Sufjan Stevens…
