Posts Tagged ‘burns’
Big Tex Burns (30 Years Too Late)
Jeff PrinceA native North Texan such as myself could be considered profane for saying good riddance to an iconic mascot such as Big Tex. It’s blasphemous. But when news spread about Big Tex going up in blazes this morning, my first ...
Skateland: Brand New Key
This Texas-set indie drama idly spins its wheels.KRISTIAN LIN
The makers of Skateland are all from Longview, and it was filmed mostly in Shreveport and Marshall. Texans will probably find that bit of quasi-local information more interesting than anything that happens in this earnest drama...
Twisted Black Rhymes On
Though he’s behind bars, the Fort Worth artist hasn’t stopped rapping.ANTHONY MARIANI
Street cred isn’t all it’s, uh, cracked up to be. High-profile rappers sentenced to significant prison terms –– Mystikal, Shyne, Slick Rick –– have watched their careers wither. Part of the reason is that promoting ...
Approved!
Peter GormanWhen the Fort Worth City Council last month granted a variance to Chesapeake Energy allowing it to drill gas wells that will be closer to homes and parkland than city ordinance generally allows, it didn’t seem like that b...
Fort Worth Guitar Guild
Listen UpSurely Fort Worth offers more than any other city in the region when it comes to classical guitar music.
Mud Lobbers
Unusual in a Cowtown race, District 9 candidates get their hands dirty.Dan McGraw
Local city council races have generally followed the “Fort Worth Way” as politicos like to call it, with candidates and their handlers playing nice and keeping to a minimum all that underhanded stuff that they do in...
Gas-Powered Politics
Drilling regulations are at the heart of the District 9 council race.Dan McGraw & Betty Brink
District 9 on the Fort Worth City Council is one of the most influential districts in town — and one of the most diverse.
Black Light Burns
Listen UpEx-Limp Bizkiteer Wes Borland still is trying to outrun his rock-rap past, and with his new outfit, Black Light Burns, he manages to distance himself a little.