Archive for 2013
Within Chaos
Listen UpPoint blank, there is not one single goddamn reason why Within Chaos can’t become the next great nü-metal band.
Year-End Games
Big TicketThe new year is a great time to resolve to lose weight by playing more sports, but often that resolution quickly becomes “get out and watch more sports” and before long degenerates into “try to duplicate the r...
Yuletide Greetings
Mission’s Christmas message to tenants: MovePeter Gorman
Cards that arrive in the mail this time of year are generally filled with good cheer.
Hibachi Botchy
Chow, BabyChow, Baby was in a great mood Friday night, having just achieved a new high score in a game it maturely calls Hobby Slobby: seeing how much of 30,000 square feet of whimsical craft-crap (little bag of rock debris, $3.67; dried...
Tough but Sweet
Soul-food joint Jan’s is a tasty oasis in a ravaged neighborhood.Peter Gorman
Around the intersection of East Allen Avenue and Mississippi Street is the heart of what may be one of Fort Worth’s toughest neighborhoods, Stop-Six.
Wars of Words
A great, neglected story from black history is turned into a square film.Kristian Lin
While watching The Great Debaters, I wound up focusing on the supporting actors.
Sorry, Charlie
This real-life spy story has lots of star power and little pop.Kristian Lin
It’s been 12 years since The American President, the last time Aaron Sorkin had his name on a produced movie DELETE.
KatsüK
The ShowAbout two years ago, psyche-folkic singer-songwriter Daniel Katsuk left Fort Worth for the wild environs of Central Colorado, a more fitting setting, on the surface, for his brand of tripped-out, organic vibe but, apparently, a...
Doug Burr
Listen UpDenton singer-songwriter Doug Burr deserves international success, but in the meantime he may consider grief counseling.
Urizen
The ShowOccult novelist William Blake describes the term “urizen” as the ultimate embodiment of conventional reason and law; a citizen of the universe, if you will.