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Terry Glenn, Roaming While Naked …

... landed himself on Richie's Sportatorium early this morning, but only because such behavior resulted in the former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver's arrest by Irving police in late January. Dr. Whitt has the full details. And in totally, absolutely-no-way-related news, Spike just sent us a media release with the news...
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Short Orders: Mattito’s (Frisco)

Mattito's6129 W. Main St., Frisco214-872-3411There's one key difference between the original Dallas operation and its Frisco counterpart: location.And before you finish that "no shit, Sherlock" response, allow me to explain. In this case, location refers to mindset more than anything else. Mattito's famed Uptown restaurant is neatly camouflaged by other...
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Long (And Wide) Range

If the only Beatles songs you ever heard came from the White Album, what would you think when you finally heard Meet the Beatles? Taking a look at the range of photographer Barbara Crane's work, it's possible she espouses an even greater dynamic range in her choice of styles and...
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Beating a DWI case may soon get a lot tougher

I'm going to screw up, Andrea says to herself as she walks a straight line in front of a Dallas police officer. Only hours into what was supposed to be a relaxing Memorial Day weekend, Andrea is on the side of the road near the bar she just left on...
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311 Isn’t Lame. No, Really. They Aren’t. Seriously.

For the better part of two decades, 311 has been cranking out album after album and trotting almost nonstop around the globe. Of the band's eight albums, four have gone gold, one platinum and one triple platinum. And oh yeah, the band's had seven singles hit the Top 10 on...
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Kelly’s Been Waiting More Than Six Years For A Moment Like This.

Billboard reports today that Burleson's own Kelly Clarkson is set to make chart history tomorrow. Here's how: When the results for this week's Hot 100 chart are officially revealed tomorrow, they will show that Clarkson's newest single, "My Life Would Suck Without You", will have made the largest jump to...
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After Years of Bucking Trends, Ariel Pink Craves a Label to Call Home

It's been five years since home recorder Ariel Pink (né Rosenburg) landed on Animal Collective's Paw Tracks imprint, which released his years-in-the-can album The Doldrums and, later, a pair of reissues. His freaky, no-fi work initially played like outsider art, with its strange shrieks, primitive delivery and incidental noise. Dismissed...
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Corporal Punishment at Dallas Lickin’ High School

I'm 44. But I'm about to sound 84. It was a better world when paddling was a part of school. A safer world when "licks" between a teacher and student were punishment rather than perverted pleasure. Hear me out: I'm not condoning the 21 "licks" allegedly applied to the backside...
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Download: Two New, Improved Tracks From THe BAcksliders

I'll be honest. I was somewhat underwhelemed by THe BAcksliders' 2008 release, You're Welcome. It was weird, I thought. Here's this raucous, straight up rock 'n' roll band--one that's pretty darn great live, and here's this disc that just shimmers in crisp, clean, shiny production. Something didn't really jive.But today,...
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The Nervebreakers Prove Old Punks Never Die

The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, The Clash, The Police, Roky Erickson. Pick one to match your musical flavor, 'cause, no matter, there's a Nervebreakers connection to each; the Dallas proto-punk outfit opened for every one of those legendary acts, as each made its first—and in some cases, only—travels into North...
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However You Slice It What’s up with thin Mexican beef?

Dear Mexican: Mi hermano y yo tenemos un dispute. We all know that Mexicans love their bistec sliced muy thin, but why? My brother is adamant that the diet of free-range vacas mexicanas results in tough meat, necessitating a thin slice for easy mastication. I think the reason is purely...
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Sloppy Seconds: Another Week Bites the Dust

Ah, the first day of spring. How better to celebrate than a look back a those long, dreary days of last week--you know, when some holiday kept you away from the computer. Well, here's some of what you missed. And if these are the highlights, the rest must be total...The...
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Chris Cornell’s Made Some Missteps Along The Way To Stardom

Chris Cornell's swing through town this week has us marveling at a successful career that has lasted for more than 25 years, earning him both commercial and critical success, multiple Grammys, and sales of nearly 30 million records worldwide along the way. With career bullet points that include being a...