On Friday morning, Vibe posted a length piece on Erykah Badu well worth the time if you have it–because, as part of the magazine’s online “Full Clip” series, it’s mostly just Badu on Badu, with the Dallas R&B star explaining her motivations, headspaces and conflicts with each and every album…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, November 1, 2010…Students at the University of South Carolina will look to get an easy “A” in the Spring semester as the school offers the course “Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame.”Ben Gibbard doesn’t really care if you like the…
London’s Johnny Flynn released his debut album, A Larum, in 2008 when he was just 24-years-old — although you’d never guess it. Though credited as a release from Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit, that disc saw Flynn at the far and away front-and-center, his flair for traditional British folk…
If your mixed-up tween has a sudden interest in baseball, don’t get your hopes up. More than likely, they haven’t decided to jump on the Texas Rangers bandwagon like the rest of us. Rather, they, like the rest of the free world under the age of 15, are probably more…
It’s been widely reported already that Burleson’s Own Kelly Clarkson, who is currently toiling away on her fifth studio effort, will be singing the national anthem tomorrow night in Arlington as the Texas Rangers host the San Francisco Giants for Game Three in the World Series. And, hey, that’s interesting…
When Page Hamilton formed Helmet back in 1989, he just wanted to make music that both punks and metal heads could enjoy. Sure enough, Helmet did find a way to combine punk’s DIY spirit with the technical roar of metal, and the band was rewarded when its sophomore effort, Meantime,…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, October 29, 2010…If you still haven’t found that perfect costume for Halloween, might I suggest a meat dress inspired by Lady Gaga? It’s only $100,000.Garth Brooks has decided to headline a timely benefit concert for Nashville flood victims.The Pixies want you…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, October 28, 2010…Billy Ray Cyrus and his wife has filed for divorce from his wife. I guess that leaves him more time to be Miley’s creepy dad.Who knew Rivers Cuomo was such a Toni Braxton fan? Tired of looking in the…
Back in June, back when Andrew Savage and Jason Kelly still lived in Denton and hadn’t yet made their move to Brooklyn, we passed along the news that the duo, who together perform as Fergus & Geronimo, had been signed to the newly created Sub Pop imprint label, Hardly Art…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, October 27, 2010…Girl Talk is planning a new album that features Rick Ross. Let’s hope the record isn’t called “Dell Laptop Music.”Asher Roth has decided to get political… about making weed legal in California.Bluegrass lends their own voice covering the Grateful…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, October 26, 2010…The Scissor Sisters had to cancel part of it’s European tour because they don’t have enough money to pay for it.Slayer’s Kerry King joined Megadeth on stage for the first time since he was a part of the band…
Good news out of Old 97’s camp today, as the band has announced that The Grand Theatre, Volume One, has earned the band its career high marks in Billboard chart position. In its first week on the charts, the disc placed at No. 83 in the Billboard 200 Albums Chart,…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, October 25, 2010…Think you know all about your favorite (and not so favorite) bands? Do you like to waste time at work? Then check out the “Ultimate Band Name Quiz.”I didn’t realize that people thought the Big Bopper was shot and…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, October 22, 2010…Velvet Underground drummer Maureen Tucker gives us the straight dope on her Tea Party support. U2 are venturing into somewhat new musical waters. The band has enlisted Danger Mouse to make a “club” record. Is this their new Pop…
The members of Los Campesinos, a spastic indie-punk band from Wales, are in the middle of their final US tour of the year. With two full-length records and a handful of EPs under their belts, this fun eight-piece band is quickly gaining fans all over the world.The band is at…
Dave Grohl, Slayer’s Kerry King and Dio’s Simon Wright are among the rock and metal icons that have been confirmed to participate in an upcoming all-star benefit jam at Los Angeles’ the Key Club, held in Arlington native and Pantera guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott’s honor. The event, called Dimebash 2010,…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, October 21, 2010…Gwyneth Paltrow is taking the next logical step in her career: She’s performing at the CMA Awards.A rare White Stripes 7″ fetched a whopping $18,000.Is Beyonce preggers? Looks like we’ll find out soon…..
N*E*R*D’s Pharrell WilliamsIt may not seem like it, but N*E*R*D has been around for almost 10 years now, playing their genre-defying style of urban crossover rock. Featuring Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo and Shay Haley, the band brings its experiences from the mega-successful Neptunes and puts it into a unique rock…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, October 20, 2010…Kanye West apparently felt so bad from the backlash he received from one-upping Taylor Swift he thought about killing himself. Bon Jovi will receive the global icon prize at the European VMA’s. Caleb Followill hates you…
Ex-Cadillac Sky member Bryan SimpsonBack in July, you may recall, we caught up with Bryan Simpson, frontman for the formerly Fort Worth-based Cadillac Sky, which now calls Nashville home and, turns out, no longer calls Simpson its frontman.This morning, Simpson posted a note to fans on the band’s Web site,…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, October 19, 2010…If you were planning on heading to England to catch the Glastonbury Festival in 2012, save your miles… the fest’s been canceled because of the lack of port-o-potties. Could Pink Floyd be getting back together for the kids?Looks like…
The Will CallersTwo members of the promising Fort Worth-based country act, The Will Callers, were killed on Thursday afternoon in a head-on collision on I-35W.Austin-dwelling band members Bradley Kyle Schroeder, 33, and Chase Monks, 26, were driving north on I-35W to Fort Worth for a gig when Brian Jesus Marquez,…
